The Iliad and The Odyssey: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Iliad and The Odyssey runs 30.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Justin Avoth (about 20.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 30.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 61 days |
| 1 hour / day | 31 days |
| 2 hours / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 21 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 30.3 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Justin Avoth
Justin Avoth narrates 67 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 767 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
73 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2019 recording read by Anna Cohen and Michael Powers runs 5.1 hours shorter (25.2 hours).
- The 2019 recording read by Charles Purkey runs 5.8 hours shorter (24.5 hours).
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Iliad and The Odyssey is an audiobook by Homer: a 30.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Justin Avoth, released April 15, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) and Poetry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 30.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Justin Avoth
- Released
- April 15, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Poetry
- ISBN
- 9781398870154
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Iliad and The Odyssey as an audiobook?
The Iliad and The Odyssey runs 30.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 20.2 hours.
Is The Iliad and The Odyssey free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Iliad and The Odyssey?
The Iliad and The Odyssey is narrated by Justin Avoth.
Is The Iliad and The Odyssey worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 20.2 hours, saving 10.1 hours.