<p>After ten years of war the Greeks have finally conquered Troy and are ready to sail home.</p>

<p>Their actions following the victory, however, have angered Neptune and Minerva. And Odysseus (Ulysses), Eurylochus, and Elpenor are about to learn that angry gods and goddesses can change a brief cruise across the Mediterranean into a long adventure as they wander through unknown lands filled with strange fruit, cannibals, and giants.</p>

<p>Written for novice and intermediate Latin readers, this novella is based on Homer's epic poem about Odysseus and his long journey home from the Trojan War.</p>
</p><ul><li>Level: Beginner High</li><li>Headwords: 296</li><li>Word Forms: 690</li><li>Total Words: 3804</li></ul>
<p>Storybase Books publishes books that help beginners learn Latin and Greek by reading. Our novellas use limited vocabulary to tell engaging stories that are accessible to novice- and intermediate-level readers. Meanings for many words are provided in footnotes, and a full index of all words, word forms, and phrases is included in each novella. Readers can thus read each novella on their own, with others, or with a class.</p>