# The Odyssey — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Odyssey by Homer.

- [The Odyssey](https://www.betterreads.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.

> 20 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_odyssey_se_1003kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [Book V: Departure of Ulysses from Calypso](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-v-departure-of-ulysses-from-calypso.md)
- [Book VI: Ulysses Discovered by Nausicaä](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-vi-ulysses-discovered-by-nausica.md)
- [Book VII: Reception of Ulysses by Alcinoüs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-vii-reception-of-ulysses-by-alcino-s.md)
- [Book VIII: Festivals in Honor of Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-viii-festivals-in-honor-of-ulysses.md)
- [Book IX: The Ciconians, Lotus-Eaters, and Cyclops](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-ix-the-ciconians-lotus-eaters-and-cyclops.md)
- [Book X: Aeolus, the Lestrigonians, and Circè](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-x-aeolus-the-lestrigonians-and-circ.md)
- [Book XI: Visit of Ulysses to the Land of the Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xi-visit-of-ulysses-to-the-land-of-the-dead.md)
- [Book XII: The Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xii-the-sirens-scylla-and-charybdis.md)
- [Arrival of Ulysses at Ithaca](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xiii-arrival-of-ulysses-at-ithaca.md)
- [Book XIV: Meeting of Ulysses and Eumaeus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xiv-meeting-of-ulysses-and-eumaeus.md)
- [Return of Telemachus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xv-return-of-telemachus.md)
- [Book XVI: Ulysses Discovering Himself to Telemachus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xvi-ulysses-discovering-himself-to-telemachus.md)
- [Book XVII: Return of Ulysses to His Palace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xvii-return-of-ulysses-to-his-palace.md)
- [Book XVIII: Combat of Ulysses and Irus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xviii-combat-of-ulysses-and-irus.md)
- [Book XIX: Ulysses Recognized by Eurycleia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xix-ulysses-recognized-by-eurycleia.md)
- [Book XX: The Last Banquet of the Suitors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xx-the-last-banquet-of-the-suitors.md)
- [Book XXI: The Bending of the Bow of Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xxi-the-bending-of-the-bow-of-ulysses.md)
- [Book XXII: Death of the Suitors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xxii-death-of-the-suitors.md)
- [Book XXIII: Ulysses and Penelope After the Slaughter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xxiii-ulysses-and-penelope-after-the-slaughter.md)
- [Book XXIV: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_odyssey_se/chapters/book-xxiv-conclusion.md)

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