Translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
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Complete translations of the Iliad and Odyssey
Iliad, Pope translationVerse translation. Alexander Pope (1688–1744) translated both the Iliad and the Odyssey into heroic couplets. Pope uses the Roman names of the Olympian gods.
Iliad, Lang translationProse translation. Andrew Lang (1844–1912) Odyssey, Butler translationProse translation. Samuel Butler (1835–1902). Butler, like Pope, uses Roman names for the gods. |