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9780689868832

The Children's Homer The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780689868832

  • ISBN10:

    0689868839

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-07-01
  • Publisher: Aladdin

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Summary

Travel back to a mythical time when Achilles, aided by the gods, waged war against the Trojans. And join Odysseus on his journey through murky waters, facing obstacles like the terrifying Scylla and whirring Charybdis, the beautiful enchantress Circe, and the land of the raging Cyclopes. Using narrative threads fromThe IliadandThe Odyssey,Padraic Colum weaves a stunning adventure with all the drama and power that Homer intended.

Author Biography

Padraic Colum (1881–1972) was a poet, a playwright, and a leader of the Irish Renaissance, but he is best known for his works for children, including The Children of Odin and The Golden Fleece (a Newbery Honor Book).

William Andrew (“Willy”) Pogany (August 1882–July 30, 1955) was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children’s and other books.

Table of Contents

p. 3
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
p. 124
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 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
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