The Odyssey begins after the Trojan War when Odysseus sets sail to reach Ithaca -- His native land/home. It takes place in several different areas but mostly around Greece.
It is a VERY long poem thought to be written by Homer about a king named Odysseus after the Trojan war. It is a sequal to the Illiad. Great book! But you must have an appreciation for 500 page poems...
Composed around 700 BC, The Odyssey is one of the earliest epics still in existence and, in many ways, sets the pattern for the genre, neatly fitting the definition of a primary epic (that is, one...