The Odyssey

Translated by Walter Shewring and with an introduction by G. S. Kirk .

• Contents Introduction by G. S. Kirk Acknowledgements THE ODYSSEY I Gods in council – Telemachus and Athene II Telemachus defies the suitors III Telemachus, Athene, Nestor IV Telemachus, Menelaus, Helen V Hermes and Calypso – Odysseus released and wrecked VI Nausicaa VII Odysseus as guest of Alcinous VIII Phaeacian games, dancing, poems IX Odysseus begins his tale – The Cyclops X Circe XI Odysseus among the ghosts XII Scylla and Charybdis – The cattle of the sun XIII Odysseus returns to Ithaca XIV Odysseus with the swineherd XV Telemachus returns to Ithaca XVI Odysseus reveals himself to Telemachus XVII The king as beggar XVIII The beggar praised and mocked XIX The Queen and the beggar – The nurse knows her master XX Odysseus insulted and protected XXI The contest of the bow XXII Vengeance on the suitors XXIII Penelope doubts and believes XXIV The suitors join the ghosts – Odysseus and Laertes – The battle renewed and ended Epilogue on translation Glossary and index of names Maps of real places Footnotes