num_pages: 392
description: The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus) and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, the Mnesteres or Proci, who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage. (Jacketless library hardcover.)
language: English
title: The Odyssey of Homer
titlecomplete: The Odyssey of Homer
characters: Agamemnon, Achilles, Polyphemus, Helen of Troy, Minerva, Penelope (wife of Odysseus), Odysseus, Telemachus
genres: Classics, Adventure, Fantasy, Read For School, School, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Literature, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 1039453
places: Ithaca
publisher: Borgo Press