10 books
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1. Perilous Sea || Homer Series
Helena Homer Started: July 26, 2020 Ended: - On-going Perilous Sea Oceanna Homer was born into a high-class family; they were filthy rich, and everyone bowed down to them. They were powerful and brilliant individuals, so everything had to be perfect. Beyond the realms of perfection, she has a family that has deprived her of her dream, diminished, and belittled her. Meanwhile, there is a man named Wyatt Vilmaris. A man of principle who will go to any length for the sake of his dream. The type of guy who will make you fall in love with him, but also break your heart. As fate would have it, their paths crossed with a couple of spies from the mess. What would happen if two people who are diametrically opposed met? To love is to grow... separately. - Wyatt had to choose between his dreams and her... but in the end, she ended it. Little does she know, he'll always find a way to have her, in any possible way, even in the most crucial way.
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2. Bovver Hex || Homer Series
Helena Homer Started: October 8. 2020 Ended: -- On-going Bovver Hex Demetra Homer is the opposite version of her sister, Dysthe. She's simple, nice, and thoughtful. She embrace life, a very composed woman until he came. Nedi Barnette is a guy in trouble, everything around him shouts danger. She met him because of Dysthe, she doesn't like him. His aura screams danger and ruction... I'd rather love and watch you silently than hurt myself in your cruel intention... that was what Demetra think. He's a mess, she fell with. - They started it wrong, every puzzle was misplaced as they thought it was perfect, but it wasn't... and it has to be fixed. Demetra fell in love with the man she should have avoided in the first place: the troublemaker. A man that her sister love, but she fell, hard. She thought she could change him, but she failed. He was cruel, he doesn't believe in love. He loathed love... so he played her. She was broken, she was tired. Now, it's her time to go, it's her time to give it up. But then, after years of being away from each other, the trouble came back and he wants her back. The same fate, but in a different situation, because she's no longer chasing him, but rather the other way around. He's now... chasing her, the angel he once lost. Is it true that time heals all wounds? or does the passage of time cause her to forget and go on?
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3. La Ilíada y La Odisea
La Ilíada trata de la cólera humana, de sus causas, sus consecuencias, y de su apaciguamiento. Todo esto tiene como ambiente de fondo el último año de la toma de Troya, también conocida como Ilión entre los griegos. Incluido : Un texto sobre la caida de Troya de Ovidio
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4. The Iliad and The Odyssey
Homer"s epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, laid the foundation upon which Ancient Greece developed its culture, societal values, religious beliefs and practice of warfare. The influence of these twin epics on Western civilization has been incalculably vast, inspiring many of its most famous works of literature, music, and visual art. This new digital edition of The Iliad and The Odyssey features a table of contents for easy navigation.
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5. The Odyssey of Homer
The Odyssey of Homer recounts the adventures of Odysseus on his way home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
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6. The Iliad
Homer"s epic poem The Iliad laid the foundation upon which Ancient Greece developed its culture, societal values, religious beliefs and practice of warfare. The influence of The Iliad on Western civilization has been vast, inspiring many of its most famous works of literature, music, and visual art.
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7. The Odyssey
Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca This translation to English by Samuel Butler (1835-1902) was first published in 1900. "Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original" Partly a sequel to Iliad, Odyssey is the epic mythological journey of Odysseus (his Roman name is Ulysses). "Odysseus the Cunning" is the son of Laertes and Anticlea. After sacking the city of Troy by masterfully gaining entrance to the city with a wooden Trojan Horse, his journey to return home to Ithaca after the battle of Troy takes ten years. Among his many trials during this quest, Odysseus must first escape imprisonment by Calypso on the island of Ogygia, endure a battle with the Cyclops, survive a descent to Hades, and suffer the god Neptune's bitter wrath at sea. He goes through many trials, all the while Penelope his wife faithfully waiting for him but not knowing if he is still alive. With the help of Hermes and Zeus, and his son Telemachus, Odysseus is finally home, in his rightful place at the palace, "Hero of Ithaca". Unlike Iliad, Odyssey is written in more of a conversational story-telling style. It is a tale of exile, longing, temptation, patience, and cunning. It is also a timeless tale of everyman's journey to 'home', be it a spiritual goal or a given place. Odyssey has directly influenced other such classic works of literature including Dante Alighieri's 14th century Inferno, Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote (1605), Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1902), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum, "Sinbad the Sailor" from Arabian Nights, Ezra Pound's The Cantos (1922), and James Joyce's Ulysses (1922). One of the greatest works of literature to be written, this is an epic poem attributed to the blind poet Homer. Written as a sequel to the Iliad, the Odyssey tells of the long journey by the Greek hero Odysseus. He has just fought in the Trojan War, and now, along with his men, is returning home. Altogether, it takes Odysseus twenty years to return. His journey begins in Troy. On his return home he faces cyclops, lotus-eaters, sea monsters, and hostile giants. After getting through all these adventures, the hero finds himself trapped by a goddess on an island. Meanwhile, in Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, suitors have thronged his palace and are each trying to win the hand of Odysseus' wife Penelope. His son Telemachos believes that his father is still alive, and so, aided by the goddess Athena, sets out on a quest to find him.