Best version of Homers works to read?
Hello all! So for context, I have read the Iliad, the odyssey and the Aeneid in school two years ago and loved them. With my obsession coming back after listening to EPIC (and soon to be Illium), I wanted to do a full reread.
That brings me to my question, for the Iliad and odyssey I read the Robert Fagles translation and I believe the one I used for the Aeneid was Robert Fitzgerald. I am looking for (if available) a better translation.
Obviously I think this is all opinion based, but if y’all could offer just a small reason for why x translated is better I would appreciate it! I’m just not sure where to start and I know there’s gotta be someone better than Robert Fagles.
Thank you in advance!
Posted Dec 1, 2025, 6:52 PM UTC
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