The Volumes published of this Series contain HOMER: THE ILIAD, BY THE EDITOR. HOMER: THE ODYSSEY, BY THE SAME. HERODOTUS, BY GEORGE C. SWAYNE, M.A. CÆSAR, BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE. VIRGIL, BY THE EDITOR. HORACE, BY THEODORE MARTIN. ÆSCHYLUS, BY REGINALD S. COPLESTON, M.A. XENOPHON, BY SIR ALEX. Grant, Bart., LL.D. CICERO, BY THE EDITOR. SOPHOCLES, BY CLIFTON W. COLLINS, M.A. EURIPIDES, BY WILLIAM BODHAM DONNE. The following Authors, by various Contributors, are in preparation : ARISTOPHANES. HESIOD. PLAUTUS. TERENCE. TACITUS. LUCIAN. OTHERS WILL FOLLOW. A Volume will be published Quarterly, price 2s. 6d. HOMER THE ODYSSEY BY THE REV. W. LUCAS COLLINS, M.A. AUTHOR OF 'ETONIANA,' 'THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,' ETC. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND LONDON MDCCCLXX IT has been thought desirable in these pages to use the Latin names of the Homeric deities and heroes, as more familiar to English ears. As, however, most modern translators have followed Homer's Greek nomenclature, it may be convenient here to give both. The passages quoted, unless otherwise specified, are from the admirable translation of Mr Worsley. |