--Submitted by Bethany The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second--the Iliad being the first--extant work of Western literature. It was probably composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia. The poem mainly centres on the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses, as he was known in Roman myths) and his long journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, the Mnesteres or Proci, who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage. It continues to be read in the Homeric Greek and translated into modern languages around the world. Many scholars believe that the original poem was composed in an oral tradition by an aoidos (epic poet/singer), perhaps a rhapsode (professional performer), and was more likely intended to be heard than read. The details of the ancient oral performance, and the story's conversion to a written work inspire continual debate among scholars. The Odyssey was written in a regionless poetic dialect of Greek and comprises 12,110 lines of dactylic hexameter. Among the most impressive elements of the text are its non-linear plot, and the influence on events of choices made by women and serfs, besides the actions of fighting men. In the English language as well as many others, the word odyssey has come to refer to an epic voyage.--Submitted by Ledezma Brownpride13
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8. The Iliad
The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization—the cornerstone of Western culture and an epic poem without rival in world literature. The story centers on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus’s killing of Hektor and the fall of Troy.
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9. The Iliad
This particular version of the Iliad, the story of the siege of Troy, is a translation by Samuel Butler, first published in 1898. Iliad, (Song of Ilion; Song of Ilium) this epic Homeric poem tells the story of the Trojan War and the battle of Troy (Ilium), one of the most important and well-known events in Greek mythology when the gods still visited mortals. It tells of Achilles, leader of the Achaeans and his great wrath towards King Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks. Narrated by one informed by the Muses, it includes other such important Achaean and Trojan figures as Zeus, Patroclus, Diomed, Ajax, Menelaus, Hector, Hecuba, Helen, Paris, and Aeneas. Iliad is a glorification of war and the bravery of Achilles, demi-god and great military warrior. A war started over a single fruit. This is where the tale of the Iliad began. It developed over time to become one of the great epics of our society, one that many people all over the world have come to like, sympathizing for each of the characters. Homer's creative use of the Greek language makes it far more interesting, his lengthy descriptions give the mind something to picture. Its as if you were there, standing next to each of the main warriors as these things happened to them. Homeric similes make the picture even more vivid, comparing the Greek and Trojan warriors to everything from deities to boars. Not only is this a tale of war, but the fights that occur between men when their pride gets hurt. How every man has that one thing he will always be mad about. The characters may seem devoid of human emotions, but eventually develop individual personalities. In only a few parts does it seem like only a listing, that the deaths that occur are not actually real people. You can relate to the main characters, sympathize or even hate them as you go through. The Greek gods are an extreme part of this tale. The war started because of gods, and they continued interfering all through the story. Even such things as sleep and ruin are characterized as being actual deities, showing us a side of Greek culture that not many knew of. An overlying theme in this book is based off of the Greek word aritei. This is the one thing every Greek warrior thrived for. It was honor. This honor could be found in battling a more experienced opponent than yourself, even if it did end in your death. Killing a man lower in rank, killing him after promising something to him, or defacing an enemy after his death could all result in the loss of aritei, immediately resulting in the lowering of one's honor. The Iliad is truly entertaining, whether you are reading it for the entertainment or historical value. So please, go, enjoy this amazing story of pride, honor, love, and war.--Submitted by Jessi Kluvich
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10. Help! I'm A Critically Acclaimed 90s Director Stuck In The Body Of A Gen Z Teen!
A prolific director from the 90s took his life after his wife died. Moments before his death, he doubted his decision and wondered if it was the right thing to do. After he was reincarnated as a teenage actor in New York, he struggled to find the answer to his reincarnation as he rose into stardom the second time around in the year 2018.
