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The Odyssey

The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and L

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“And down to the beach he walked, glistening in her glory, breathtaking, yes.”

— Homer, amazon.com

Tagged: Femme Fatale, Love

“Much have I suffered, labored long and hard by now in the waves and wars. Add this to the total–bring the trial on!”

— Oddyseus, amazon.com

Tagged: Obstacles

“I have never laid eyes on anyone like you. I look at you and a sense of wonder takes me.”

— Homer, amazon.com

Tagged: Wonder, Love, Inspired

“'But you, Achilles, there's not a man in the world most blest than you— there never has been, never will be one. Time was, when you were alive, we Argive honored you as a god, and now down here, I see, you lord it over the dead in all your power. So grieve no more at dying, great Achilles.' I reassu…”

— Odysseus, amazon.com

Tagged: Life

“Few sons are the equals of their fathers, most fall short, all too few surpass them.”

— Odysseus, amazon.com

Tagged: Life, Fathers

“I look at you and a sense of wonder takes me.”

— Homer, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Wonder, beauty, 107 Of The Greatest Single Sentences In Literature, Perfect Sentences