Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book I

Liv reads Book 1 of the Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. This is not a standard episode, it's simply a reading of the Odyssey. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads Homer..." in the title!

This translation uses the Roman names for gods and heroes. Here's a list Greek to Roman names to help you out:

Zeus = Jove/Jupiter

Hera = Juno

Athena = Minerva/Pallas Minerva

Ares = Mars

Aphrodite = Venus (Cyprian goddess); also sometimes her mother is Dione

Poseidon = Neptune

Hades = Pluto

Hermes = Mercury

Kronos = Saturn

Artemis = Diana

Leto = Latona

Hephaestus = Vulcan

Heracles = Hercules

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