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1200 BCE
Trojan War
The trojan war was a war fought in the city of troy. Being one of the most important battles in Greek Mythology. This war was fought by the greeks after Helen was taken from her husband Menelaus whom was the king of of Sparta at the time. When troy took Helen from Menelaus in outraged Menelaus thus came the trojan war. The major point of the trojan war was to get Helen from troy by bringing in a huge wooden horse into troy as a diversion to invade troy. -
1200 BCE
Scylla and Charybdis
Scylla is a giant six headed monster. When coming across the Scylla and Charybdis the Scylla was attacking the ship and all of Odysseus's men. Scylla would swing around and take our six of Odysseus's men at one time. Then came the Charybdis with a strong current and a high tide. The Charybdis began swirling like an intense "cauldron seething over intense fire" Charybdis began forming a huge funnel swarming from rock to rock bellowing all around. Soon the Scylla ate Odysseus's men an it was the. -
1200 BCE
Scylla and Charybdis
Worst pain that Odysseus had every suffered. This event really caused Odysseus to realize just how much he needed his crew it shows this when he talks about how loosing his crew was the worst pain that he had to endure and suffer. I say he felt this way because he felt as if he let his crew down by not doing more to help them in the fight with Scylla and he led them to their death. Which is why that was the worst pain that he ever suffered because he felt as if he let his crew down. -
1200 BCE
Suitors/home
Penelope begins giving the suitors strict orders to take control over the house to take care of all of their needs to eat and drink all day and they should take advantage since her husband is no longer around and no longer present in the lives of the suitors. So she begins holding a contest to see which one is worthy enough to take Penelope as his wife. The contest is to see who can bend the string back and sends an arrow through the iron axe helve sockets will be able to take Penelope. -
Nov 18, 1200
Aeolous bag of wind part 2
Only to find out what was in the bag were not silvers and golds but as wind that blew them all the way back to Aeolous's island. When looking at how this affected Odysseus not only did it put him behind on his voyage because he was sent back to Aeolou's island but also it made him angry because when him and his men wanted to return back to Ithaca Aeolous refused to help them given that he'd already given them gifts previously that they'd wasted. -
Nov 18, 1200
Circe part 2
Wine with a touch of her own vile to make them loose the interest of returning to their homeland. Odysseus's men drunk the wine and there minds became lost. Circe soon tried to give Odysseus her drink but it failed to work on Odysseus -
Nov 18, 1200
Aeolous bag of wind
When Odysseus and his men left Aeolous's island the king gave him two gifts as he went off. He gave them a wing to get back to the land of Ithaca and he gave them a bag full of wind to help that at any given time. After being given the bag of wind they sailed back to the island of Ithaca. Late one night when everyone was sleeping some of Odysseus's men became curious of what was in the bag full of wind. So they opened the bag of wind thinking what was in there were silvers and golds only. -
Nov 18, 1200
Circe
When Odysseus and his men landed back on the island they ran into the Goddess Circe. To many Circe was known to be a witch. Odysseus and his men went to Circe's Hall which was accompanied by many animals such as wolves and mountain lions where they just sat and watched him and his men enter circe's hall. Circe soon walked up to greet Odysseus and his men but greeted them with her soft beautiful singing. She soon greeted them with a meal of cheese and barly with amber honey mixed with pramnian. -
Nov 19, 1200
sirens part 2
Main goal. It shows that Odysseus actually is willing to save his men and make sure that not only him but his men also have a goal to get through all of his voyages and want to succeed. Him making the sacrifice shows that he is willing make sure his men are safe. -
Nov 19, 1200
Sirens
Sirens are these sea creatures that lie to "bewitch" coasting men. All men who are on the ship near the sirens are in danger when the sirens release their cry. They entice the men with their cry and they will sing the men's minds away. To save his men he had but beeswax inside his mens ears so the sirens cry would not affect or danger anyone that was apart of his crew that could get hurt from it. This showed just how much Odysseus actually cared for his men. It shows that even though he has one
