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Homer's epic poem about the Trojan War — following Achilles's wrath, his withdrawal from battle after Agamemnon dishonors him, his return after Patroclus is killed by Hector, and his killing of Hector — the foundational text of Western literature and the supreme expression of the Greek heroic ideal.
Homer's epic poem following Odysseus's 10-year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War — through encounters with the Cyclops, Circe, the Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis — the counterpart to the Iliad's heroism: the Odyssey's hero wins by cunning rather than martial excellence.
Homer's ancient Greek epic poem following Odysseus's 10-year journey home from Troy — encountering Cyclops, Sirens, Circe, and the underworld — which established the quest narrative and the archetype of the clever, enduring hero as templates for Western literature.