23+ Odyssey Epic Poem Images. Homer's famous epic about the homecoming of odysseus after the trojan war, penultimate poem of the epic cycle. Odyssey, epic poem in 24 books traditionally attributed to the ancient greek poet homer.
The poem is mythological, not historical.
Characteristics of an epic poem 1) hero is a figure of national or cosmic importance. An epic (from the ancient greek adjective ἐπικός (epikos'pi'), from ἔπος (epos) word, story, poem1) is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily. 720 x 540 jpeg 43 кб. The odyssey, an epic poem written by greek poet homer, follows the story of odysseus, a war hero and king of ithaca, as he went on a journey to return home from troy ten years after the trojan war.