The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home.In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse...

Recounts the adventures of Ulysses from his encounter with the wild boar through the Trojan War and the odyssey home to Ithaca

Retells a part of the Odyssey in which King Odysseus fights the cyclops

Recounts the involvement of Odysseus and the other Greek heroes in the Trojan War and the hardships and adventures endured by Odysseus on his way home from the war. Site reconstructions, photographs, and other archeological evidence depict the civilization of the Greek world at the time of this legendary story.

A retelling of the events of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

Homer's Odyssey is not the only version of the story. Mythic material was originally oral, and also local -- a myth would be told one way in one place and quite differently in another. I have drawn on material other than the Odyssey, especially for the details of Penelope's parentage, her early life and marriage, and the scandalous rumors circulating about her. I've chosen to give the telling of the story to Penelope and to the twelve hanged maids....

After 10 years of battle Odysseus and his men capture the city of Troy and set sail for home. On the way home they discover an island with a giant cyclops - find out what happens to them next