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People and Themes in Homer's OdysseyPublished in 1970, this important work interprets the poem with a focus on the idiosyncrasies of its originally oral composition. In Part I, the main themes of the Odyssey such as guest friendship and testing are investigated. The incorporation of these and other themes, such as omens and the homecomings of the Achaeans, into the dramatic construction of the whole epic is also examined. In Part II, the main characters of the Odyssey are described: the

ο πόθος του έρωτα

by the man who famously advised us to carpe diem

and will be of great value to scholars and historians of ancient philosophy

wrote more than 100 plays

Τον αγνοούσε πάντα

an argument for the nobility of labour and an impassioned reflection on the Roman Empire of Virgil's times

δύο έρωτες και λίγος ρατσισμός

καθώς και μέσα από τις νέες ισορροπίες που φέρνει η αναπάντεχη ανατροπή του πολιτεύματος από τον στρατό

fascinated by his wings

"There are more important things than finding the murderer

(Από την παρουσίαση στο οπισθόφυλλο του βιβλίου) «Ένας από τους δέκα καλύτερους σύγχρονους αστυνομικούς συγγραφείς της Ευρώπης» (Brian Oliver

His writings were edited by his disciple Porphyry