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    Odyssean Musings
    Odyssean Musings
    Odyssean Musings
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    Odyssean Musings

    By Frank De Canio

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    Hypothetical ponderings of Odysseus (Ulysses) as he struggles to return to Ithaca after the Trojan war. He’s at odds with Poseidon (Neptune), the sea god, (for having blinded his son, the one-eyed monster, Polyphemus),and his own licentious leanings that are aggravated by separation from his wife, Penelope.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateFeb 7, 2023
    ISBN9781669865360
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