Iliad Odyssey Author:Homer To the ancient world, the Iliad and the Odyssey were history, myth, religion and poetry; so too for modern scholars, they are invaluable resources for anthropological, psychological, and even philosophical speculations. But ancient epics raison dêtre was to tell a story. And of all the worlds great stories, perhaps none is richer, none more exci... more »ting, none more enduring than the Odyssey.« less