# The Odyssey — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Odyssey by Homer.

- [The Odyssey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/the-odyssey.md): The Odyssey recounts the ten-year journey of Ulysses (Odysseus) as he attempts to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, facing numerous trials and divine interventions while his wife Penelope and son Telemachus con
- [Book I: Visit of Pallas to Telemachus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-i-visit-of-pallas-to-telemachus.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book II: Departure of Telemachus from Ithaca](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-ii-departure-of-telemachus-from-ithaca.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book III: Interview of Telemachus with Nestor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-iii-interview-of-telemachus-with-nestor.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book IV: Conference of Telemachus and Menelaus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-iv-conference-of-telemachus-and-menelaus.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book V: Departure of Ulysses from Calypso](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-v-departure-of-ulysses-from-calypso.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book VI: Ulysses Discovered by Nausicaä](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-vi-ulysses-discovered-by-nausica.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book VII: Reception of Ulysses by Alcinoüs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-vii-reception-of-ulysses-by-alcino-s.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book VIII: Festivals in Honor of Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-viii-festivals-in-honor-of-ulysses.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book IX: The Ciconians, Lotus-Eaters, and Cyclops](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-ix-the-ciconians-lotus-eaters-and-cyclops.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book X: Aeolus, the Lestrigonians, and Circè](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-x-aeolus-the-lestrigonians-and-circ.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XI: Visit of Ulysses to the Land of the Dead](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xi-visit-of-ulysses-to-the-land-of-the-dead.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XII: The Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xii-the-sirens-scylla-and-charybdis.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Arrival of Ulysses at Ithaca](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xiii-arrival-of-ulysses-at-ithaca.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XIV: Meeting of Ulysses and Eumaeus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xiv-meeting-of-ulysses-and-eumaeus.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Return of Telemachus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xv-return-of-telemachus.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XVI: Ulysses Discovering Himself to Telemachus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xvi-ulysses-discovering-himself-to-telemachus.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XVII: Return of Ulysses to His Palace](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xvii-return-of-ulysses-to-his-palace.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XVIII: Combat of Ulysses and Irus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xviii-combat-of-ulysses-and-irus.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XIX: Ulysses Recognized by Eurycleia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xix-ulysses-recognized-by-eurycleia.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XX: The Last Banquet of the Suitors](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xx-the-last-banquet-of-the-suitors.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XXI: The Bending of the Bow of Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xxi-the-bending-of-the-bow-of-ulysses.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XXII: Death of the Suitors](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xxii-death-of-the-suitors.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XXIII: Ulysses and Penelope After the Slaughter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xxiii-ulysses-and-penelope-after-the-slaughter.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.
- [Book XXIV: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xxiv-conclusion.md): Epic Chapter Lens — scroll-synced line helps and chapter framing. Stops at what this book has shown; no later books.

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