After ten years of war the Greeks have finally conquered Troy and are ready to sail home. Their actions following the victory, however, have angered Neptune and Minerva. And Odysseus (Ulysses), Eurylochus, and Elpenor are about to learn that angry gods and goddesses can turn a brief cruise across the Mediterranean into a long adventure as they wander through unknown lands filled with strange fruit, cannibals, and giants. Written for novice and intermediate Latin readers, Errores Longi Ulixis, Pars I is based on Homer’s epic poem about Odysseus and his long journey home from Troy. This is the first novella in the Ulixes series. The sequel is Errores Longi Ulixis, Pars II. Total Words: 4500 Unique Words: 235 Base Vocabulary: 88 Suggested Level: Latin I Storybase Books publishes books that help beginners learn Latin and Greek by reading. Our novellas use limited vocabulary to tell engaging stories that are accessible to novice- and intermediate-level readers. Meanings for many words are provided in footnotes, and a full index of all words, word forms, and phrases is included in each novella. Readers can thus read each novella on their own, with others, or with a class.
