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Author(s): Homer
Reader(s): Lesser, Anton
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Poetry
Catalogue No: NAX44512
Barcode: 9789626344453
Release Date: 06/2007
HOMER: Odyssey (The) (Unabridged)
The Trojan War is over and Odysseus, the cunning King of Ithaca, sets out for home, his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. It proves a long, 10-year journey, fraught with dangers, from Polyphemus, the one-eyed Cyclops, and the seductive Sirens, to the love of Calypso on her all-too-comfortable isle. When he arrives in Ithaca, he has to contend with a group of suitors who have been pressing his wife to forget about her husband, admit she is a widow, and marry one of them. Anton Lesser, one of Britain’s finest audiobook stars, brings this great classic to life in the new and imaginative translation by Ian Johnston.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Homer - Author
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|  | 1 | BOOK 1: Athene Visits Ithaca | 07:08 |
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| | 2 | Athene spoke, then she tied those lovely sandals on her feet | 08:47 |
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| | 3 | Goddess Athene with the gleaming eyes answered him | 07:14 |
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| | 4 | In her upper room … | 07:35 |
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| | 5 | BOOK 2: Telemachus Prepares for His Voyage | 05:35 |
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| | 6 | Antinous was the only one to speak | 07:52 |
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| | 7 | Eurymachus all you other noble suitors … | 06:52 |
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| | 8 | Antinous it's quite impossible for me to eat … | 03:23 |
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| | 9 | The dear nurse Euricle let out a cry … | 05:05 |
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| | 10 | BOOK 3: Telemachus Visits Nestor in Pylos | 06:33 |
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| | 11 | Responding to Telemachus, Geranian horseman Nestor said | 07:09 |
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| | 12 | Shrewd Telemachus then said in reply … | 03:43 |
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Disc 2
| | 1 | Geranian horseman Nestor then answered Telemachus and said … | 06:56 |
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| | 2 | Athene, bright eyed goddess then answered Nestor … | 07:04 |
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| | 3 | Beside Nestor stood young men … | 02:39 |
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| | 4 | BOOK 4: Telemachus Visits Menelaus in Sparta | 07:47 |
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| | 5 | Menelaus spoke. His words stirred a desire … | 06:52 |
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| | 6 | He finished speaking, then one of his attendants … | 06:24 |
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| | 7 | Shrewd Telemachus then said in reply … | 05:17 |
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| | 8 | Once I'd said this, the lovely goddess answered right away … | 05:45 |
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| | 9 | Son of Atreus why question me on this … | 06:47 |
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| | 10 | Shrewd Telemachus then said to Menelaus in reply … | 06:56 |
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| | 11 | Then Medon, an intelligent man said to her … | 10:48 |
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| | 12 | BOOK 5: Odysseus Leaves Calypso's Island and Reaches Phaeacia | 05:32 |
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Disc 3
| | 1 | But Hermes did not find Odysseus in the cave. | 06:52 |
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| | 2 | Odysseus finished speaking. | 07:16 |
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| | 3 | Poseidon spoke, then he drove the clouds together … | 05:50 |
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| | 4 | Then Athene, Zeus's daughter thought up something new. | 07:21 |
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| | 5 | BOOK 6: Odysseus and Nausicaa | 05:41 |
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| | 6 | When they reached the stream of the fair flowing river … | 06:58 |
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| | 7 | White-armed Nausicaa then answered him and said … | 04:00 |
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| | 8 | When Nausicaa had spoken, they heard her words … | 05:14 |
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| | 9 | BOOK 7: Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous in Phaeacia | 06:49 |
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| | 10 | Beyond the courtyard but near the door … | 06:57 |
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| | 11 | Resourceful Odysseus then answered Alchinous | 06:34 |
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| | 12 | Alchinous then said in answer to Odysseus … | 02:42 |
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| | 13 | BOOK 8: Odysseus is Entertained in Phaeacia | 06:27 |
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Disc 4
| | 1 | Once he'd said this Alcinous led them out … | 06:14 |
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| | 2 | Athene spoke and resourceful lord Odysseus was happy. | 07:10 |
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| | 3 | Hephaestus finished. Gods gathered at the bronze-floored house … | 06:15 |
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| | 4 | Odyssues spoke and slung the silver studded sword … | 06:47 |
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| | 5 | That was the tale the celebrated minstrel sang. | 04:07 |
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| | 6 | BOOK 9: Ismarus, the Lotus Eaters, and the Cyclops | 07:19 |
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| | 7 | Now near the country of the Cyclopes … | 06:55 |
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| | 8 | We lit a fire and offered sacrifice. | 06:52 |
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| | 9 | In the evening he came back … | 06:47 |
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| | 10 | As soon as rose-fingered early dawn appeared … | 05:28 |
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| | 11 | He finished speaking, I answered him and said … | 03:01 |
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| | 12 | BOOK 10: Aelous, the Laestrygonians, and Circe | 08:32 |
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| | 13 | We sailed on from there with heavy hearts. | 03:20 |
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Disc 5
| | 1 | As soon as rose-fingered early dawn appeared … | 07:23 |
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| | 2 | After saying this, the killer of Argos pulled a herb out of the ground | 06:20 |
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| | 3 | Her words persuaded my proud heart … | 07:53 |
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| | 4 | Circe finished. Dawn soon came on her golden throne. | 02:14 |
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| | 5 | BOOK 11: Odysseus Meets the Shades of the Dead | 06:10 |
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| | 6 | Teiresias finished talking, I drew back … | 06:56 |
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| | 7 | I considered how in my heart I wished to hold the shade … | 06:12 |
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| | 8 | Then I saw Leda wide of Tyndaras … | 06:56 |
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| | 9 | Resourceful Odysseus, Laertes son … | 08:45 |
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| | 10 | I spoke. Then the shade of swift Achilles moved off … | 07:03 |
