Homer 
The Odyssey 
Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original

The Odyssey is an archaic Greek poem written by Homer. The Odyssey focuses on the ten-year journey home of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, after the fall of Troy. From antiquity until the present day, the influence of Homeric epic on Western civilization has been great, inspiring many of its most famous works of literature, music, art and film.