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Troy
- Odyssues' first stop was Troy
- The war in Troy lasted 10 yrs
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The Land of The Lotus Eaters
<a href='http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lotus?s=t' >Lotus</a - when Odysseus and his men first landed on the island of the lotus eaters, some men went out looking for food and water/did not return for many hours -
Island of the Cyclops' continued
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Island of the Cyclops
- Odysseus' look-out saw land and they landed at the island of the cyclops'
- they soon saw a cave and went into it
- Odysseus and men saw a giant man=cyclops named Polyphemus
- Odysseus told the Polyphemus his name was Nobody Atall Odysseus traded a stone winejar for food=unless Polyphemus whould eat the men -Odysseus told the cyclops his name was Nobady Atall
- Cyclops broke promise
- when Polyphemus woke from sleeping, he said Odysseus blinded him
- Cyclops told his dad to curse Odusseus
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Brass Isandss
- saw land=Aeolia
- met king of Aeolia and went with him and his family to have dinner
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Laestrygonia
- Laestrygonia is where Odysseus and his men found land again
- the king of Laestrygonia was King Lamus
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Circes Island
white moly flower definition- found land
-all Odysseus' men go inside except him
- the lady inside turn all Odysseus' men into pigs
- once Odysseus finds out his men are pigs he gets so mad and almost kills the lady who did it but catches himself
- Circe tries to turn Odysseus into a pig
- but luckly, Odysseus was wise and ate the white moly flower -
Circe's Island continued
- it was Circes fate/prophey that she would fall in love with Odysseus
- the gods have forbidned Circe to help Odysseus home but she promises that if he stays one month she will send him to someone who can help
- all the men got turned back to normal by Circe
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Hades
- Odysseus was shocked of how much time has gone by since he has been gone from home
- Odysseus went to the oracle through the Underworld
- the oracle's name is Teiresias
- Odysseus was angry and very upset to go to the Underworld -Odysseus left Elpenor behind and he snapped his neck and died
- gave him a proper burial
- Odysseus saw his mom in the Underworld
- Odysseus needs to hurry home so that his wife doesn't get remarried
- he talks to the oracle and he told him the way home
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Apollo's Island
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Calypsos Cave Continued
- Penelope tricks the men that wants to marry her with a wedding vale trick
- Zeus forbids help from other gods
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Calypsos Cave
- Odysseus wakes up in a strange place/made it out alive
- Calypso is a sea nymph -Calypso excplained how much she has in the cave and how much she needds a husband
- she nursed Odysseus back to health
- Odysseus asks for help with a new boat but she can not make one because she is friends with the trees
- Calypso is immortal and offers immortality to him
- she loves him and persuades him to be her husband
- back home, men are trying to marry Penelope
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King Alcinios Island
- Calypso is a creepy stocker
- Odysseus' raft broke/drowning
- saved by sea nymph/mermaids
- wakes up with women surrounding him
- needs help convincing he his himself/he looks old and homeless
- King Alcinous believes he is himself -Odysseus is almost home/day away
- Odysseus shares his journey with the King
- King Alcinous gives Odysseus a ship
- the ship is turned to stone by Poseidon
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Ithaca
- Penelope got caught by the men for her vale trick
- Penelope soon has to pick a new husband
- Odysseus looks filthy/disguise/plan
- pig-mans cave
- conversation/ details at cave -dog recognizes -Telmachus(Odysseus son) said to hurry and choose a husband -bow and arrow fight
- not allowed to compete at first, but Telemachus allows -all suitors fail
- kills suitors
- Teelemachus helps -revealed identity -Penelope didnt believe he was Odysseus
- bed no ledge/passes test
- celebration -Poseidon
