Read
Move through the complete journey, from Athena’s first intervention to the long-awaited homecoming.
One Odyssey.
A shelf of ways through.
Read all 24 books through source-grounded 1-, 5-, or 20-minute telling depths, explore the original Greek beside twenty-four translations, and follow the journey through the map, fleet, glossary, and museum art.
Available now on Android, iPhone, and iPad.
Free to start. Books I, II and IX free; one purchase unlocks the rest. No subscription, ads, or app account.
The complete Odyssey, built for exploration
Keep the poem whole.
Choose your way in.
- 24books
- 3telling depths
- 10translations
- 1original Greek text
Compare
Set the original Greek beside a short telling or historical translation and switch without losing your place.
Follow
Trace the voyage, keep track of the fleet, and use the glossary when a person, place, or idea needs context.
Look closer
Open public-domain museum art where it meets the poem, with the work’s credit and source kept close.
Choose how deeply to read
The moment changes.
The source stays underneath.
Start with the shape of a book, settle into its scenes, or take the longer way through. Each telling depth stays grounded in the same edition-locked source rather than becoming a different story.
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1
Find your place
The central movement of a book, ready when you need to return quickly.
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5
Follow the scenes
More turns, people, and consequences while keeping the path clear.
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20
Take the long way
A fuller source-grounded telling made for a sustained reading session.
The labels describe telling depth and are not guarantees of an exact reading time.
The Greek, and ten ways forward
Read beside the original.
Change the voice.
Keep the original Greek beside the reading you chose. Move among eight English translations and historical editions in Spanish, French, and German while the corresponding passage stays aligned.
Tap a passage to find its Greek lines, or tap a Greek word for the on-device glossary.
Follow the journey
A voyage you can trace.
A fleet you can remember.
The map connects places to episodes. The fleet helps names, ships, and losses remain legible across the long journey. The glossary keeps people, places, and terms within reach.
These are reading tools, not distractions: open one when you need it, then return to the same place in the poem.
See the Odyssey through museum art
Read the scene.
Then look closer.
Public-domain works appear beside the moments that shaped them. Open a work for its title, artist, date, holding institution, and source.
Museum availability changes, so Skald links outward when connected and asks you to confirm with the institution before planning a visit.
Keep reading offline
Books travel well.
Skald does too.
The reading library—including all 24 books, three telling depths, twenty-four translations, the original Greek, glossary, maps, and bundled art—lives on your device.
Read, compare, and find your place without a connection.
Reading
stays ready offline
stays ready offline
Opening external museum, catalog, or reference pages—and completing a share through an online service—requires connectivity. Beginning with version 0.5.0, Skald does not send usage analytics or crash diagnostics. Reading progress and preferences stay on your device.
Why there is no single fixed edition
A printed edition makes its choices once.
Skald lets you switch, align, highlight, map, open, and share—without losing your place.
Public domain, not newly licensed
Skald includes ten historical translations and Ian Johnston’s modern verse translation, dedicated by its translator to the public domain — nothing newly licensed.
Source-grounded
Each telling is tied to a documented source span rather than blended from unrelated editions.
Independent
Skald is independently published and is not affiliated with a film studio, publisher, museum, or modern translator.
Made for curious adults and general readers. A parent or caregiver can also use Skald for shared reading; it is not a child-directed app. Available in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Latest update (August 19): an eleventh translation, and Skald is now free to start
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Questions before you set sail
A few clear answers.
Is the whole Odyssey included?
Yes. Skald includes all 24 books, not a sampler or a selection of famous episodes.
What do the 1-, 5-, and 20-minute labels mean?
They mark three levels of telling depth: a quick return to the shape of a book, a fuller sequence of scenes, and a sustained source-grounded telling. They are not exact reading-time guarantees.
Which translations are included?
Twenty-four translations: thirteen in English — from Chapman (1615) and Hobbes (1675) to Ian Johnston’s modern verse — two in French (Dacier 1716, Leconte de Lisle), and one each in Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Hebrew, and Modern Greek. Every bundled text is in the public domain.
Can I read the original Greek?
Yes. You can place the Greek beside a telling or translation, follow corresponding passages, and open the on-device Greek glossary.
Does Skald work offline?
The bundled reading library and reading tools work offline. External catalog and reference pages and online sharing services need a connection.
Is this a subscription?
No. Skald is free to download, with Books I, II and IX readable in full. One purchase unlocks the remaining twenty-one books permanently — US$7.99, shown in your own currency by the store. There is no subscription, no advertising, and no app account. Anyone who bought Skald before it became free keeps the whole library automatically.
Where is Skald available?
Skald is available on Android, iPhone, and iPad in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
What will product updates email me?
Only occasional news about meaningful Skald updates and platform availability. You can unsubscribe whenever you like.
Who publishes Skald?
MannaMila LLC publishes Skald independently. It is not affiliated with a film studio, publisher, museum, or modern translator.
Available on Android, iPhone, and iPad
Carry the long way home.
All 24 books. Three telling depths. Greek, historical translations, maps, art, and museums.
Free to start One purchase unlocks every book No subscription, ads, or app account