The Grace of The Witch
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Character s
Aeoulus
Conflict
Odysseus v. His men
Lastrygones
The Odyssey Book 10
King of the wind.
Gives Odysseus a bag of the storm winds. Leaves the
West wind out of the bag.
Odysseus’ men believe that Odysseus is hiding treasure
from them. They open the bag of wind and go back to
Aeoulus’ island.
Fierce Cannibals that bombard Odysseus’ ships with
boulders and only 45 of Odysseus’ men survive the fight.
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The Odyssey Book 10
Circe
Witch, enchantress,
Turns the men into pigs by giving them a magic potion.
Eurylocus
Second in command
Contrasting character to Odysseus
When his men are turned into pigs, he runs away and
saves himself.
When Odysseus wants to know what happened,
Eurylocus tells him to leave the men behind.
Hermes
Gives Odysseus help to take on Circe
Gives Odysseus Moly: an herb that will prevent him from
being turned into an animal like his men.
Tells Odysseus to make Circe promise not to play any
more witches tricks.
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Conflict
Odysseus v. Circe
The Odyssey Book 10
-Odysseus is given the potion
-It does not work, because of the moly
-Circe falls to her knees and begs Odysseus for her life.
-She offers to go to bed with him.
-Odysseus refuses until she promises not to play
anymore tricks.
-Odysseus refuses to eat until she releases his men from
her spell.
-When she does release the men, they are taller, stronger,
and more handsome.
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Conflict
Odysseus v. Eurylocus
Odysseus v. Circe
Round two
The Odyssey Book Ten
- Eurylocus questions Odysseus’ leadership.
-He even brings up the Cyclops and how it was
Odysseus’ curiosity that got those men killed.
-Odysseus threatens to kill Eurylocus
-Odysseus’ men prevent the fight, and tell Odysseus to
leave Eurylocus behind.
-Odysseus is tricked by Circe to stay longer than he
planned.
-He and his men stay for a year before they notice how
much time has passed.
-Odysseus is awoken from the trance by his men
-Begs Circe to let him leave the island to go home.
Date
The Odyssey Book 10
Tiresias
Blind Prophet
Lives in the underworld with his reason and memories
still in tact.
He is the only person that can tell Odysseus how to get
home.