The gray-eyed goddess
By: by Mary Pope Osborne ; with artwork by Troy Howell.
Contributors: Howell, Troy, ill.; Homer.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Mary Pope Osborne's Tales from the Odyssey -- bk. 4
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
Subjects: Odysseus (Greek mythology) -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: Retells a part of the Odyssey in which Ithaca, his wife, Penelope, and their son, Telemachus, are desperately warding off the men who want to marry her. Then a visit from a mysterious stranger gives Telemachus the courage to confront the suitors, and to search for his long-lost father.
Notes: Illustrations on lining papers.

"Ages 8-11"--P. 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Odysseus and Penelope; title: Son of Odysseus; title: Gray-eyed goddess; title: Setting sail; title: Search; title: Old man of the sea; title: Calypso's island; title: Voyage; title: Epilogue; title: About Homer and the Odyssey; title: Gods and goddesses of ancient Greece; title: Main gods and goddesses: and pronunciation of their names; title: Pronunciation guide: to other proper names; title: Note on the sources; title: About the author.