An image of "Odysseus as a Guest of the Nymph Calypso", created by Hendrick Van Balen, c. 1616 (Oil on wood, 80 x 116 cm).

An image of "Odysseus in the Underworld", created by John Flaxman in 1792 (Pen, 229 x 298 mm).

An image of "The Quarrel between Ajax and Odysseus", created by Leonaert Bramer, c. 1623 (Oil on copper, 30 x 408 cm).

Illustrated dictionary entry for Agamemnon sums up the principal events of his life in one short paragraph.

Learn about an epic poem about the hero Odysseus and his journey home on this site. Read more information about Homer's Odyssey here.

Read the short story "Circe's Palace." by Nathaniel Hawthorne about Odysseus and his Adventures at the Island of Circe.

Learn about the Sirens, sea nymphs with the power to seduce sailors with their singing. See the pictures and read about Odysseus experience with them.

Analysis of a collage by Romare Bearden comments on its influences, both European and African.

Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek hero Odysseus, the heroin of Homer's Odyssey. Recounts the adventures Odysseus encounters on his travel home. Identifies key people and places involved in his journey.

Of the Homeric poems the Iliad and the Odyssey were the most distinguished and have alone come down to us. The subject of the Iliad was the exploits of Achilles and of the other Grecian heroes before Ilium or Troy, that of the Odyssey...