BOOK 1: The gods in council-Athene’s visit to Ithaca-The challenge from Telemachus to the suitors.
BOOK 2: Assembly of the people of Ithaca-Speeches of Telemachus and of the suitors-Telemachus makes his preparations and starts for Pylos with Athene disguised as mentor.
BOOK 3: Telemachus visits Nestor at Pylos.
BOOK 4: The visit to King Menelaus, who tells his story-Meanwhile the suitors in ithaca plot against Telemachus.
BOOK 5: Calypso-Odysseus reaches Scheria on a raft.
BOOK 6: The meeting between Nausicaa and Odysseus.
BOOK 7: Reception of Odysseus at the palace of King Alcinous.
BOOK 8: Banquet in the House of Alcinous-The games.
BOOK 9: Odysseus declares himself and begins his story-The Cicons, Lotophagi, and Cyclopes.
BOOK 10: Aeolus, the Laestrygones, Circe.
BOOK 11: The visit to the dead.
BOOK 12: The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, the Cattlef the Sun.
BOOK 13: Odysseus leaves Scheria and returns to Ithaca.
BOOK 14: Odysseus in the hut with Eumaeus.
BOOK 15: Athene summons Telemachus from Sparta-He meets with Theoclymenus at Pylos and brings him to Ithaca-On landing he goes to the hut of Eumaeus.
BOOK 16: Odysseus reveals himself to Telemachus.
BOOK 17: Telemachus and his mother meet-Odysseus and Eumaeus come down to the town, and Odysseus is insulted by Melanthius-He is recognised by the dog Argos-He is insulted and presently struck by Antinous with a stool-Penelope desires that he shall be sent to her.
BOOK 18: The fight with Irus-Odysseus warns Amphinomus-Penelope gets presents from the suitors-The braziers-Odysseus rebukes Eurymachus.
BOOK 19: Telemachus and Odysseus remove the armor-Odysseus interviews Penelope-Euryclea washes his feet and recognises the scar on his leg-Penelope tells her dream to Odysseus.
BOOK 20: Odysseus cannot sleep-Penelope’s prayer to Diana-The two signs from heaven-Eumaeus and Philoetius arrive-The suitors dine-Ctesippus throws an ox’s foot at Odysseus-Theoclymenus foretells disaster and leaves the house.
BOOK 21: The trial of the axes, during which Odysseus reveals himself to Eumaeus and Philoetius
BOOK 22: The killing of the suitors-The maids who have misconducted themselves are made to cleanse the cloisters and are then hanged.
BOOK 23: Penelope eventually recognises her husband-Early in the morning Odysseus, Telemachus, Eumaeus, and Philoetius leave the town.
BOOK 24: The ghosts of the suitors in Hades-Odysseus and his men go to the house of Laertes-The people of Ithaca come out to attack Odysseus, but Athene concludes a peace.