Ulysses of Ithaca
MERCURY DESCENDING TO EARTH
Life Stories for Young People
ULYSSES OF ITHACA
Translated from the German of
Karl Friedrich Becker
BY
GEORGE P. UPTON
Author of “Musical Memories,” “Standard Operas,” etc.
Translator of “Memories,” “Immensee,” etc.
WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
A. C. McCLURG & CO.
CHICAGO
A. C. McCLURG & CO.
1912
Copyright
A. C. McClurg & Co.
1912
Published September, 1912
THE · PLIMPTON · PRESS
[W · D · O]
NORWOOD · MASS · U · S · A
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Translator’s Preface
Many years ago Karl Friedrich Beckerwrote a series of romances of the ancientworld for German boys and girls, ofwhich “Ulysses” and “Achilles” in the presentseries of “Life Stories for Young People” form animportant part. They became great favorites intheir day and still preserve their interest, so that ina sense they may be called classics. The masterlymanner in which the author has presented the oldgods and heroes from the human point of view andthe atmosphere of the old days of mythology, aswell as the thrill of the adventurous narrative andthe deep human interest of the story, should commendthem also to American boys and girls. Noneof the ancient stories is more entrancing than that ofUlysses and the vicissitudes he had to endure inhis effort to return to Ithaca after the Trojan war,and of the patience, sweetness, and faithfulness ofPenelope, as she waited year after year for thereturn of her lord, while her life was made wretchedby the unwelcome and often brutal solicitations ofher numerous suitors, as well as of her final happinesswhen Ulysses returned and wreaked deservedvengeance upon her persecutors. Incidentally alsothe reader will enjoy the charming descriptions ofhis adventures with Calypso and the beautifulNausicaa, his escape from the monstrous Cyclops,the fascinating Circe, and his thrilling experiencesin passing Scylla and Charybdis. It is a storyreplete with interest, delightfully told.
G. P. U.
Chicago, July, 1912
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Contents
Chapter Page
I Penelope waiting for Ulysses—The Suitors—Telemachus, encouraged by Athene, sets sail 11
II Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush 21
III Calypso allows Ulysses to go home—Poseidon sends a storm—Ulysses is wrecked upon the Island of Scheria                        
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