How long does it take to read The Odyssey?
The Odyssey by Homer takes about 6 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 53 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1488. 375 pages, about 103,125 words. Written for children.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1,231 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic attributed to Homer, following Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, as he tries to get home after the ten-year Trojan War. His voyage across the sea lasts another ten years and brings many perils, and he loses all of his crew. Back in Ithaca, he is presumed dead. His wife Penelope and son Telemachus must cope with a crowd of unruly suitors who compete for Penelope's hand. The poem explores homecoming, wandering, guest-friendship, testing and omens.
This summary was written by AI and checked by a second AI model. How these are chosen.
Content warnings (AI-checked, may be incomplete)
- violence
- sexual content
- animal death
- abuse
- drug use
Subjects: Poetry, Fiction, Horses, Diseases, Greek Mythology, Literatura grega clássica
