Books like The Wanderings of Odysseus

The Wanderings of Odysseus by Rosemary Sutcliff reads as epic, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The adventures of Odysseus

Hugh Lupton · 2006

Shares the quest thread

82% genome match

Gilgamesh

Stephen Mitchell · 2004

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match

The Aeneid for boys and girls told from Virgil in simple language

Alfred John Church · 1908

Shares the quest thread

70% genome match

The Adventures of Odysseus And Tales of Troy

Padraic Colum · 1918

Shares the quest thread

83% genome match

Apollonius Rhodius

Apollonius Rhodius · 1550

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match

The Epic of Gilgamesh

N. K. Sandars · 1960

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match

Os Lusíadas

Luís de Camões · 1572

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match

The Life and Death of Jason

William Morris · 1867

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match

The Tale of Troy

Roger Lancelyn Green · 1958

Both explore mythology & heroism

79% genome match

Odyssey of Homer

Richmond Lattimore · 1991

Shares the quest thread

77% genome match

Illustrated Odyssey

Όμηρος · 1980

Shares the quest thread

77% genome match

Greek myths

Geraldine McCaughrean · 1992

Shares the quest thread

73% genome match