Retells a part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his men, returning from the Land of the Dead and still determined to sail home to Ithaca, encounter Scylla, the six-headed monster, and Charybdis, the deadly whirlpool.
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A retelling of part of the Odyssey in which King Odysseus and his fleet continue their journey and encounter giant cannibals, a beautiful witch and the Land of the Dead.
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 f...
Relates how the Titan Prometheus created people, gave them fire he stole from the gods, and was horribly punished by Zeus.
Relates how Psyche fell in love with Eros, the god of love, and became an immortal.
Hercules, son of the god Zeus and a mortal woman, renowned for his great strength, performs twelve dangerous tasks to atone for an attack on his wife and children.
The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish.
Black Beauty relates his experiences with a cruel owner followed by his sale to three ladies and his subsequent reunion with his stable boy of ten years earlier.
Volume Two Includes: Book Three: Sirens and Sea Monsters Odysseus and his men have done what no other mortals have done: returned alive from the terrifying Land of the Dead. Armed with warnings and advice from the ghost of the prophet Tiresias, Odysseus is determined to finall...
Mary Pope Osborne concludes the exciting adventures of Odysseus, with two new books, each based on episodes from The Odyssey . Book Five: Return to Ithaca : After years of captivity on Calypso's island, Odysseus finds himself on the shores of yet another strange land. Meanwhile...
His listeners hear of Odysseus's near-tragic encounters with the Sirens, with Charybdis the whirlpool, with the six-headed monster Scylla, and with the sun god Helios.
Mary Pope Osborne retells thrilling stories from Homer's Odyssey, one of the greatest epics of all time. Volume One includes: Book One: The One-Eyed Giant When Odysseus must leave his home to fight in the Trojan War, he never imagines that he'll be away from his family for s...