LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
[ODYSSEUS AS A YOUTH AT HOME WITH HIS MOTHER]
[THE SILVER-FOOTED THETIS RISING FROM THE WAVES]
[ODYSSEUS AND MENELAOS PERSUADING AGAMEMNON TO SACRIFICE IPHIGENEIA]
[THE SWINEHERD TELLING HIS STORY TO ODYSSEUS]
INTRODUCTION
It has long been the opinion of many of the more progressive teachers of the United States that, next to Herakles, Odysseus is the hero closest to child-life, and that the stories from the "Odyssey" are the most suitable for reading-lessons. These conclusions have been reached through independent experiments not related to educational work in foreign countries.