Myth and Epic

Arguably the greatest book ever written, The Odyssey by Homer. There are various translations most free some not. The translation is everything. Here are a few translators that are known to be the best.

The Odyssey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio) trans. Robert Fagles. My favorite $12.99 Recommend this one. This new modern translation is very good. Fagles manages to keep the translation poetic and update it as well.

The Odyssey trans. Alexander Pope. A classic. Can’t beat free.

The prequel to the Odyssey, The Iliad by Homer. An epic battle that lasted 10 years. Spoiler alert! Trojan horse anyone?

The Iliad trans. Robert Fagles. $12.99

The Iliad trans. Alexander Pope. $3.99 Recommend this one.

The Iliad trans. Robert Fitzgerald. $9.99


The Iliad trans. Edward, Earl of Derby. Free! 


The Iliad and The Odyssey Trans. Samuel Butler $1.00


And for some Myth's! 


The Ted Hughes translation of Ovid is amazing. Tales from Ovid. Unfortunately it is not available in eBook yet. Link is for the paperback.


Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C.S. Lewis. $7.98
This is a modern retelling of the Cupid and Psyche myth. Easy to read and very compelling. One of the best books I read this year.


The Aeneid by Virgil. Translation by Allen Mandelbaum. This translation won some awards and is very good. Unfortunately this is not the version available on Kindle. $5.95 paperback.


The Aeneid This is a prose translation but is pretty readable. Free!


These are some of the best works of literature ever written. These keep me reading for hours on end and I hope you enjoy them as well. Hope all the links work, took me ages.
Please leave comments or questions below. Happy reading.