Whereas the Odyssey has much more reported speech of the “real” type, when compared to the Iliad or any other epic, it has comparatively few reported speeches of the “hypothetical” type. I have only found four.
| nr. | book | from line | to line | speaker | speech/this speaker | morta/god | anonymous | type of hypothetical reported speech | length | dialogue? | addressee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 276 | 284 | someone (Phaeacian) | 1 of 1 | mortal | yes | potential τις-speech | 9 | soliloquy | himself |
| 2 | 16 | 288 | 294 | Telemachus | 1 of 2 | mortal | other | 7 | single speech | suitors | |
| 4 | 19 | 7 | 13 | Telemachus | 2 of 2 | mortal | other | 7 | single speech | suitors | |
| 4 | 21 | 325 | 328 | someone | 1 of 1 | mortal | yes | potential τις-speech | 4 | soliloquy | himself |