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A brilliant and beguiling reimagining of Homer's classic story about the hero Odysseus and his long journey home after the fall of Troy. "The Lost Books of the Odyssey reimagines Homer's classic story of the hero Odysseus and his long journey home after the fall of Troy. With hypnotic prose, terrific imagination, and dazzling literary skill, Mason creates alternative episodes, fragments, and revisions of Homer's original that, taken together, open...
2) Odysseus
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The Trojan War is over, and Odysseus longs to return to wife and son on his island kingdom of Ithaca. But between hero and home stands an array of dangers unlike any ever faced by mortal man. On his epic voyage -- an adventure so grand and glorious it has become the very symbol for all great journeys -- Odysseus must face the monstrous cyclops, escape the enchanting nymph Circe, defy the terrors of Scylla and Charybdis, and descend to the land
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One of the great masterpieces of Western literature, Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars. Though the stormy, vengeful god of the ocean is determined to keep him off course, Odysseus is clever and has the brilliant goddess Athena on his side. With wit, integrity, and bravery, Odysseus must escape the grip of the fearsome Cyclops, resist the deadly seductions of sirens...
5) Odysseus
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c2004
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24 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 21 x 22 cm.
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An introduction to the character of Odysseus and his importance in Greek mythology.
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c2010
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2 v. : ill., map ; 19 cm
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Odysseus is far from home, tossed by stormy seas and cursed by an angry one-eyed giant. After twenty years of fighting monsters, angering gods and goddesses, and surviving against the odds, Odysseus returns home and faces more dangerous enemies.
7) The odyssey
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Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus's decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply retold for younger readers.
10) The Odyssey
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"The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse...
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Contains two of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In this book, the first adventure recounts the war between the Trojans and Achaeans and the personal and tragic struggle of the fiery-tempered Achilles. It also includes a story which chronicles Odysseus' return from the Trojan War and the trials he endures on his journey home.
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Myth-o-mania volume 10
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In this humorous version of Greek mythology, Hades, King of the Underworld, tells the true story of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home from Troy.
13) The odyssey
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c2009
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[122] p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
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A retelling in graphic novel format of Homer's epic. The Trojan War raged for ten years until the Greek armies triumphed. But the victors were cursed by jealous gods and set out in stormy seas to face their fates. But more than storms and treachery, gods and mosters is needed to keep King Odysseus from returning home.
14) Cyclops
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c1991
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1 v. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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Describes the encounter between the cyclops Polyphemus and Odysseus and his men after the end of the Trojan War.
15) Odysseus
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[2009]
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48 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
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Learn about Odysseus who was one of the greatest heroes of Greek culture.
18) The odyssey
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An illustrated adaptation of the mythology classic traces Odysseus' 10-year voyage home after the Trojan War, a fateful journey marked by a man-eating Cyclops, deadly Sirens, the fury of the sea-god Poseidon and Odysseus' faithful wife's efforts to rebuff greedy suitors.
