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Sulari Gentill

Benjamin Chandler reviews 'Chasing Odysseus' by S.D. Gentill

Benjamin Chandler
Saturday, 26 March 2011

S.D. Gentill’s Chasing Odysseus provides a fresh perspective on Homer’s The Odyssey for young readers. It focuses on the adventures of Hero and her three brothers – Machaon, Lycon, and Cadmus – during the fall of Troy and on their subsequent pursuit of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, throughout his legendary voyages. The siblings are raised among the Herdsmen of Ida, who are ...

Published in April 2011, no. 330

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