COLLINS CLASSICS: THE ODYSSEY

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Alas, that mortals Should blame the gods! From us, they say, All evils come. Yet It is who through defiant deeds Bring sorrow on them-far more sorrow Than fate would have them bear.’ Attributed to the blind Greek poet, Homer, The Odyssey is an epic tale about cunning and strength of mind. It takes its starting point ten years after the fall of the city of Troy and follows its Greek warrior hero Odysseus as he tries to journey to his home of Ithaca in northwest Greece after the Greek victory over the Trojans. On his travels, Odysseus comes across surreal islands and foreign lands where he is, in turn, challenged and supported by those that he meets on his travels as he attempts to find his way back home to vanquish those who threaten his estate.