There are times when my heart warms to the Odyssey more than it does to the Iliad.

The personal appeal is stronger in the Odyssey.

There is more romance, more charm.

The interest is concentrated in Ulysses and does not scatter as it does in the Iliad, where Hector is undoubtedly the most sympathetic figure.

And the coming home of Ulysses arouses emotion more than anything in the Iliad.