Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca

Download or read book Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca written by Homer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-13 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...] This was the chance which wily Aphrodite had contrived for Paris. He took the hint and carried Helen away to his ship, together with as much treasure as they could lay hands on, and then they sailed for Troy. Little did he heed, in his mad desire to call the most beautiful woman in the world his wife, that she was already the wife of a hero who had received him as an honored guest in his house, and that he was about to destroy the peace and honor of his host. As soon as Menelaos heard of the flight of his wife, he hastened back to Sparta, where he found his palace deserted and his treasure-house robbed.[...]".