{"id":7793,"date":"2017-07-28T20:19:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T03:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/?post_type=product&p=7793"},"modified":"2022-01-21T21:12:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T05:12:01","slug":"the-odyssey-of-homer","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/product\/the-odyssey-of-homer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Odyssey of Homer"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Homer\u2019s great epic\u00a0The Odyssey<\/em>\u2014one of Western literature\u2019s most enduring and important works\u2014translated by Richmond Lattimore<\/p>\n A classic for the ages,\u00a0The Odyssey<\/em>\u00a0recounts Odysseus\u2019 journey home after the Trojan War\u2014and the obstacles he faces along the way to reclaim his throne, kingdom, and family in Ithaca.<\/p>\n During his absence, his steadfast and clever wife, Penelope, and now teenaged son, Telemachus, have lived under the constant threat of ruthless suitors, all desperate to court Penelope and claim the throne. As the suitors plot Telemachus\u2019 murder, the gods debate Odysseus\u2019 fate.\u00a0 With help from the goddess Athena, the scattered family bides their time as Odysseus battles his way through storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops, the isle of witch-goddess Circe, the deadly Sirens\u2019 song, a trek through the Underworld, and the omnipresent wrath of the scorned god Poseidon.<\/p>\n An American poet and classicist, Richmond Lattimore\u2019s translation of\u00a0The Odyssey\u00a0<\/em>is widely considered among the best available in the English language. Lattimore breathes modern life into Homer\u2019s epic, bringing this classic work of heroes, monsters, vengeful gods, treachery, and redemption to life for modern readers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[684,685,307],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":["18067"],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\n