ID: 901000730 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000730	Record Type: Literature

	Odyssey (epic poem, Homer, 8th century BCE)

Note: Epic poem in 24 books traditionally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer. The poem is the story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, who wanders for 10 years (although the action of the poem covers only the final six weeks) trying to get home after the Trojan War, and the situation he confronts upon his return.

Display Date: end of the 8th century BCE

Names:

	Odyssey (epic poem, Homer, 8th century BCE) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Ὀδύσσεια (epic poem, Homer, 8th century BCE) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Literature and Performing Arts (P)
		....<Named written and performed works> (P)
		........<Literary works: Poetry> (P)
		............Odyssey (epic poem, Homer, 8th century BCE) (I)

Related Iconography:

	protagonist is .... Odysseus, King of Ithaca
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Greek character)) [901000599]

	topic is .... Story of Odysseus
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Literary themes and narratives, Story of Odysseus (Greek literary theme)) [901002032]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... epic poem
	.....(narrative poems, poems by form, poems, poetry and poems, genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	author is .... Homer (Greek poet, active 8th or 9th century BCE)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Odyssey (epic poem, Homer, 8th century BCE)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	Ὀδύσσεια (epic poem, Homer, 8th century BCE)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)