The hero returns home from the war. This is a new edition of the Loeb Classical Library of the brilliant epic tale of Odysseus's long journey from the Trojan War and the legendary temptations, delays, and dangers he faced at every corner. Homer's classic poem includes Odysseus's encounters with the beautiful nymph Calypso, the queen and cunning Circe, the Lotus-Eaters who drug his men with their potion, the man-eating, one-eyed Cyclops, the giant Laestrygonians, the souls of the dead in Hades, the enchanting Sirens, and the treacherous Scylla and Charybdis. Here, too, is the hero's faithful wife, Penelope, who weaves a shroud during the day and unravels it at night, in order to delay the many suitors trying to take Odysseus's place. The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems, the Odyssey and the Iliad. These texts are recorded in the Loeb Classical Library with a faithful and literary translation by A. T. Murray. George Dimock has brought Loeb's Odyssey up to date, with a rendition that retains Murray's admirable style but is framed for today's readers. The two-volume edition includes a new introduction, notes, and an index.