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Historical FantasyEpic FantasyMyth & Legend Fiction

Homer's Daughter

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  • 1955 first published
  • 244 pages
  • 7 editions
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Homer's Daughter is a 1955 historical fantasy and epic fantasy poetry collection by Robert Graves. It takes readers to Sicily, Italy and Sicily in To 800. Characters include Nausicaa and Homer. Readers will find themes of women poets, epic poetry, Authorship and Women.

7 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

It runs to roughly 244 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • To 800

Characters

Subjects

  • Nausicaa, Greek mythology
  • Odysseus, Greek mythology
  • Women poets
  • Epic poetry
  • Authorship
  • Women
  • Italy
  • Sicily, Italy
  • Historical
  • Epic fantasy
  • Historical fantasy
  • Greece

Quick answers

Who wrote Homer's Daughter?

Homer's Daughter was written by Robert Graves and first published in 1955.

What genre is Homer's Daughter?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Myth & Legend Fiction and Historical Fiction.

How long is Homer's Daughter?

The median edition has 244 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Homer's Daughter?

Readers who like it often enjoy Jurgen, The Crystal Cave and The house of the Wolfings.

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