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1200 BCE
The trojan war
Trojan war ends creating the start of the journey back from the city of troy across the Mediterranean sea. -
1200 BCE
The Kikonians
Odysseus finds the tribe of Kikionians and his men raid them, but are then driven back to there ships -
1200 BCE
The lotus eaters
Men landed on an island with Lotus flowers making them forget what there mission was. Forcing Odysseus to force the men back onto the ships. -
1200 BCE
The cyclops
The Cyclops island is discovered by Odysseus but is not as hospitable as he wanted. He was captured by Polyphemus and was going to be eaten. He got him drunk and poked out his eye and escaped. -
1200 BCE
Aeolus's aid
Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag of wind in his favor to blow him back home but can only be opened at the right time -
1200 BCE
LESTRYGONIANS
They find a tribe of cannibals that eat some of Odysseus' men and burn 11 of the 12 ships -
Period: 1199 BCE to 1199 BCE
Circe
Ends up on Circe's island and get stuck on Circe's island. They escape after a year -
Period: 1198 BCE to 1198 BCE
The underworld
Odyseuss goes to the underworld and finds news of his family finding his mother committed suicide. -
Period: 1198 BCE to 1198 BCE
Survival of the sirens
Odysseus is saved by Circe by putting wax in his rowers ears and tying himself to a pole. They escape unharmed -
Period: 1198 BCE to 1198 BCE
Scylla and Charybdis
Scylla and Charybdis are sea creatures one a multi headed dog and the other a whirlpool. -
Period: 1198 BCE to 1197 BCE
Helios and the other Charybdis
Helios Punishes Odysseus for eating his cattle by holing his breath so the wind no longer blows, then they run into Charybdis and there final ship is destroyed -
Period: 1197 BCE to 1190 BCE
Calypso
Calypso keeps Odysseus hostage for 7 years in her palace lured him in there with her singing and he slept in the same bed together. -
Period: 1189 BCE to 1189 BCE
Phaiakans
Phaikans help him home to Ithica after finding him washed ashore. -
Period: 1189 BCE to 1189 BCE
The suitors
After Odysseus returns home he finds its been taken over by suitors of his wife and disguises himself until he can prove himself then kills all of the suitors with his son Telemachos