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The Odyssey

Resources for exploring, studying, and teaching Homer’s Odyssey.

Teaching the Classics

The Odyssey Is Back in the Classroom. Now We Need to Help Students Read It.

Renewed interest in The Odyssey is bringing Homer to a new generation of students. But capturing their attention is only the beginning. For educators, the greater challenge—and opportunity—is helping young readers encounter the poem itself in a form that is accessible without sacrificing the language, ideas, and enduring questions that have kept Homer's work alive for nearly three thousand years.

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