Do I need to read the Iliad first to understand the Odyssey?

Question: Do I need to read the Iliad first to understand the Odyssey!?
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No, you do not!. They can both function as stand-alone epic poems!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well the Illiad says why Odysseus is there in the first place but the Illiad and the Odyssey are like chronicle more than they are a series!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No, definitely not!. The Illiad concentrates more on battles and looting of cities while the Odyssey concentrates on Homer's voyage to return to his home of Ithica!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Hi !
It is not necessary to do so except that chronologically the story-line begins with The Iliad then The Odyssey !.
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