- After Troy, Odysseus and his men set out to sea, when a wind blew them into land. They stayed to long and reinforcements came and attacked them. Odysseus and men finally escaped and a storm sent by Zeus sept them away for nine days until the came to the land of Lotus eaters. The native people there gave Odysseus's men the fruit which made them want to stay there and not go home. Odysseus had to drag them back to the ship and lock them up so they would leave with him.
- Then they sailed to the land where the Cyclops live. They wondered into the cave of the Cyclops Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon. He seems welcoming, but then eats two of Odyssues men and then hold the rest captive.
- Odysseus thought i a plan to free himself and his crew. While Polyphemus was out dealing with sheep, Odysseus would find a long piece of wood, sharpen it, and harden it in the fire. Then Odysseus got his drunk on wine from the ship. While Polyphemus was still conscious, he asked for Odysseus's name, and he told him Noman. Then he passed out. At that time, Odysseus and his men grabbed the hot, sharped wood, and stabbed it in his only eye and twisted and tuned until he was blind.
- From the loud bellows from Polyphemus's cry, all of the cyclops community came to check on his. But because he was told that Odysseus's name was Noman, when he was trying to explain what happened, he was misunderstood for saying no man has hurt me instead of Noman.
- When Odysseus and men were leaving, he foolishly revealed his real identity, and then Poseidon took out his rath by making sure that he didn't make it home for a long time.
Characters
- Polyphemus
- Lotus eaters
Themes
- Pride
- Bravery
- Epic Hero
Book 10
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Odysseus and his men sail off of the island that
is the home of the Cyclopes and sail to the ruler of the winds. Aeolus gave
Odysseus a bag that is full of all the winds except the west wind that will
guild them back to Ithaca. They were almost home when Odysseus fell asleep and
some of his men opened then bag and a storm blew them all the way back to
Aeolus. This time when Odysseus asked for help, Aeolus refused to help him.
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Without the wind to guild the men to Ithaca,
they had to row until the came to the land of Laestrygonians. Here lives a race
of giants. Odysseus sends some of his crew to see what this land holds. When
they do, they are made to eat, but the survivors warns Odysseus and the other
of what is to come and they flee at once. But, the giants started to throw
giant boulders at the ships and they all sank except for Odysseus’s ship.
·
After that, they traveled to Aiaia where Circe lives.
Odysseus, again, sends a crew of men to see where the smoke is coming from.
When they get to the house where the smoke is coming from, Circe invites them
in and drugs them. The drug turns them into pigs. Eurylochos was the only one
to get away to tell Odysseus of what happened. Then, Hermes came down and told
Odysseus how to deal with Circe and gave him a charm that would keep Odysseus
from getting drugged. When Odysseus got to Circe’s house, she was baffled that
he was reacting to drug and they made peace. Then, Odysseus and his men stayed
there, happy as can be, for one year.
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When it was time to go home, Odysseus asked how
to get home, and Circe said she could help. She told him that he would have to
get directions from the spirit of Tiredias, in Hades. The men were to leave at
once. Bit before they had left, the youngest man of their group, Elpenor, had
fallen off the roof and broken his neck, sending his soul to Hades.
Characters
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Circe
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Elpenor
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Eurylochos
Themes
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Pride
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Bravery
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Hospitality
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Epic Hero
Book 11
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Odysseus and his men got to the place that Circe
told them to go, then they made their sacrifices. The first spirit to appear
was the one of Elpenor. He begged Odysseus to give has body a proper burial on
their way back from Hades. And that if he doesn’t he was draw God’s vengeance upon him. Then
came the spirit of Odysseus’s dead mother. She was alive when he left, but even
though he was stricken with sorrow, he needed to talk to Tiresias. Then, came
the spirit that they need. He appeared and told Odysseus to let her drink that
blood of the sacrifice and he would tell him the truth.
·
She told them that they could get home, but not
without suffering from the fury of Poseidon for blinding his son . They had to
go to the island of Thrinacia where they will get sheep and cattle from Helios.
Then, they had to travel to Ithaca with the sheep and cattle safe, and if he
failed to do so, then there will be trouble at home. Then, He left and the
spirit if Odysseus’s mother came back, can drank the blood from the sacrifice
so she too could tell the truth. She told him about his wife, son, and father.
And that she died from sorrow for him not being there. Then, a bunch of souls
of women came to drink the blood, and one by one Odysseus listened to their
stories.
·
He had finished the story of the ghosts and
asked if he could sleep, but the king and queen urged him to continue the
stories.
·
The next
soul the approached Odysseus was King Agamemnon and he told of his death at the
hands of his wife. He saw many other spirits but then an overwhelming amount
appear. He was so frightened that he ran back to his ship and they all sailed
away at once.
Characters
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Teiresias
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Anticleia
Themes
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Honor
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Epic Hero
Book 12
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Odysseus and his men arrive at Aiaia where they
sleep on the beach until morning, and then they go to Circe’s house and give
Elpenor a proper burial. When Circe hears of their return, she goes to the
beach immediately with a hearty meal. While the other were sleep, Odysseus told
Circe all about their journey. When he finished, she told him of the obstacles
to come and how to navigate threw them. She warns him about the Sirens and the
paths that he has to choose. She told
him where to find the island where he needs to find the sheep and cattle.
·
When Circe was finished, Odysseus awoke his men,
and they set sail. As they approached the land where the Sirens live, Odysseus
had ordered his men to tie him up tight and to plug their ears, just as Circe
had told them. They passed the Sirens with success, when they could hear them
no more, all the men unplugged their ears and untied Odysseus.
·
Now was the time that Odysseus had to either
goes by Scylla or Charybdis. They did as they were told and took the course
that brought them by Scylla. And as they were sailing by, Scylla had eaten six
of his men up.
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They reached the land where they needed to pick
up the cattle and sheep. Odysseus doesn’t want to go to the land at all, but is
crew convince him to. Odysseus then warns them that no matter what, no one is
to harm a single animal. That night, a giant storm came and they were forced to
stay there for a month. Odysseus constantly reminded them that no one is to eat
the animals, but the food on the ship that Circe gave them.
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Then, one day while Odysseus had stepped away
for awhile to pray to the gods, his crew killed and eat some of the cattle.
Odysseus wok up to the smell of burning fat and prayed to the gods to forgive
him. The news of the crime travelled fast and Zeus was going to punish them. As
predicted, all of his men died. Then Odysseus, barley alive himself, floated to
Calypso’s island. Then He brakes from the story because he sees no reason to
repeat his time on that island.
Characters
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Scylla
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Sirens
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Helios Hyperion
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Nymphs
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Perimedes
Themes
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Honor
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Pride and Arrogance
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Epic Hero
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