The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tale of Troy

by Padraic Colum, Willy Pogány (Illustrator)

Overview

This classic retelling of Homer's Illiad and Odyssey — written for young readers by Ireland's great poet and playwright — recalls the legendary characters of ancient Greece and their amazing adventures. Both epics are recounted here in The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tale of Troy.
Youngsters will travel with Achilles, who, guided by the gods, seeks vengeance on the Trojans. They'll follow Odysseus on his perilous journey to the land of the Cyclops, a race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of his forehead. They'll encounter Circe, the evil enchantress who turns Odysseus's men into swine; meet the terrible sea monster Charybdis, who, with Scylla, a six-headed serpent, threatens passing ships and their crews; and confront other wicked forces that attempt to keep Odysseus from returning to his faithful wife, Penelope.
Unequaled as an introduction for youngsters to the classic myths, Colum's stirring tales, enhanced with 17 delightful illustrations by Willy Pogany, offer hours of thrill-packed reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486115870
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	02/16/2012
Series:	Dover Children's Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	316,709
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

Table of Contents

Part 11
	How Telemachus the son of Odysseus was moved to go on a voyage in search of his father and how he heard from Menelaus and Helen the tale of Troy
Part 281
	How Odysseus left Calypso's Island and came to the land of the Phaeacians
	How he told he fared with the Cyclopes and went past the terrible Scylla and Charybdis and came to the Island of Thrinacia where his men slaughtered the Cattle of the Sun
	How he was given a ship by the Phaeacians and came to his own land
	How he overthrew the wooers who wasted his substance and came to reign again as King of Ithaka

Introduction

This classic retelling of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey-written for young readers by Ireland's great poet and playwright-recalls the legendary characters of ancient Greece and their amazing adventures. Both epics are recounted here in The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tale of Troy. Youngsters will travel with Achilles, who, guided by the gods, seeks vengeance on the Trojans. They'll follow Odysseus on his perilous journey to the land of the Cyclops, a race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of his forehead. They'll encounter Circe, the evil enchantress who turns Odysseus's men into swine; meet the terrible sea monster Charybdis, who, with Scylla, a six headed serpent, threatens passing ships and their crews; and confront other wicked forces that attempt to keep Odysseus from returning to his faithful wife, Penelope. Unequaled as an introduction for youngsters to the classic myths, Colum's stirring tales, enhanced with 17 delightful illustrations by Willy Pogany, offer hours of thrill-packed reading.