Odysseus’ Odyssey, in order
1. Troy: After the victory at Troy, Odysseus and his men begin their journey home from here.
2. The Island of the Cicones: After leaving Troy, they stop to raid this island for supplies. The Cicones attack
on horseback, and Odysseus lost 72 of his men.
3. The Island of the Lotus Eaters: Odysseus sends his men out to search for food, and has to recover them
when they eat the Lotus Flower.
4. The Island of the Cyclopes: Here, Odysseus and his men find a Cyclops' cave, lured by his cheese and wine.
The cyclops, Polyphemus, traps them inside the cave. Odysseus and his men blind the cyclops, and then
sneak out under his heard of sheep.
5. The Island of Aeolus: Aeolus, the god of the winds, gives Odysseus all of the bad winds, so he can safely
sail home. Odysseus' men go against his orders and open the bag, and all of the winds escape.
6. The Island of the Laestrygonians: The Laestrygonians, a race of cannibals, eat the Greeks. Only the men on
Odysseus' ship and himself survive.
7. Circe's Island: Circe, a witch-goddess, uses magic on Odysseus’ men. What seems like just a short time on
her island, actually turns out to be much longer. Before Odysseus departs, Circe finally tells him that he
needs to find the blind prophet Teiresias in the Underworld.
8. The Underworld: Odysseus consults the prophet Teiresias to ask how he can get home.
9. The Island of the Sirens: Odysseus and his men pass here, an island with women singing their luring songs,
trying to reel in sailors.
10. Scylla and Charybdis: Odysseus makes a difficult decision, resulting in a brave sacrifice. The men sail for
Scylla, a six-headed sea serpent, rather than Charybdis, a giant whirlpool.
11. The Island of Helios: They stop here, to rest and Odysseus falls asleep praying to Athena. While sleeping,
his men once again go against orders, causing Zeus to throw a bolt of lightning at the ship as punishment,
turning it into splinters.
12. Ogygia (Calypso's Island): Odysseus finds this island after drifting in the sea. It is an island of women, with
a nymph named Calypso, who keeps Odysseus with her on the island for several years, as her companion,
before being forced to let him leave.
13. The Island of the Phaecians: The Phaecians accept Odysseus, and he explains his ten-year journey to them
during a feast.
14. Ithaca: