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Indlæser... The Odyssey of Homer (Oxford Myths & Legends)af Barbara Leonie Picard
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This is the exciting story of Odysseus's famous journey. After the fall of Troy, Odysseus sets sail for his island kingdom of Ithaca, but his voyage will take ten whole years. He has to face many dangers: the one-eyed giant Polyphemus; Circe's enchanted island, and the sirens who luresailors to their death. He even journeys down into the underworld and meets the dead Greek heroes. And all the time, his wife and son are waiting, hoping against hope that he will come and help them face the men who have invaded their home.Homer's great epic poem is brought to life in this critically acclaimed, classic retelling by Barbara Leonie Picard. Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
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I decided to search Long Island libraries for the book I read 63 years ago, and found this book that seemed to fit the bill. I then read the preface and found this sentence: "To the Greeks, the sky, the sea, and the earth were divided up between the three divine brothers, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades." I realized this was the sentence that prompted our choice of gods, even though we decided that we should use the Roman and not the Greek names. I now remember our discussion: that the Roman names were better known. Further on in the preface, the fourth one mentioned was Hera whom we could not relate to and hoped we would never have a mother like her. But the fifth mention was Apollo, the Sun god of art and learning, and there was our optional fourth participant.
The stories of the Odyssey still ring with me, particularly Scylla and Charybdis, the Land of Hades, the Cyclops, the almost vain search of Telemachus for his father, and the problem of Penelope with her suitors. ( )