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The Odyssey Miss Johnson

The Odyssey Epic poem Oral tradition Written 760-710 B.C. by Homer The “sequel” to the Iliad Tells the story of the Greek king Odysseus and his return home to Ithaca from the Trojan war. In media res

Part 1: Odysseus’ son goes to look for him Part 2: Odysseus escapes Calypso and slowly wanders home Part 3: Odysseus tells his hosts of his wanderings before meeting Calypso Part 4: Odysseus returns home and deals with the suitors

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