Story of the Odyssey

Here is the original tale, told and retold by Greek poets and singers, of Helen of Troy and the war of the Greek chieftains to get her back. Alfred Church captures the high heroic tone of this timeless epic, retelling it in engagingly readable style. The Story of the Iliad is a great adventure story to read aloud to children, and will captivate young readers and adults alike.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

1. The Counsel of Athene
2. The Assembly
3. Nestor
4. In Sparta
5. Menelaus's Tale
6. Ulysses on His Raft
7. Alcinous
8. The Phaeacians
9. The Cyclops (The Tale of Ulysses)
10. Aeolus; the Laestrygons; Circe
11. The Dwellings of the Dead
12. The Sirens; Scylla; The Oxen of the Sun
13. Ithaca
14. Eumaeus, the Swineherd
15. The Return of Telemachus
16. Ulysses and Telemachus
17. Ulysses in His Home
18. Ulysses in His Home (continued)
19. Ulysses is Discovered by His Nurse
20. The Trial of the Bow
21. The Slaying of the Suitors
22. The End of the Wandering 
23. The Triumph of Ulysses

Pronunciation Guide