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The Odyssey

by Jeannette Sanderson · 2006

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The Greek hero Odysseus just spent ten years fighting the Trojan War. Will giants, an enchantress, and a sea monster make his journey home to Ithaca last another ten years?

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folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisGreeceGreeceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 16 pages

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