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| | 11 | BOOK 12: The Sirens, Sylla and Charybdis, the Cattle of the Sun | 07:13 |
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| | 12 | Circe paused. I answered her directly. | 05:26 |
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Disc 6
| | 1 | They paused. The voice that reached me was so fine … | 06:45 |
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| | 2 | It seems Eurylochus, you're forcing me to stand alone. | 06:53 |
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| | 3 | Once we'd left that island, no other land appeared … | 03:19 |
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| | 4 | BOOK 13: Odysseus Leaves Phaeacia and Reaches Ithaca | 06:03 |
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| | 5 | When the brightest of the stars rose up … | 06:01 |
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| | 6 | Alcinous spoke. They were all afraid. | 06:10 |
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| | 7 | Odysseus finished. Bright-eyed Athene smiled … | 06:30 |
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| | 8 | Bright-eyed goddess Athene then answered him. | 02:58 |
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| | 9 | BOOK 14: Odysseus Meets Eumaeus | 06:34 |
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| | 10 | Eumaeus finished. Meanwhile Odysseus eagerly devoured the meat … | 05:11 |
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| | 11 | Alright then. I'll tell you the truth of what you've asked me. | 06:51 |
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| | 12 | I hung on and was carried off by dreadful winds … | 06:18 |
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| | 13 | Once he'd said this, with his sharp bronze axe he chopped up wood … | 07:22 |
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Disc 7
| | 1 | BOOK 15: Telemachus Returns to Ithaca | 07:09 |
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| | 2 | Menelaus spoke. Then Atreus's warrior son … | 06:23 |
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| | 3 | Once he spoke, they all heard him and obeyed at once. | 07:05 |
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| | 4 | Then the swineherd, a splendid fellow, answered him. | 07:01 |
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| | 5 | Odysseus, born from Zeus then answered him and said … | 04:21 |
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| | 6 | BOOK 16: Odysseus Reveals Himself to Telemachus | 06:03 |
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| | 7 | Shrewd Telemachus then answered him and said … | 07:00 |
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| | 8 | Noble long-suffering Odysseus answered him … | 06:54 |
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| | 9 | No sooner had he said all this … | 06:32 |
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| | 10 | Telemachus addressed the swineherd first and said … | 01:21 |
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| | 11 | BOOK 17: Odysseus Goes to the Palace as a Beggar | 06:34 |
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| | 12 | Alright then Mother I'll tell you the truth. | 06:25 |
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| | 13 | When he saw them, Melanthius started hurling insults. | 02:44 |
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Disc 8
| | 1 | Meanwhile Odysseus and the loyal swineherd paused … | 06:56 |
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| | 2 | You really are a man who cares for pigs … | 06:59 |
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| | 3 | However Antinous paid no attention to their words. | 04:09 |
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| | 4 | Long-suffering lord Odysseus then answered him … | 03:02 |
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| | 5 | BOOK 18: Odysseus and Irus the Beggar | 06:36 |
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| | 6 | As he spoke he threw his tattered bag full of holes across his shoulders … | 06:11 |
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| | 7 | The suitors in their hearts felt immediately overwhelmed … | 06:16 |
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| | 8 | The servants looked at one another and burst out laughing. | 06:29 |
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| | 9 | BOOK 19: Eurycleia Recognises Odysseus | 06:24 |
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| | 10 | Resourceful Odysseus then answered her and said … | 06:55 |
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| | 11 | Lady it's difficult to tell you this … | 07:04 |
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| | 12 | Wise Penelope then answered him and said … | 03:35 |
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| | 13 | So Autolycus then answered her and said … | 05:59 |
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Disc 9
| | 1 | Once Odysseus spoke, the old woman left the room … | 06:12 |
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| | 2 | BOOK 20: Odysseus Prepares for his Revenge | 00:52 |
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| | 3 | Inside him his heart was growling … | 06:57 |
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| | 4 | Inside Odysseus's lovely home other women slaves were up … | 06:43 |
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| | 5 | The cattle herder answered him … | 06:53 |
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| | 6 | Once Telemachus had spoken, Pallas Athene roused them all … | 02:53 |
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| | 7 | BOOK 21: The Contest with Odysseus' Bow | 07:01 |
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| | 8 | After he had said this Telemachus threw off the purple cloak … | 06:32 |
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| | 9 | As he said this, Odysseus pulled aside his rags … | 06:33 |
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| | 10 | Then wise Penelope replied … | 06:40 |
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| | 11 | BOOK 22: The Killing of the Suitors | 06:17 |
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| | 12 | Odysseus spoke and Telemachus obeyed his dear father. | 06:58 |
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| | 13 | Meanwhile the suitors were being driven into action … | 08:11 |
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Disc 10
| | 1 | Resourceful Odysseus then said to Telemachus … | 06:27 |
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| | 2 | BOOK 23: Odysseus and Penelope | 06:58 |
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| | 3 | As she spoke lord Odysseus who had been through so much … | 06:05 |
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| | 4 | Odysseus spoke, and sitting there Penelope went weak … | 06:43 |
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| | 5 | He began by telling how he first destroyed the Cicones | 04:08 |
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| | 6 | BOOK 24: Zeus and Athene End the Conflict | 06:15 |
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| | 7 | As they talked this way to one another … | 06:06 |
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| | 8 | So these two talked to one another as they stood in the house … | 07:07 |
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| | 9 | As Odysseus said these word, a black cloud of grief swallowed up … | 06:14 |
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| | 10 | Meanwhile rumour the messenger sped swiftly … | 06:46 |
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| | 11 | Then Athene with the glittering eyes came up … | 02:41 |
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Total Playing Time: 12:44:56