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“Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy.”
—Homer, The Odyssey

GREETINGS, FELLOW TRAVELER.

Welcome to our giveaway for Homer’s The Odyssey. I saw the Christopher Nolan film with the fam a few days ago and with the boys a few days before, and each time I did, I felt the urge to weep with tears of joy until my theater popcorn became little soggy popcorn ships sailing in a little teardrop sea.

Because I am a man, I valiantly sucked those teardrops back into my eyelids.

I did, however, feel another impulse that I decided to satisfy (because it is a good idea and is also more socially acceptable than crying in public). This impulse was the desire to read the book, which is why it now sits underneath my desk lamp within arm’s reach of my bed.

My theory is that you, my friend, may want a situation that is quite the same. Which is why I am now giving you a chance to obtain it.

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We’re giving away three beautiful, hardcover, gold-gilded copies of The Odyssey by Homer, as translated by Samuel Butler.

The story of Odysseus—the King of Ithaca—is almost 3,000 years old, and it has been a defining piece of the canon of Western civilization since the very beginning. It amazes me how a beautiful story that made people feel joy, sadness, and triumph 700 years before the birth of Christ can still do the same almost 3,000 years later.

This is a story that people like St. Augustine loved and cherished centuries ago, and it is a story that you can read for yourself—to find out why.

Here’s the synopsis, provided courtesy of my good personal friend Jeff Bezos:

Ten years have passed since the fall of Troy. The surviving Greek warriors who destroyed that city have returned home.
All except Odysseus, whose wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, await him. Claiming that Odysseus is dead, a host of suitors have taken up residence in his home, eating up his wealth and trying to persuade Penelope to marry one of them. Penelope steadfastly refuses.
Odysseus, in fact, is alive. He has spent seven years as a captive of the nymph Calypso, and the gods finally take pity on him and persuade her to set him free. When he resumes his journey home, the sea god Poseidon sends a great storm to destroy his raft. Exhausted and near death, Odysseus and his men wash up on an island shore.
They are delayed by Polyphemus the Cyclops, the Lotus-eaters, the Sirens, the sorceress Circe, and other strange creatures.

This giveaway will run for four weeks, until Wednesday, August 26, 2026 AD.

On that date, we’ll announce the giveaway winners (who will be notified by direct message as well) and will begin dispatching the prizes to the winners’ addresses.

If you have any questions, feel free to comment below!

GIVEAWAY: The Odyssey

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