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Author Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.

Title The children's Homer : the adventures of Odysseus and the tale of Troy / Padraic Colum ; illustrated by Willy Pogany.

Imprint New York, NY : Aladdin, 2004.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PCMS Mythology  F COLUM    ---  Available
Description 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Note Reprint. Originally published: The adventures of Odysseus and the tale of Troy. New York: Macmillan, 1918.
Contents Part I: 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 II: 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 Charybidis and came to the island of Thrinacia and where his men slaughtered the cattle of the sun: how he was given a ship by the Phaeacians and came to his own landl how he overthrew the wooers who wasted his substance and came to reign again as king of Ithaka.
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.
Audience 678 Childrens Plus, Inc.
Subject Achilles (Mythological character)
Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character)
Trojan War.
Added Author Pogany, Willy, ill.
ISBN 1534450378
9781534450370

 
    
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