Laurie Fitch's and Anna Condacse's Odyssey Timeline

Homer's Odyssey

Period: Oct 1, 1193 to Oct 1, 1214

1193 B.C.- 1214 B.C.

Trojan War Begins

Oct 3, 1193

The Trojan war began in 1193 B.C. whent he Mycenaeans (ancient Greeks) attacked the city of Troy, as a retaliation for Paris of Troy stealing the wife of the Mycenaean king, Helen.

Trojan War Ends

Feb 2, 1203

The Trojan War ends in 1203 B.C. after 10 years of battle.

The Cicones

Feb 19, 1203

Odysseus and his men sail to the island of the Cicones to plunder their island. The Cicones charge over the hill and Odysseus and his men slaughter all of the Cicone's soldiers, enslave the women, and kill all of their crops and stock.

The Lotus Eaters

Mar 5, 1203

After leaving the Land of Cicones, Odysseus and his men sail to the Island of Lotus Eaters. Some of Odysseus' men eat the lotus flower. The lotus flower is a drug-like plant that make the men who taste it never want to leave back home. Finally, Odysseus drags his men back to the ship and they continue their journey on.

The Cyclops

Mar 20, 1203

After the long days at sea- Odysseus and his men stop to rest in a cave on the Island of the Cyclopes, where they encounter Polyphemus. A cyclopes is a one-eyed giant monster who eats people, so the wise Odysseus and his men try to befriend him so they could get out of the cave. As a result, they give him wine to help him fall asleep and stab him in the eye, play a few tricks on him, then safely escape by riding under sheep.

Aeolus

Apr 1, 1203

After escaping from the Cyclops, Odysseus and his men sail to Aeolia. On this island, Aeolus, the wind king, lives. He gives Odysseus a gift of stormy winds in a bag. Odysseus spends a total of one month on this island.

Leaving Aeolus

May 1, 1203

After spending one month with the king, Odysseus and his men are back on track on their way to Ithaca, but his decieving men open the bag of winds the king gave them, and they are blown away by strong winds to Aeaea.

Laestrygones

May 5, 1203

Odysseus and his men encounter the Laestrygones, who are monsterous cannibals, who bombard one of their ship.

Aeaea

May 11, 1203

Odysseus and his men reach Aeaea where they will encounter many things

Circe

May 20, 1203

While exploring the Island of Aeaea, they stumble across Circe, who is singing and weaving. Odysseus' men do not suspect that Circe is infact an evil witch. As a result, she offers them food and wine and she turns them into pigs. Odysseus begs her to let them go, but she persuades Odysseus to stay with her for a year.

Leaving Circe and the Island of Aeaea

May 20, 1204

After spending a year with Circe, Odysseus convinces Circe to finally let them go, but Circe sends him to the Land of the Dead to seek the wisdom of the blind prophet Teiresias.

The Land of the Dead

Jun 1, 1204

Odysseus and his men arrive in the Land of the Dead, the underworld, and he visits Tiresias and hears the prophecy Crice has sent him to hear. She tells Odysseus that he will encounter many more dangerous things, but Odysseus also sees that his mother has died from a broken heart. They continue forth with their journey.

The Sirens

Jun 10, 1204

As they are sailing, Odysseus and his men are preparing for the Sirens. Sirens are creatures with the head of a woman, and the body of a bird. They sing beautiful, melodious, songs that make anyone who hear it want to go crazy and throw themselves overboard. The men put beeswax in their ear so they don't hear them, but Odysseus, wanting to hear them, ties himself to the ship's mast so he could listen.

Charybdis and Scylla

Jun 21, 1204

As they pass the Sirens, they steer close to the shore to avoid Charybdis, but in doing so, they come upon the six-headed monster, Scylla; however, Scylla reaches down and eats six of Odysseus' men.

Helios

Jul 1, 1204

They are on Helios's land and Odysseus' men find cattle. Odysseus warns his men to not eat the cattle, but his men slaughter and eat the cattle anyway.

Zeus' Lightning Bolt

Jul 3, 1204

As soon as Odysseus and his men leave the island, Zeus gets his revenge by striking the boat with a thunderbolt because his men ate the cattle; however, everyone dies excpet Odysseus, who after many days is washed up on the shore of Calypso.

Calypso

Jul 29, 1204

Odysseus floats to the island of Ogygia, the home of Calypso, the sweet nymph, who persuades Odysseus to stay with her for 7 years.

Leaving Calypso

Oct 22, 1211

Calypso keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years and finally she lets him go because the messenger god, Hermes, tells her that the gods are very angry with her. She helps Odysseus build a raft and he sails away.

King Alcinous

Jan 5, 1212

Odysseus sails to Scheria and tells King Alcinous his adventurous story.

Arrives home in Ithaca

Feb 7, 1213

Odysseus finally arrives in Ithaca. Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom, disguises him as an old beggar so the suitors who are stealing Penelope away from him won't recognize him.

Reunited with Telemachus

Feb 10, 1213

Osysseus and Telemachus are reunited, seeing each other for the first time.

Battle with the Suitors

Feb 23, 1213

Penelope announced an archery battle. Whoever wins and can pull back Odysseus' bow, will be her husband. Odysseus, furious, traps everyone in the great hall and kills them all with the help of Athena, Telemachus, and 2 trustworthy friends.

Reunited with Penelope

Feb 24, 1213

Penelope has not seen her husband for 20 years, but she was relieved when she finally realized it was him, because at first she did not believe he was the real Odysseus because she had given up hope.