No. 01 · The Well-Read 30The OdysseyHomerc. 8th century BCE
Fiction · c. 8th century BCE
The Odyssey
A war-weary traveler tries to get home through monsters, temptations, storms, and the consequences of his own choices.
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Why people still talk about it
It gave Western storytelling one of its deepest templates: the difficult return home and the person changed by the road.
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- homecoming
- identity
- loyalty
- fate
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