The Odyssey Coloring Book: 45 Epic Images to Bring the Adventure of Odysseus to Life!

For almost 3,000 years, the Odyssey has captured imaginations with seafaring adventure, romance, friendships, as well as feats of heroism and of bloody revenge. The tale of Odysseus’s long and eventful journey home remains one of the greatest epics ever told, inspiring new translations, adaptations, and retellings year after year. Now, this coloring book gives fans a front row seat to explore the classic tale with 45 detailed scenes of the beloved heroes, deities, and monsters of Greek mythology to color and make their own!

Step into the world of the Odyssey and bring one of history’s greatest ancient epics to life with The Odyssey Coloring Book.

Inside, you’ll journey through forty-five richly detailed illustrations featuring legendary heroes, powerful gods, and fearsome monsters. Each page pairs artwork with a caption that retells the story, guiding you through Odysseus’s long voyage from Troy, across the perilous Aegean Sea, and back home to be with his wife, Penelope, on the island of Ithaca.

For newcomers as well as readers returning to the beloved classic, The Odyssey Coloring Book is a fun new way to explore one of history’s most beloved stories. So grab your coloring tools and set sail on an epic adventure of myth, art, and imagination!

Doug Metzger is the host of the hit Literature and History Podcast (LiteratureandHistory.com), a long-form, single-narrator show where he has produced about three-hundred hours of content on ancient literature, around eighty of which focus on ancient Greek literature. Having covered not only Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, but also centuries of later Greek and Latin literature influenced by these early epics, Doug brings panoramic knowledge of The Odyssey’s history and legacy to this project, as well as a good dose of humor! Doug’s podcast has been featured on Literary Hub, Pacific Standard, The Paris Review, The American Scholar, Harvard’s Sound Education, and elsewhere.