num_pages: 144
description: 20 years after the Trojan war, the Gods have decided it is time for Odysseus to return to Ithaca, before his wife Penelope is forced to marry again. But angry Poseidon is seeking revenge for the murder of his son, and Odysseus has many perilous storms and treacherous landfalls ahead of him if he is to be reunited with Penelope.
language: English
title: Homer's Odyssey
titlecomplete: Homer's Odyssey
characters: Agamemnon, Achilles, Polyphemus, Helen of Troy, Minerva, Penelope (wife of Odysseus), Odysseus, Telemachus
genres: Classics, Adventure, Fantasy, Read For School, School, Greek Mythology, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 1039611
places: Ithaca
publisher: Faber and Faber