Emily Wilson · 2017
Lively, fast, and contemporary — “Tell me about a complicated man.” The modern default for a first read. Some find it too contemporary; that's rather the point.
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Daniel Mendelsohn · 2025
The 2025 arrival some critics call the best yet — line-for-line and faithful to the meter, but genuinely readable.
Robert Fagles · 1996
Energetic and clear, with Bernard Knox's introduction — the readable standard before Wilson, and still a fine first read.
Richmond Lattimore · 1965
The faithful classroom staple — repeated epithets and all. Closest to the Greek, slower for it.
Robert Fitzgerald · 1961
The best-loved modern verse — over two million copies, lyrical and poised. Some say he adds a touch of his own.
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