The Odyssey - Homer - Bookniverse

The Ancient Greek myth The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus, king of Ithaka, and his long, dangerous journey home after ten years of fighting in the Trojan War. The trip should take a matter of weeks. Instead, the sea-god Poseidon curses him, and it takes another ten years — and the loss of every ship and every man who sailed with him — before Odysseus even glimpses home again. Meanwhile, back on Ithaka, his wife Penelope and son Telemachus face troubles of their own. Believing Odysseus dead, dozens of arrogant young suitors have moved into his palace and are pressing Penelope to remarry. Whether Odysseus's wits are enough to come home and set everything right, readers will have to discover for themselves. Along the way, he outwits a man-eating Cyclops, sails past the deadly song of the Sirens, and travels all the way to the Land of the Dead to learn what still lies ahead.