This is a children's prose adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, based on a primary-school reader from Athens. It follows Odysseus, the hero of Ithaca, from his youth through the Trojan War and his long journey home. It offers an accessible introduction to classical myth and the virtues of cleverness and endurance.
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ODYSSEUS AS A YOUTH AT HOME WITH HIS MOTHER ODYSSEUS AS A YOUTH AT HOME WIT ODYSSEUS THE HERO OF ITHACA ADAPTED FROM THE THIRD BOOK OF THE PRIMARY
SCHOOLS OF ATHENS, GREECE
BY
MARY E. BURT
Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the
German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of
"Little Nature Studies"; Teacher in the John A.
Browning School, New York City
AND
ZENAÏDE A. RAGOZIN
Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," "The Story of Media, Babylon, and Persia," "The Story of Vedic India";
Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and
Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the
Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc.
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON
COPYRIGHT, 1898, BY
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Printed in the United States of America
To
THE TEACHER
WHOSE INTEGRITY AND PEDAGOGICAL SPIRIT
HAVE CREATED A SCHOOL WHEREIN THE IDEAL MAY
PROVE ITSELF THE PRACTICAL
AND
THOSE ENTHUSIASTIC PUPILS
WHO LOVE THE LOYALTY AND BRAVERY OF ODYSSEUS THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PART I AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LIFE OF THE HERO, ODYSSEUS CHAPTER I. About Troy and the Journey of Paris to Greece II. The Flight of Helen III. The Greeks Sail for Troy IV. The Fall of Troy PART II THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO HIS OWN COUNTRY CHAPTER V. Odysseus on the Island of Calypso VI. Odysseus Constructs a Raft and Leaves the Island VII. Odysseus is Saved on the Island of Scheria VIII. Nausicaä is Sent to the River by Athena IX. Odysseus Arrives at the Palace of Alkinoös X. Odysseus in the Halls of Alkinoös XI. The Banquet in Honor of Odysseus XII. Odysseus Relates His Adventures
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