It is difficult for a novice reader to begin to get acquainted with the brilliant works of the ancient Greek poet Homer in poetic form. It is better to do this according to the prose retelling of E. Tudorovskaya, published in 1964 and since then republished only once in 1967. The story of the Trojan War includes not only Homer’s “Iliad”; other works based on folk legends are also used here. “ The Adventures of Odysseus" uses almost one of Homer's "Odyssey". The publishers hope that this book will more than once serve as a good example of courage and courage to the young reader. For children of middle school age.