The Odyssey: A Greek Reader

By Homer   Edited by Timothy A. Lee and Lachlan J. Hodgson  

Book 2 in Greek Classics

This is a Greek reader for the Odyssey. It is designed as a useful, cost-efficient tool for two groups of people. First, for students learning Classical Greek after a year’s worth of study this book provides the material to grow in reading ability from the primary texts. Second, this book is scholars, and curious lay people looking to refresh their Greek.

The book immerses the reader in Homer to build confidence reading Classical Greek as quickly as possible. To achieve this, all uncommon words that occur 25 times or fewer in Homer (the Iliad and Odyssey) are glossed as footnotes. This enables the reader to continue reading every passage unhindered. Therefore, the book complements traditional language grammars and is especially ideal for beginner and intermediate students learning to read Classical Greek. However, even advanced readers will appreciate the glossing of the rare words, since it saves time reading the text.

Other features include:

• Introductions to Homer, the Odyssey, and Homeric Greek
• Map of Odysseus’ voyage in Greek
• Paradigm charts of noun and verbs
• Glossary of all the words not glossed below the text
• Wide margins

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