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

by WillyPogany (Illustrator), PadraicColum (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2004

  $13.29

  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 from The Iliad and The Odyssey, Padraic Colum weaves a stunning adventure with all the drama and power that Homer intended.

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $6.59

  Combining the immortal stories from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey into a saga of heroism and magical adventure, this book retells the epic adventures of Ancient Greece with Odysseus and Achilles guided by the gods, seeking vengeance against the Trojans. The book then follows Odysseus on his perilous journey through the land of the Cyclops, past Circe the Enchantress, the terrible Charybdis and the sixheaded serpent Scylla.