Tales From the Odyssey, Volume 2: Sirens and Sea Monsters / The Gray-Eyed Goddess

Tales from the Odyssey #3-4

by Charles Villiers Stanford (Composer), James Simmons (Reading)

Volume Two Includes:

Book Three: Sirens and Sea MonstersOdysseus and his men have done what no other mortals have done: returned alive from the terrifying Land of the Dead. Armed with warnings and advice from the ghost of the prophet Tiresias, Odysseus is determined to finally sail home to Ithaca. But the enchantress Circe tells him the Greeks will face even more horrors on their journey, including an encounter with Scylla, the six-headed monster, and Charybdis, the deadly whirlpool. Who will survive these terrors -- and how?



Book Four: The Gray-Eyed GoddessOdysseus is trapped on the island of the sea goddess, Calypso. The beautiful goddess wants him to forget his wife and son and marry her, but he is determined to return home. Back in Ithaca, Odysseus' wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, desperately fend off suitors who want to marry Penelope in order to take control of Odysseus' island. It is only with the help of the gray-eyed goddess Athena that they can hope to ever become a family again.

Genres: Audiobook

8 pages, Audiobook

Published January 1, 2000

About the author

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford was an Anglo-Irish composer, resident in England for much of his life. Also known as Ian Stanford, he is particularly notable for his choral music. From 1887 until 1924 he was professor of music at University of Cambridge.

Reviews

[Antonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

It'd the story of The Odyssey, by Homer, told for kids. Considering my kids have made it through Vol 2 and are starting Vol 3 and even the 7 year old is referencing the story now, I think it's well done.

[Karina · Rating 4 out of 5]

really great for kids to be exposed to this influential classic!

[Whitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to this so many times as a kid that I could probably recite it word for word. I love this series and I love how accessible it is for Epic Poetry beginners and children.

[4 stars, audiobook from Audible]
[#26 of 2025 Rereads]

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

An adaptation of The Odyssey that is geared toward children. It is scrubbed in all of the right places but doesn’t shy away from everything. Particularly compelling is Odysseus’ first person perspective. It helps younger readers connect with this larger-than-life figure.