#The kingdom of the dead odyssey code#

Meanwhile Zeus (pronounced ZOOS), the leader of the gods, sent Hermes (pronounced HUR-meez) to command Calypso to let the hero leave.

Telemachus was proud when he learned of his father's fame. The young man traveled to Pylos and then to Sparta, where he met Helen and Menelaus (pronounced men-uh-LAY-uhs), the king and queen. The goddess Athena (pronounced uh-THEE-nuh) encouraged Odysseus's son Telemachus (pronounced tuh-LEM-uh-kuhs) to go on a quest in search of his father. Calypso was holding the hero captive, hoping that her beauty and offer of immortality-the ability to live forever-would make him forget his wife, Penelope (pronounced puh-NEL-uh-pee), and marry her instead.įinally the gods took pity on Odysseus. All the other Greek heroes were either dead or safely back in their homelands. Almost ten years had passed since the end of the Trojan War. The story actually opens in the middle of his journey, with Odysseus stranded on Ogygia (pronounced oh-GIG-ee-uh), the island home of the enchantress Calypso (pronounced kuh-LIP-soh). The Odyssey is believed to be the work of the Greek poet Homer, who also composed the Iliad. Along the way, he lost his ships, his crew, and the riches he had gained at Troy. Pursued by the sea god Poseidon, but aided both by his own cunning and by the goddess Athena, Odysseus overcame countless obstacles during his long journey home.

#The kingdom of the dead odyssey code#

Label The Odyssey, Homer translated by Robert Fagles introduction and notes by Bernard Knox PublicationĬontent type MARC source rdacontent Contents Introduction: Spelling and pronunciation of Homeric names - Maps: Homeric geography : Mainland Greece - Peloponnese - Aegean and Asia Minor - Inset: Troy and vicinity - Homer: Odyssey : Athena inspires the prince - Telemachus sets sail - King Nestor remembers - King and queen of Sparta - Odysseus- Nymph and shipwreck - Princess and the stranger - Phaeacia's halls and gardens - Day for songs and contests - In the one-eyed giant's cave - Bewitching queen of Aeaea - Kingdom of the dead - Cattle of the sun - Ithaca at last - Loyal swineherd - Prince sets sail for home - Father and son - Stranger at the gates - Beggar-king of Ithaca - Penelope and her guest - Portents gather - Odysseus strings his bow - Slaughter in the hall - Great rooted bed - Peace Control code 34583995 Dimensions 24 cm Extent x, 541 pages Isbn 9780670821624 Isbn Type (alk.One of the great epic poems of ancient Greece, the Odyssey tells the story of the struggles and triumphs of the hero Odysseus (pronounced oh-DIS-ee-uhs) as he made his way home after the Trojan War. paper) Lccn 96017280 Media category unmediated Media MARC source rdamedia Media type code Label The Odyssey, Homer translated by Robert Fagles introduction and notes by Bernard Knox Instantiatesīibliography note Includes bibliographical references Carrier category volume Carrier category codeĬarrier MARC source rdacarrier Content category text Content type codeĬontent type MARC source rdacontent Contents Introduction: Spelling and pronunciation of Homeric names - Maps: Homeric geography : Mainland Greece - Peloponnese - Aegean and Asia Minor - Inset: Troy and vicinity - Homer: Odyssey : Athena inspires the prince - Telemachus sets sail - King Nestor remembers - King and queen of Sparta - Odysseus- Nymph and shipwreck - Princess and the stranger - Phaeacia's halls and gardens - Day for songs and contests - In the one-eyed giant's cave - Bewitching queen of Aeaea - Kingdom of the dead - Cattle of the sun - Ithaca at last - Loyal swineherd - Prince sets sail for home - Father and son - Stranger at the gates - Beggar-king of Ithaca - Penelope and her guest - Portents gather - Odysseus strings his bow - Slaughter in the hall - Great rooted bed - Peace Control code 34583995 Dimensions 24 cm Extent x, 541 pages Isbn 9780670821624 Isbn Type (alk.