Sign inSign up
Basket
Full catalogue / The Odyssey / Brazilian Portuguese
The Odyssey

Homer

The Odyssey

Paper book: €32.99

Digital: €7.99

Original publication
800 BC
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
820
Difficulty
Hard
Genres
Adventure, History, Travel Writing
Moods
Escape it all, Be enchanted, Travel back in time, Savour the writing
Translated from
English

Book summary

After the Trojan War, Odysseus wants to return home to his island of Ithaca. But it will take him ten years of wandering: he faces the Cyclops, escapes the song of the Sirens and resists the charms of the enchantress Circe. Meanwhile, his wife Penelope fends off the suitors who have overrun her palace.

It is the greatest adventure in literature, so much so that its title has become a word: an odyssey.

With the translation always in front of you, you can read this great tale in the language you are learning.

The plot

Uma passagem entre dois perigos. Ulisses e seus marinheiros chegam a uma passagem estreita entre duas rochas. Embaixo de uma, um redemoinho engole o mar três vezes por dia. Na outra se esconde Cila, um monstro de…

The world of the book

Um mundo de mar, ilhas e deuses. O livro se passa na Grécia das lendas. Viaja-se de ilha em ilha em longos barcos a remo e a vela. Os deuses se metem na vida dos homens: Poseidon, o deus do mar, tem rancor de Ulisses…

Read an excerpt

Display mode

Preview:

Similar books

Explore the site

Other languages you can learn

See the whole catalogue

Your privacy preferences

We use cookies to measure our audience and for advertising. The site works just as well if you decline. Customise Privacy Policy