Homecoming
21 books featuring this theme
Homecoming is return to origin after ordeal or displacement. It tests recognition, identity, and reintegration into lawful order.
The Odyssey
Homer • Greek
Oresteia
Aeschylus • Greek
Apollodorus' Library
Pseudo-Apollodorus • Greek
The Story of Sinuhe
Anonymous • Egyptian
Oedipus at Colonus
Sophocles • Greek
Electra
Sophocles • Greek
The Tale of Igor's Campaign
Anonymous • Slavic
The Knight in the Panther's Skin
Shota Rustaveli • Persian
Man’yōshū
Various • East Asian
Philoctetes
Sophocles • Greek
The Voyage of Bran
Anonymous • Celtic
Books of Chilam Balam
Anonymous • Mesoamerican
Hopi Tales
Oral Tradition • Native American
The Wooing of Emer
Anonymous • Celtic
Roman de Troie
Benoît de Sainte-Maure • Germanic
Kujiki
Anonymous • East Asian
Later Shamanic Epics
Various • East Asian
Haustlöng
Thjodolf of Hvinir • Germanic
Þiðreks saga
Anonymous • Germanic
Dionysiaca
Nonnus of Panopolis • Greek
Orphic Argonautica
Anonymous • Greek