The One-Eyed Giant is the first book in the Tales from the Odyssey series by Mary Pope Osborne that retells the thrilling stories from Homer’s Odyssey for kids. The book is a perfect read-aloud for elementary students and will foster an interest in Greek mythology.
"Fool! Who are you to tell me to please Zeus? I am a son of Poseidon, god of the seas! I am not afraid of Zeus!
"’We are not pirates,’ he said. ‘We are Greeks blown off course by storm winds. Will you offer us the gift of hospitality like a good host? If you so, mighty Zeus, king of the gods, will be pleased.’”
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"In the following weeks, while his men enjoyed the luxurious palace life, Odysseus told the wind god the story of the long war between the Greeks and the Trojans.
"The wind God is a friend to Zeus," said Odysseus. "I believe he will honor the gods' command that strangers must always be greeted with kindness.""Aeolus welcomed them warmly."
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