ODYSSEYThe Adventures of

Odysseus

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The Adventures of Odysseus1.Troy2.The Island of the Cicones3.The Island of Lotus Eaters4.The Island of the Cyclopes5.The Island of Aeolus6.The Island of the Laestrygonians7.Circe's Island8.The Island of the Sirens9.Scylla and Charybdis10.Island of the Sun God11.Ogygia (Calypso's Island)12.The Island of the Phaecians13.Ithaca

Life of Odysseus in IthacaOdysseus has been away from his

home in Ithaca for a total of 20 years.

His son, Telemachus, has become a man and his wife Penelope is assumed to be a widow by the people of Ithaca.

Odysseus and Penelope

Telemachus

Suitors come to woo Penelope but she remains faithful to Odysseus, believing he is still alive.

The suitors continue to live in Odysseus’s house until Penelope agrees to marry one of them.

She holds the suitors off by promising them she will marry one of them when she finishes weaving a shroud for Odysseus’ father

They give in to her promise and agree to let her finishEvery day she works on the shroud but secretly undoes

it at night.The suitors eventually find out about her scheme and

catch her in the act.They become more unmanageable than ever.

The Fall of TroyThe Greeks have been away at war for

10 years.The Greeks defeat the Trojans with the

help of Athena and Poseidon.The Greeks go mad with victory the

night they sacked the city of Troy.The Greeks violate the prophetess

Cassandra in Athena’s templeAthena turns against the Greeks and

convinces Poseidon to do the same.This causes the Greeks to be terribly

punished on their journey back home.

The Island of the CiconesThe winds blew Odysseus and his

men to Ismarus, a city in Thrace where the warring Cicones lived

Odysseus’ men plundered the city and killed many people

At dawn, the Cicones attacked the sleeping Greeks

Six warriors from each ship died upon the beach

Thus, began Odysseus’ journey

The Island of Lotus EatersOdysseus sends his men out to

search for food, and has to recover them when they eat the Lotus Flower.

The inhabitants try to feed some of the men their flower food that makes them forget reality and lose their longing to get home.

Odysseus had to drag them back to the ship and chain them as they wept to stay in the Lotus Land.

The Island of the CyclopesHere, Odysseus and his men find a

Cyclops' cave, lured by his cheese and wine.

Hungry and tired the men come across the cave of Polyphemus where Odysseus lost many men.

The cyclops, Polyphemus, traps them inside the cave. Odysseus and his men blind the cyclops, and then sneak out under his heard of sheep.

The Island of AeolusThe men come to the country of the

winds where Aeolus receives them with hospitality.

As a gift, Aeolus gives Odysseus a parting gift of a leather sack full of all the storm winds.

Odysseus can sail home safely as long as he keeps the sack closed.

His crew, thinking the sack is full of gold, opens the sack and unleashes a storm.

The Island of the LaestrygoniansTelepylus, land of the

Laestrygons

The Laestrygons are giant cannibals who ate most of Odysseus’ men

Odysseus’ ship was saved because it was parked out of the shore

Circe's IslandCirce, a beautiful but dangerous witch

Some of the men go ahead and encounter Circe who turns them into pigs.

One man escapes and returns to Odysseus to tell him what happened.

Armed with an herb Hermes has given him that would not affect him from Circe’s magic, Odysseus saves his men

She falls in love with Odysseus and changes his crew back into human form and they live in luxury at her house for a year.

After having enough, Circe uses her magic to tell them how to get home.

They must travel to Hades and speak to the dead prophet Teiresias.

Odysseus and his men lure Teiresias’ spirit with blood and asks for help.

He tells Odysseus’ he will eventually get home and advises the men not to kill oxen belonging to the sun.

The Island of the SirensThe Sirens- woman that lured man

to death by singing

Odysseus’ men put some wax on their ear

He did not put any wax on his own but he asked his men to tie him on the boat

Odysseus listened to the Sirens for more clues in going home

Scylla and Charybdis Odysseus chooses to sail for Scylla, a

six-headed sea serpent, rather than Charybdis, a giant whirlpool. He did this because he knew that if he went to Charybdis, the whole ship would be destroyed. A sacrifice the brave Odysseus decided to make.

Scylla is a six-headed monster while Charybdis is a whirlpool

Six of his crew lost their lives

Island of the Sun God

They finally arrive at the island of the Sun where the hungry men kill and eat his cattle (ox) while Odysseus is away.

The sun destroys the ship and drowns everyone but Odysseus.

Ogygia (Calypso's Island) Odysseus finds this island after drifting in the

sea. It is a island of women, with a nymph named Calypso, with whom Odysseus has a seven-year affair with.

After the seven years, Hermes convinces Calypso to let Odysseus build a new ship so he could sail home.

On his journey home, Poseidon catches sight of him and sends a storm to wreck his ship.

The goddess Ino, who feels sorry, gives him her veil to protect him from harm in the water.

The Island of the Phaecians He swims for 2 days and finally reaches the land of

the Phaeacians and their king.

The king’s daughter PRINCESS NAUSICAA finds him naked and filthy on the shore.

She leads him to the king where he is received warmly and kindly.

The King say he will make sure he gets home and lets him eat and sleep at his house.

Odysseus tells his story. After hearing this, the Phaeacians make a ship for him to get home.

Athena helps him. Odysseus is disguised as a beggar so he will be welcomed into his palace.

Ithaca Odysseus went home and disguised as a beggar.

The next day, Penelope presents the suitors with a challenge: whoever can string Odysseus’ bow and shoot an arrow through twelve rings would be able to marry her.

All the suitors try and fail but when the beggar asks for a try they all laugh at him.

The suitors, taken off guard go for their weapons but Telemachus hid them all.

They try to run away but the doors are all locked as Odysseus slaughters them all.

Odysseus finally reveals himself to Penelope and after 20 years of separation, they live happily ever after