Ὁμήρου Ὀδύσσεια (Ραψῳδία 16) - The Odyssey (book 16)

Ὁμήρου Ὀδύσσεια (Ραψῳδία 16) - The Odyssey (book 16)

by Homer

Book 16 of Homer's Odyssey recounts the emotional and dramatic reunion between Odysseus and his son, Telemachus. After years of wandering and hardship, Odysseus returns to Ithaca disguised as a beggar. He reveals his true identity to Telemachus, and together they plot to retake Odysseus's rightful place as king and restore order to his household.

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Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος Greek pronunciation: , Hómēros; c. 800–c. 701 BC) was the presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems...

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