Coleman-Smith's Odyssey

Trojan War Part.2

1259 BCE

Odysseus was the main factor that tilted the war into Troy's side. Due to his pristine battle instincts and warrior like personality he was able to succeed in giving his home land the victory against Greece

Trojan war

1200 BCE

Trojan War, in Greek mythology, was a war between the Greeks and the people of Troy.

Lotus eaters

1200 BCE

The lotus eaters were a group of people that used a lotus to trap lost or shipwrecked sailors on their island for eternity.

Lotus Eaters Part.2

1200 BCE

Odysseus and his crew stumbled apon a island that was home to the lotus eaters. The lotus eaters convinced the to eat the flower and they eventually went to sleep. After a while however Odysseus woke up and eventually was able to save his crew mates.

Cyclops Part 2

1200 BCE

This is important to the story of Odysseus because it leads him on a journey that is more dangerous than he originally planned. This also shows what type of struggle he had to go thru to get back home.

Aeolus-Bag of Wind Part.2

1200 BCE

This is important to Odysseus because of the fact that, not only is this another detour on his journey home, but it shows how much trust his crew mates put in him.

Cyclops

1200 BCE

Odysseus and is men come across an island with a giant cave. Which ultimately had a cyclops inside causing Odysseus to lose his men.

Aeolus-Bag of Wind

1200 BCE

Odysseus and his men were given a bag of wind to make it home quicker. Odysseus told his men not to use the bag of wind but his men did not listen to him causing the to go off course and take an even longer route back home.

Circe

1200 BCE

Odysseus and his men travel to an island that is the home to the witch-goddess Circe. During their stay Odysseus and his men are treated to great hospitality but soon figure out Circe's true intentions are as she turns Odysseus' crew mates to pigs.

Sirens

1200 BCE

When Odysseus and his men were on his journey home with his men he was tied up by his men on the flag pole with his ears plugged while his men got taken by the sirens that lured them.

Helios’ cattle

1200 BCE

This is an event in where Odysseus' men are tricked into killing Helios' divine cattle that pulls his chariot across the sky. After the men kill the cattle the men begin to die in horrific ways due to Helios' telling Zeus that Odysseus' men has killed his cattle.

Helios’ cattle Part.2

1200 BCE

This is important to the journey of Odysseus because when this event happens he loses his men due to his men killing and eating the cattle of Helios. This is significant to Odysseus personally because he treasured his men and would sacrifice his life for them.

Suitors

1200 BCE

This is an event in which Odysseus comes home to his wife and son to find out that his house is filled with men who want to take his fortune and his wife Penelope. He shows up in rags looking like a beggar to hide his true identity.

Suitors Part.2

1200 BCE

This is important to the journey of Odysseus because he finally was able to go home but was met by men who wanted to take his life away from him. He proved that he was the real Odysseus by showing Penelope that his bed was not able to move because it was rooted into the ground

Circe Part.2

Nov 15, 1200

This is important to the journey of Odysseus because he was forced to sleep with the goddess Circe to have his crew mates turned back to their original forms. This shows the amount of dedication Odysseus has for his men and how much he cares for them

Sirens part.2

Nov 18, 1200

This is important to the journey of Odysseus because it shows that he cares for his crew mates and does not want to lose them because he values them. This can be shown by the way he was pleading for them to stop so they can actually survive

Scylla and Charybdis

Nov 18, 1200

This event is where Odysseus and his men had to navigate between two monsters. Scylla a six headed monster that eats men for each head. The other monster Charybdis is a giant whirlpool that swallows the ships whole. Then Circe tells Odysseus that he should steer closer to the Scylla to lose less men the the whole crew

Scylla and Charybdis Part.2

Nov 18, 1200

This is important to the journey of Odysseus because he is trying to decide whether or not to trust Circe and sacrifice some of his men or be swallowed by the gaping whirlpool and lose all of his men. He is conflicted in making a choice that will benefit his crew mates.