num_pages: 474
description: "A beautiful edition of Homer's classic tale from Ancient Greece, vividly retold to delight modern readers. Dramatic, stylish illustrations bring to life brave Odysseus' encounters with furious gods, bewitching goddesses, terrifying monsters and a man-eating Cyclops... A beautiful gift for any child who loves adventure stories."
language: English
title: The Odyssey
titlecomplete: The Odyssey
characters: Agamemnon, Polyphemus, Odysseus, Helen of Troy, Telemachus, Achilles, Minerva, Penelope (wife of Odysseus)
genres: Fiction, Classics, Read For School, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Fantasy, Literature, Adventure, Poetry, School
ratings_count: 1039457
places: Ithaca
publisher: Anchor Press/Doubleday