Mary Pope Osborne's Tales from the Odyssey | Marathon County Public Library

A retelling of part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his fleet continue their journey and encounter giant cannibals, a beautiful witch, and the Land of the Dead.

3) Sirens and sea monsters

Author

Osborne, Mary Pope

Series

Mary Pope Osborne's Tales from the Odyssey volume 3

Pub. Date

2003.

Physical Desc

105 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Language

English

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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.

4) The gray-eyed goddess

Author

Osborne, Mary Pope

Series

Mary Pope Osborne's Tales from the Odyssey volume 4

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

English

Description

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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.

5) Return to Ithaca / by Mary Pope Osborne ; with artwork by Troy Howell

Author

Osborne, Mary Pope

Series

Mary Pope Osborne's Tales from the Odyssey volume 5

Pub. Date

[2004]

Physical Desc

104 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cm.

Language

English

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Retells part of Homer's Odyssey in which Odysseus, with the help of the goddess Athena, plans to get revenge on those who have plagued his wife and son during his absence.

6) Odyssey 6: the final battle

Author

Osborne, Mary Pope

Series

Mary Pope Osborne's Tales from the Odyssey volume 6

Pub. Date

2004.

Physical Desc

102 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Language

English