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Brett Helquist , Lemony Snicket

A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series, Books 1-13)

This series of thirteen 13-chaptered novels follows the "unfortunate events" which befall Violet, Klaus and baby Sunny Baudelaire after the death of their parents in a fire in the family home. On becoming orphans, the siblings are placed in the custody of their uncle, Count Olaf, who, from the first book onwards tries various – and typically murderous – ways, to acquire their huge fortune. Olaf is aided throughout by his accomplices in V.F.S., a mysterious organisation to w(...)

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YEAR: 1999

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Calypso Charybdis Damocles Glaucus Gorgon Heracles / Herakles Lotus Eaters Myths Nero Odysseus/ Ulysses Odyssey Plato's cave Sappho Scylla

Gilly Cameron Cooper

Ancient Greek Myths (Series): Cyclops

An educational comic that retells elements from the Odyssey, focusing on the Cyclops. It begins with informational pages about The Greeks, the Gods and Myths, (4-5), then provides maps for Setting the Scene, (6-7) before retelling the myth in 7 short chapters: A Long Way from Home, A Promising Land, The Cyclops Comes Home, Outwitting the Cyclops, Blind Man’s Bluff, Partin Shot, Poseidon’s Revenge. A Glossary and Index complete the book.In The Greeks, Their Gods and Myths, a short exp(...)

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YEAR: 2007

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Apollo Calypso Charybdis Circe Corsica Cyclops / Cyclopes Ismarus Lotus Eaters Odeia Odysseus/ Ulysses Odyssey Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Telemachus Trojan War Troy Zeus

Mark Bergin, Sue Reid, David Salariya

Ancient Greek Myths (Series): The Voyages of Odysseus

Odysseus' travels and his various adventures: meeting with Polyphemus, the Cyclops; visiting the court of King Aeolus and on the island of Circe; Odysseus' descent to the Underworld; meeting dangerous sirens, escaping Scylla and Charybdis. When after all the adventures, Odysseus comes home to Ithaca, there is danger there as well - the palace is occupied by suitors who try to marry Odysseus’ wife, Penelope. Odysseus defeats the suitors.In this book, the illustrations and words work(...)

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YEAR: 2004

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Athena/ Athene Calypso Circe Eolus Hermes Ithaca Odysseus/ Ulysses Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Scylla Sirens Telemachus Trojan War Troy Underworld Zeus

Brendan Shusterman , Neal Shusterman

Challenger Deep

Challenger Deep is an episodic, non-linear contemporary novel that retells the Odyssey, and that draws on aspects of fabulism to inform 15-year-old Caden’s delusions as he is treated for schizophrenia in a juvenile psychiatric hospital. The novel alternates between events that occurred before his hospitalisation and during his stay. While these moments can initially be distinguished by the difference in the setting (the real-world setting and the sea voyage), these settings are increasingl(...)

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YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Calypso Odysseus/ Ulysses Penelope Polyphemus The Odyssey

Cinzia Bigazzi, Celina Elmi

Homer for Fun: The Odyssey

This book is part of the Le Novelle della Cipolla series, which provides abridged myths accompanied by lavish illustrations. This book relates the voyage of Odysseus (called in the book by his Roman name, Ulysses), from the end of the Trojan War till his safe return to Ithaca. After opening with the council of the gods, the story follows Telemachus and Penelope and we first meet Odysseus on Calypso’s island. Thus the narrative follows the plot of the Homeric epic quite closely. Odysseus is(...)

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YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: Italy

TAGS: Aeolus Athena/ Athene Calypso Charybdis Circe Odysseus/ Ulysses Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Scylla Telemachus Tiresias Zeus

Marisa De Castro

Let’s Go to Crete! [Πάμε στην Κρήτη;]

Marisa Decastro and Mark Weinstein take young children and their guardians on a sightseeing tour of Crete, which is, as we read in the opening page, Greece’s largest island. Children are encouraged to mark places of interest on a sketch-map of Crete. The exploration of Crete starts with its diverse landscapes. These range from high mountains with gorges to plains with olive groves. Mention is made of the Cretan ibex, the so-called “kri-kri”, an indigenous wild goat. The descrip(...)

