Jordan's Odyssey Timeline

Trojan War

Jan 1, 1200

the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta.

Cicones

Feb 10, 1202

When Odysseus attacks the Cicones, they kill all the men and take the women hostage. Later some other Cicone men see Odysseus' army and greatly wound his army.

Time when Odysseus is gone at sea

Period: Feb 10, 1202 to Oct 29, 1212

The lotus Eaters

Mar 7, 1202

A ace of people from an island near North Africa dominated by "lotus" plants. The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were narcotic and addictive, causing the people to sleep in peaceful apathy.

Cyclops

Mar 17, 1202

Odysseus and his men were captured by the cyclops Polyphemus. Using trickery, odysseus escaped but was cursed by Posiden who kept him at sea for a long time.

Aeolus

Mar 24, 1203

When Odysseus and his men reach the island of Aeolus, he gave Odysseus the gentle west wind to ride to Ithaca and a bag of the captured bad winds. But on the way back, Odysseus' men opened the bag of bad winds while Odysseus was sleeping blowing them back to Aeolus.

Almost to Ithaca

Mar 24, 1203

Odysseus and his men almost got to ithaca because of aeolus' winds. But because Aeolus denied their request for another bag of wind, they were forced to take the long route.

Laestrygonians

May 13, 1204

A tribe of giant cannibals from ancient Greek mythology. Odysseus, visited them during his journey back home to Ithaca. The giants ate many of Odysseus' men and destroyed eleven of his twelve ships by launching rocks from high cliffs. Odysseus' ship was not destroyed as it was hidden in a cove near shore. Everyone on Odysseus' ship survived.

Aeaea

Feb 24, 1205

A mythological island said to be the home of the sorceress Circe.

Back to Circe

Feb 24, 1206

Odysseus then returs to the circe. On the way he confronts Hermes who gave him the holy herb moly to protect himself from Circe's potion and save his men.

Land Of Dead

Feb 24, 1206

The Land of the Dead is near the homes of the Cimmerians, who live "shrouded in mist and cloud". Never seeing the sun. Odysseus follows Circe's instructions, digging a trench at the site prescribed and pouring libations of milk, honey, mellow wine, and pure water. He ceremoniously sprinkles barley and then sacrifices a ram and a ewe, the dark blood flowing into the trench to attract the dead.

Sirens; Scyalla; and charybdis

Period: Feb 24, 1207 to Feb 24, 1208

For The sirens odysseus told his men to plug their ears with beeswax so their song does not affect them. Odysseus nearly killed himself trying to get to the sirens' song. Odysseus faced both Charibdys and Scylla in Homer's Odyssey while rowing through a narrow channel. He ordered his men to avoid Charibdys thus forcing them to pass near Scylla. This resulted in the deaths of six of his men.

Helios' cattle & zues' lightning Bolt

Feb 24, 1208

Though Odysseus warns his men not to, they impiously kill and eat some of the cattle of the Sun. The guardians of the island, Helios' daughters, tell their father, and Helios appeals to Zeus, who destroys the ship with his lightning bolt and kills all the men except for Odysseus.

Calypso

Period: Feb 24, 1208 to Feb 24, 1209

Calypso imprisons t Odysseus on her island in order to make him her immortal husband. Calypso kept Odysseus hostage at Ogygia for seven years. Odysseus, however, he wants to return home to his beloved wife Penelope. His patron goddess Athena asks Zeus to order the release of Odysseus from the island, and Zeus compels Calypso to set Odysseus free.

Raft to Knig Alicinos

Feb 24, 1209

Calypso helped odysseus make a raft to help him get back. He was told to sail for 20 days before he would land on the island of Scheria to get more help on him return home.

Ithaca

Feb 24, 1210

Odysseus finally makes it back in time to fight the Suitors who cannot know he is Odysseus, so he disguises himself as an old begger to get through the Suitors.