ITEM DESCIPTION:
TITLE: Odyssey, The
GENRE: Animated  
RATING: G
DURATION: 48min
 
Homer’s Odyssey is an epic poem about the return of Ithaca’s king, Odysseus, after the Trojan War. In this wonderful adaptation of the legendary hero’s trail and triumphs, Odysseus makes his valiant ten-year voyage at sea, trying to reach the shores of his beloved home.

While he and his crew are protected by the goddess Athena, the sea-god Poseidon is avenging the harm done to his son, the giant Cyclops by inflicting such wrathful enemies as Circe and Scylla upon the men.

Full of brave battles and seafaring intrigue, the animated Odyssey by A Storybook Classic is sure to enrapture the young and young at heart, with stories of gods and men from the great poet of time immemorial.