Die Rückkehr des Odysseus

The long period of siege is over. Troy is in ruins. The black ships of the Greek fleet are hoisting their sails. But on the return journey, King Ulysses of Ithaca expects dangers of a magnitude he has not experienced during the entire Trojan War. Caught by adverse winds in unknown waters, Odysseus not only has to struggle with the mistakes of his crew, but also has to face ever greater trials himself: in the land of the man-eating Cyclades, on the island of the magical Kirke, in the realm of shadows. And when he finally reaches the coast of Ithaca, he finds his beloved Penelopeia surrounded by young suitors. But then the goddess Athena takes his side. In Rosemary Sutcliff's retelling of the Odyssey, Homer's magnificent, but also very complex epic poetry becomes a captivating re.