Emilee’s Reviews > The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) [Hardcover] [2010] (Author) Homer, D. C. H. Rieu, Coralie Bickford-Smith, E. V. Rieu, Peter Jones > Status Update
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Odysseus has made it home to Ithaca...I too must embark on my journey home from vacation. We're locked in right now, him and I.
— Jul 24, 2026 06:59PM
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I am shocked at how enjoyable this has been especially since this is an older translation
— Jul 23, 2026 01:40PM
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thoroughbred horses have been mentioned...but I can't imagine the breed existed at the time. Not sure why this was translated this way. Do most audiences only recognize select few horse breeds? Skill issue
— Jul 23, 2026 10:17AM