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# Contents

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Introducing Homer’s Odyssey
  - 1.1 The Odyssey: a first encounter
- 2 Thinking about heroes
  - 2.1 Heroes in ancient Greek poetry
- 3 Penelope and Odysseus
  - 3.1 Meeting Odysseus
  - 3.2 Meeting Penelope
  - 3.3 Comparing Penelope and Odysseus
  - 3.4 Exploring Penelope’s story
- 4 Homecoming and reunion
  - 4.1 The reunion of Penelope and Odysseus
  - 4.2 Odysseus in disguise
  - 4.3 The problem of recognition
  - 4.4 Penelope and Odysseus reunited
- 5 Who is the hero?
- 6 Rewriting Penelope and Odysseus
- Conclusion
- Taking it further
- Pronunciation guide
- Tell us what you think
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary

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