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Feb 2021
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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XXIV

Liv Albert
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Liv reads Book XXIV of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. In the final (*tear*) episode of the Odyssey, Odysseus reunites with his father and there's a bit of a scuffle with the family of the suitors,

This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!

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