Odyssey Collection

Odysseus & Argos / Brown
Odysseus is recognised by his dog, Argos

The Odyssey / Scylla
Scylla, the six-headed monster who lived in a cave next to the deadly whirlpool Charybdis, attacks Odysseus men

Odysseus & Tame Animals
Odysseus and his men are amazed by a group of strangely tame wild animals - a lion licks Eurylochuss foot. Circe has cast a spell on them

Odysseus returns to his wife Penelope
Odysseus returns to his wife, Penelope, and his dog, Argos

Homer / Profile / Chapman
HOMER Blind Greek poet with the Iliad and the Odyssey below

Odysseus & the Cyclops
Odysseus (Ulysses) plies Polyphemus the Cyclops with red wine, so that he and his men can escape from his cave and the prospect of being eaten alive

Odysseus & Penelope
Having killed the Suitors, the hero Odysseus (Ulysses) embraces his faithful wife, Penelope, while two adoring maids watch them

Odysseus & Tiresias
Odysseus descends to the Kingdom of the Dead, thanks to lavish sacrifices, to consult the prophet Tiresias

Odysseus returns to his wife, Penelope

Busts of seven principal heroes of the Trojan War. From left to right: Menelaus, Paris, Diomedes, Ulysses, Nestor, Achilles and Agamemnon. Sette principali Eroi della Guerra Trojana

Homer (c. 8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an ori
Homer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an original from 2nd century BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy. Rome. Italy

Odyssey / Penelope / Gorguet
Penelope with her maids, weaving a shroud for her father-in-law. (She unravelled this every night because she had promised to chose one of her Suitors as soon as it was completed)

Odysseus Slays Suitors
Throwing off his disguise and stringing his bow, which none of the men could string, Odysseus (Ulysses) kills the Suitors of his wife Penelope, at Ithaca

Penelope Brings the Bow
At Ithaca, Odysseus despondent wife Penelope and her maids bring Odysseus bow to the Suitors. If any of them are strong enough to string it, they win her hand

Odyssey / Cyclops & Pipes
Polyphemus the Cyclops at the opening of his cave, staff in one hand and pipes in the other. Three sea nymphs and a dolphin are in the background

Circe does Magic
doing magic with spirits and serpents

Penelope Embroidering
at work on her embroidery, which she will unstitch at night to avoid remarriage; Odysseus faithful dog Argus, at her side, awaits, as she does, his masters return

Mentor & King Idomeneus
Mentor and King Idomeneus

A scene from the film "Ulysses", directed by Mario Camerini and starring Kirk Douglas in the title role. Here, Ulysses and his crew are disembarking on the island of the Cyclops Polythemus

Circe and Her Lovers in a Landscape by Dossi Dossi (c.1479-1542) - canvas Date: circa 1515

CIRCE DOES MAGIC
Circe, the Mediterranean witch who features in Homers Odyssey, does magic with spirits and serpents

MENTOR & KING IDOMENEUS MENTOR & KING IDOMENEUS
Mentor instructs King Idomeneus

Works of Homer, First Edition translated by Chapman
Title page of the First Edition of The Whole Works of Homer translated into English by George Chapman, the main two works being The Iliad and The Odyssey. Date: 1616

Cyclops & Ram
Odysseus escapes from the cave of Polyphemus the Cyclops (who has now been blinded) by clinging to the underbelly of a ram

Cyclops Enters his Cave
Polyphemus the Cyclops enters his cave holding a bunch of osier twigs (to sleep on). Odysseus and his terrifed men hide at the back of the cave behind a flock of sheep

Scylla & Charybdis / Map
Map showing the location of Scylla, the six-headed monster who lived in a cave next to the deadly whirlpool Charybdis, in Sicily

Calypso & Odysseus
Calypso takes pity on homesick Odysseus and agrees to allow him to return to his wife, Penlope. "

Odysseus offering wine to Polyphemus. Mosaic. 3rd-4rd century. Roman Villa. Piazza Armerina. Sicily. Italy

Odysseus returns home. Roman Fresco
Odysseus disguised as a beggar returns home. Episode of the Odyssey. Roman Fresco. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy

Circa turning men into beasts
Circe, a powerful magician and daughter of the Sun, turns men into beasts, as described in Homers epic poem, The Odyssey. Date: BCE

Ulysses and the Sirens. Central detail from the mosaic. Inspired in an episode of the Odyssey by Homer. Roman art

Ulysses and Polyphemus, the cyclops, drinking

Circe and Swine
Circe the sorceress turns Odysseus men into swine

Penelope & the Suitors
Penelope, the faithful wife of Odysseus, is surprised by her Suitors, whilst weaving at her loom with her maid at her home in Ithaca

Odysseus Attacks Suitors
Odysseus shoots the first arrow at the suitors who have tried in vain to woo Penelope while he has been away

Homer. Bust
Homer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Modern copy of a hellenistic original dated between 200-150 BC. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Homer / Crowned / Laurels
HOMER Blind Greek poet crowned with laurels in celebration of his Iliad and Odyssey Date: 9th - 8th Century BC

Miss Susan Bligh as Calypso, by Madame Yevonde. Calypso played hostess to Ulysses when he was shipwrecked on her island. Susan Rachel Bligh (1916-1983)

Deutschland crew go aboard City of Flint by G. H. Davis
The beginning of the eventful odyssey of the American cargo steamer, the City of Flint: the Deutschlands crew go aboard. Date: 9 October 1939

Penelope
The suitors discover Penelopes cunning

Minerva on Ithaka
Minerva steps down on the Isle of Ithaca

The Sirens

Ulysses with Circe
Ulysses in Circes house

Nausicaa

Homer Odyssey
Title page to Homer Odyssey Date: 1833

Mercury and Calypso
Mercury orders the nymph Kalypso (Calypso) to release Odysseus

Charybdis

Ulysses and Eumaeus
Ulysses talks with Eumaeus, the slave and shepherd

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