L'Odyssée vs Tales of Ancient Greece: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Mythologie grecque, Greek Mythology

Cover of L'Odyssée

L'Odyssée Όμηρος · 1933 ★★★★☆ 3.8 146 pages · ≈ 2 h 42 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tales of Ancient Greece

Tales of Ancient Greece George W. Cox · 1879 325 pages · ≈ 6 h 01 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

L'Odyssée is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Tales of Ancient Greece.
L'Odyssée is the easier read (Challenging), Tales of Ancient Greece more demanding (Demanding).

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