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1194 BCE
the battle of troy
The battle of troy was right after the Trojan War and it lasted 10 years. -
1185 BCE
lotus-eaters
Odysseus was on The Lotus-Eaters Island for nine days. It started around 5/1/1180 BCE and ended nine days after. After leaving Troy, Odysseus went to Ismarus. Then, 10 ten days after leaving Ismarus, he went to the land of the Lotus-Eaters -
1184 BCE
cyclops
Odysseus was in the cave for two days. After they arrived at the land of the cyclops, they ended up in the cave of the cyclops. The first day, two of Odysseus' men were eaten. The next day, the cyclops ate two more men. So Odysseus blinded the cyclops, Polyphemus. They escaped Polyphemus and left. -
1183 BCE
witch circe
Odysseus was with Circe for a year. After they escaped the cyclops, they went back to Ithica. He went to Aeolia and got a bag of winds from Aeolus and then went back to Ithica. While Odysseus was asleep, the crew opened the bag of winds and blew them back to where they came from. They left and ended up in Lamos. After a quick stay, they landed on the land of Aeaea. All of his men got turned into pigs, and he had to stay there for a year. -
1183 BCE
sirens
After he left the underworld, he returned to Aeaea to give Elpenor a proper burial. Circe gives him directions to get home. Odysseus had to tie his men to a pole and put wax in their ears so they couldn't hear the sirens. Odysseus was with them for about a day. -
1183 BCE
scylla and charybdis
After getting past the siresns, Odysseus had to sacrifice six of his men by going past Scylla instead of going by Charybdis and losing his whole ship. -
1183 BCE
helio's cattle
After getting past Scylla, he stopped to rest on Thriancia, home of Helio's cattle. They had to stay there for 30 days because of a terrible storm. They were told not to eat the cows, but while Odysseus was asleep, his crew ate the cows. Helio was angry and told Zeus to punish them. Zeus killed everyone but Odysseus. Odysseus had to hang on a tree and survived Charybdis. -
1182 BCE
land of the dead
Circe told the men to go to the underworld before going back to Ithica. Whenever he got there, he encountered many ghost and talked to his mother, Teiresians. Agamemnon and his companions from the trojan war. He was there for about two days. -
1182 BCE
calypso
Odysseus floated to Ogygia and was rescued by Calypso and she held him captive for 7 years. -
1182 BCE
telemachus' journey
Telemachus' Journey was about one year. -
1182 BCE
island of scheria
After 18 days at sea, Odysseus finds Scheria and the island of the Phaechians. -
1181 BCE
telling of adventure
After he gets to Scheria, he identifies himself to the Phaeacians. Then he tells his story of his journey. He told his story for 18 days. -
1180 BCE
the suitors / penelope's challenge
After telling his adventure he went pack to his house. Penelope had 108 suitors. Odysseus went to his house where the suitors were. Penelope had a challenge of whoever could pull the bow the best would be her husband. -
1180 BCE
odysseus' revenge / suitors taken to underworld / penelope's test
Odysseus killed all of the suitors after he returns. The souls of the suitors went to the underworld. When Odysseus returns back home, Penelope tests him with the bed that he made.