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COUNTRY: Greece

TAGS: Artemis Athena/ Athene Calypso Crete Daedalus Europa Greek history Greek mythology Hephaestus Ithaca Kronos / Cronus / Cronos Labyrinth Minos Minotaur Odysseus/ Ulysses Radamanthus Rhea Sarpedon Talos Theseus

Kate McMullan , Denis Zilber

Myth-O-Mania (Series, Book 10): Get Lost, Odysseus!

This is the tenth book in the Myth-O-Mania series. In this series, Hades is the narrator who promises to tell the whole truth about the Greek myth; he claims that his brother Zeus, is a myth-o-maniac (that is, a liar) and that he fabricated the myths and wrote his version so that he and his children will appear noble and praiseworthy. In this book, Hades narrates Odysseus’ voyage. Hades clams that Zeus wrote down that it was he who helped Odysseus get home after the Trojan War. Hades (...)

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YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Athena/ Athene Calypso Cerberus Circe Hades Hermes Odysseus/ Ulysses Penelope Persephone Polyphemus Poseidon Telemachus Zeus

Manuela Adreani

Odyssey [Odissea]

The book is based on the plot of the original Homeric epic – it is the story of Odysseus, who after the fall of Troy wanders the seas trying to come back to his home island of Ithaca. At the same time on Ithaca, Odysseus’ son Telemachus and his wife – Penelope, are struggling with the suitors who attempt to force the Queen into re-marriage. Telemachus decides to leave Ithaca to find some news about his father. Odissea in the adaptation of Giorgio Ferrero, presents the same thre(...)

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YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: Italy

TAGS: Aeolus Antinous Argos Arnaios Athena/ Athene Calypso Charybdis Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Demodocus Eumaios Eurymachus Helen Hermes Iros Ithaca Laertes Menelaus Nausicaa Nestor Odysseus/ Ulysses Odyssey Ogygia Olympus Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Pylos Scylla Sirens Sparta Tiresias Trident Trojan Horse (wooden) Troy Zeus

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson & The Olympians (Series, Book 4): The Battle of the Labyrinth

The fourth book in the Percy Jackson series finds Percy visiting another prospective school. His time here is interrupted by the appearance of two empousai disguised as cheerleaders. The ensuing battle ends with the school on fire and Percy escaping with Rachel Dare, the mortal he met the previous year at the Hoover Dam. Percy is unable to dwell on the serendipitous nature of her appearance as both Annabeth and the police arrive, with the former suggesting they should return to Camp Half-bl(...)

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YEAR: 2008

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Calypso Daedalus Greek mythology Hekatoncheires Hephaestus Hera Heroic itinerary Janus Kampe Monsters Telkine Theseus

Sulari Gentill

The Hero Trilogy (Series, Book 1): Chasing Odysseus

This is the first book in the author’s Hero trilogy. The story of Chasing Odysseus starts in the final days of the Trojan War. Its heroes are three teenaged brothers (Machaon, Cadmus and Lycon) and their younger sister (Hero). Their adoptive father, Agelaus, is a leader of the Herdsmen, a fiercely independent community, allied to the Trojans, who live on the slopes of Mt Ida. The Herdsmen, traditional protectors of the Trojan people, have been secretly supplying the Trojans with food (...)

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YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Achilles Aeneas Aeolus Agamemnon Alcinous Amazons Arete Calypso Charybdis Cicones Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Demodocus Eurylochus Gods Helen Hermes Island of the Sun Lotus-eater Menelaus Nausicaa Odysseus/ Ulysses Pan Pantheon Paris Penthesilea Phaeacia Polyphemus Priam Scamandrios Scylla Sirens Tiresias Troy Underworld

Keith Gordon Campbell

The Mermaid and the Shoe

King Neptune has 50 daughters (mermaids), each with a distinctive ability. He likes to boast about them: about Clio’s ability as a gardener, Thetis’s ability as a fish-trainer, Calypso’s singing voice. But Minnow, his youngest, does not know her skill yet—her garden is limp, the fish don’t do what she asks them, she can’t sing. She is curious, however, and asks lots of questions. One day, a red shoe drops into her path—she is fascinated by it and t(...)

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COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Calypso Clio Neptune Sirens Thetis