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Physical Desc
223 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Draws on ancient myths, medieval romances, and modern scholarship to offer a graphic novel portraying the Trojan war, from the kidnapping of Queen Helen by Paris to the gathering of the ancient kings of Greece to retrieve her.
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1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Adventure into the epic and magical world of Greek myths with this brightly-illustrated introduction to the clever adventurer Odysseus for young readers. Colourful and easy to read, this retelling of the war hero and epic adventurer Odysseus brings ancient myth to life with a dash of adventure.
24) The Odyssey
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (3 hr. ; 4 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Homer's classic epic poem about the hero, Odysseus, and his travels home after the infamous ten year battle of Troy, is brought to the screen. The gods seize the opportunity to make Odysseus and his crew the pawns in their games, forcing Odysseus to take unbelievable detours that add years to his journey home. These detours throw him into conflict with great mythological creatures like Circe, the Cyclops, and Poseidon, and ultimately bring him to...
25) Ulysses
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ulysses' return from the Trojan Wars sets him upon a legendary adventure. He and his crew sail under the curse of Cassandra, and encounter Circe, the sirens and the cyclops.
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306 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of a father and son's transformative shared journey in reading in the wake of the father's late-in-life enrollment in his son's undergraduate seminar, where the two engaged in debates over how to interpret Homer's classic masterpiece.
"When eighty-one-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enroll in the undergraduate seminar on the Odyssey that his son Daniel teaches at Bard College, the two find themselves on an adventure as profoundly...
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7 audio discs (8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The one-eyed giant: When Odysseus leaves his home to fight in the Trojan War, he never imagines that he'll be away from his family for so many years. Now he is leading his men across the seas. Among the dangers that await them is Polyphemus, the one-eyed giant. The land of the dead: The curse of Polyphemus plagues them at every turn while Odysseus and his men face giant cannibals and outwit a beautiful witch, who reveals Odysseus's next challenge--...
29) Homer's Odyssey
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Physical Desc
173 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Trojan War is over, and the battle-weary soldier Odysseus sets out for home. On his way Odysseus faces many dangers sent by the gods to test him. Will he outwit the one-eyed giant Cyclops, the cunning enchantress Circe, and the terrifying monsters Scylla and Charybdis?
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