Resources

If you want to study a little bit more about Odyssey and its great poet, Homer, you may visit the following resources. I have listed also some beautiful and very informative resources in Greek.

Videos

#ROB ROY #ANIMATION. (2017, Jan 4). The Odyssey animation [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/nZ0FT97GtII
Description: A funny flash animation version of Homers’ The Odyssey.

CrashCourse. (2014, February 27). A Long and Difficult Journey, or The Odyssey: Crash Course Literature 201. https://youtu.be/MS4jk5kavy4
Description: John Green teaches audience about Homer’s Odyssey.

SparkNotes. (2011, May 25). Video SparkNotes: Homer’s The Odyssey summary [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/BCXRxD85Xc0
Description: Synopsis, analysis, and discussion of major characters and themes in Odyssey.

TED-Ed. (2017, January 30). Everything you need to know to read Homer’s “Odyssey” – Jill Dash. YouTube. https://youtu.be/8Z9FQxcCAZ0
Description: Jill Dash shares everything you need to know to read Homer’s Odyssey.

Websites

Ancient Literature. (n.d.). The Odyssey – Homer – Homers epic poem – Summary. https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_homer_odyssey.html
Description: A summary of the epic poem and an analysis of the basic characters.

Course Hero. (2016, July 28). The Odyssey Study Guide. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Odyssey
Description: A study guide of the Odyssey.

The eNotes Blog. (2015, June 24). Infographic: Death in The Odyssey. https://blog.enotes.com/2015/06/24/infographic-death-in-the-odyssey
Description: It is an infographic of Odyssey’s crewmen that lost during the journey.

The Internet Classics Archive by Daniel C. Stevenson. (1994-2009). The Odyssey By Homer. http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.html
Description: A translation of Odyssey.

West Des Moines Public Library. (2020, December 14). A 9th Grade Project on THE ODYSSEY. https://www.wdmlibrary.org/library-news/9th-grade-project-odyssey
Description: Students created literary playlists that capture the essence of the themes and phases of characters from The Odyssey in modern song.

Websites in Greek

thinglink. (2021). ΤΟ ΤΑΞΙΔΙ ΤΟΥ ΟΔΥΣΣΕΑ διαδραστικός χάρτης Οδύσσειας / THE JOURNEY OF ODYSSEUS interactive map of Odyssey. https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1397313052545646594
Description: Interactive map of Odysseus’s journey in “thingLink” with description and narration in Greek.

Φωτόδεντρο / Picture tree. (n.d.) Ομηρικά Έπη, Οδύσσεια / Homeric Epics, Odyssey | Ομηρικά Έπη, Ιλιάδα / Homeric Epics, Iliad.
http://archeia.moec.gov.cy/sm/435/archaia_ellinika_omirika_epi_odysseia_a_gym_vm.pdf
http://ebooks.edu.gr/ebooks/v/html/8547/2296/Omirika-Epi-Iliada_B-Gymnasiou_empl
Description: 7th graders in Greece are taught excerpts from the Odyssey and 8th graders excerpts from the Iliad in courses spanning a whole year. These are their books.