中文版書名為《奧德賽》 The Odyssey, which has, since 1961 become the standard English text of Homer's epic, captures the ancient Greek work's vitality and offers a map, a glossary, and a translator's postscript.
荷馬 (Homer),生於約西元前九世紀~前八世紀,目前沒有確切的證據證明荷馬真有其人,但相傳其為古希臘的遊吟詩人, 是個盲人,創作史詩《伊里亞德》和《奧德賽》,統稱《荷馬史詩》。