The Odyssey, an epic, was written by Homer, a renowned Greek epic poet. The prequel to this book is The Iliad and leads off with the end of the Siege of Troy and the disappearance of Odysseus. The Odyssey is set in a time ten years since the fall of Troy in the kingdom of Ithaca, a dark time where the missing hero Odysseus is still nowhere to be seen. Told in the perspective of his beloved son, the plot outlines the search for Odysseus.
