Odysseus eventually makes it home to Ithaca where he finds Penelope surrounded by greedy men who want to marry her. She keeps him on her magical island for seven years before she is forced to release him by Zeus, ruler of the gods. He is also delayed by Calypso, a beautiful sea nymph who wants Odysseus to be her husband. She falls in love with Odysseus and he stays with her for a year before continuing his voyage home. Odysseus also meets powerful, magical women on his journey, including the sorceress Circe who turns his men into pigs. They are either eaten by Polyphemus, Laestrygonian giants or the six-headed Scylla, or drowned in storms and the whirlpool Charybdis. Odysseus begins his journey with 12 ships filled with men, but all the men and ships are lost along the way. The goddess Athene decides to help Odysseus. Odysseus angers the sea god Poseidon by blinding his son, the cyclops Polyphemus, and Poseidon decides to take revenge and prevent Odysseus from reaching Ithaca. It transported me to another time and place.Īfter ten years fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus, King of Ithaca, begins the long journey home where his wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, are waiting for him. The Odyssey is an ancient tale that contains themes that remain relevant in the modern day. This is not simply a tale of adventure – behind the story are themes of separation and loyalty and the strength required to remain true to yourself. In The Odyssey, Geraldine McCaughrean retells an ancient story using more modern language. She is courageous, clever and determined. Penelope is admired by many but remains faithful to Odysseus. Odysseus is the King of Ithaca, a warrior and a hero. But there is a mystery competitor, a traveller who has returned to his homeland. Her son, Telemachus, suggests an archery competition to choose her husband. The men who want to marry Penelope lose patience and demand she chooses one of them. "What would Odysseus do if he were in my place? He wouldn't let these bullies have their own way." But she finds a way to avoid ever finishing it. Penelope promises to chose a husband once she's completed weaving her tapestry. She has received many offers of marriage from men who believe, or hope, Odysseus will never come home. Meanwhile, back in Ithaca, Odysseus's wife Penelope has spent ten long years waiting faithfully for him to return. ![]() Along the way he is met with huge storms and shipwrecks, a one-eyed giant, a witch who turns men into pigs and a a six-headed sea monster! The journey home from Troy to Ithaca takes Odysseus ten years. The book is a retelling of a poem written in Ancient Greece more than two thousand years ago. It tells the story of his long and eventful journey home after winning a gruelling battle against the Trojans. If you like like action-packed adventure stories then I've got the book for you! The Odyssey by Geraldine McCaughrean is theĮxtraordinary tale of mythological Greek King Odysseus.
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