Ulysses Adventure
Brochure-Jacqueline Ydrovo and Zachary Roth
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Table of Contents
• Troy
• Ciconia/Ismarus
• Land of Lotus Eaters
• Cyclops’ Island
• Keeper of the
Winds/Aeolus
• Cannibal Beach/Laestragonians
• Circe’s Island
• Land of the Dead
• Sirens
• Scylla and Charybdis
• Thrinacia
• Calypso
• Phaecia
• Ithaca
Troy
• Troy is the place of the 10 year
long Trojan war.
• Ulysses came to the fight to save
Helen from Paris.
• He then came up with the idea
of the giant wooden horse, the
Trojan Horse which led them to
victory.
Troy
• Ulysses fought at Troy with
Achilles, Menelaus, Patroclus,
and Agamemnon against the
Trojans, Hector, and Priam.
• The Trojan War lasted ten years.
• Ulysses learned that victory
comes with a price.
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Troy-Ilium (Turkey)
Archeological Site of Troy
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• It was rebuilt in a more orderly layout.
• The evidence of widespread fire and
slaughter around 1250 BC, which
brought Troy VII to an end, has led to
this phase being identified with the
city besieged by the Greeks during the
Trojan War, immortalized in The Iliad .
• is also probably the most famous
archaeological site in the world.
• Hellenistic tumuli were erected over
the supposed burial places of these
heroes, such as Achilles, Ajax, Hector,
and Patroclus.
Troy-Ilium (Turkey)
• Excavations over more than a
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century have revealed 23
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sections of the defensive walls
around the citadel, eleven gates,
a paved stone ramp, and the
lower portions of five defensive
bastions.
• An earthquake in 1350 BC
caused grave damage to Troy VI,
but the town quickly recovered
Ciconia-Ismarus
• Ciconia was the first place
Ulysses and his men stopped to
gather supplies after he left Troy.
• Ulysses and his men attacked
and stole what they wanted
from the Ciconians.
• Ulysses learned not to take stuff
that is not his.
Ciconia-Ismarus (Thrace)
• You can visit the city where
Ulysses went and bullied the
Ciconian citizens.
• Stroll the beach where Ulysses
had a feast and was chased away
from.
• Ulysses was a bully for the three
days he spent there.
Ciconia-Ismarus Now (Thrace)
• Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
• Discovered in 1981 near the
village of Sveshtari. This tomb
reflects the structural principles
of Thracian buildings. This
temple has very unique décor.
• Thracian was in contact with the
Hellenistic and Hyperborean
worlds, according to ancient
geographers.
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THE PEOPLE!!!
Lotus Land – Western Coast of Africa
• Ulysses and his men came upon an island,
that contained beautiful purple flowers.
• The flowers made everyone sleep,
Ulysses eventually realizes that the
flowers make you sleep.
• Ulysses ends up having to carrying all of
his men back to the ship before they slept
forever.
• Ulysses is at the island because his ship
was blown to the island.
• His goal was to get his men back on the
ship unharmed.
• Within Ulysses three days of being here,
he learned to fight addiction.
Lotus Land – Western Coast of Africa (Now)
• Here you can pick the flowers,
but please do not eat them.
• You can see and walk on the
beach where Ulysses men slept.
• You can talk to the local tribe
that Ulysses and his men were
greeted by.
WARNING-DO NOT EAT THE
FLOWERS UNLESS YOU WANT
TO SLEEP THE REST OF YOUR
LIFE!!!
Cyclops Island
• At the Cyclops Cave Ulysses
accomplished of blinding the
Cyclops, Polyphemus, and saving
most of his men from being eaten.
• Ulysses was there to get food and
water because his ships were
running low on supplies.
• Ulysses learned not to show hubris
because when he did Polyphemus
sent Poseidon after him.
• Ulysses was here for a day.
Cyclops Cave Now
• There is a black rock known as
Volakas. It is believed to be the
rock that Polyphemus hurled at
Ulysses after he had blinded
him.
• You can visit the rock and you
can also visit and get a tour of
the cave.
• Here you can visit the cave that
Ulysses and his men had to
escape from Polyphemus.
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THE CAVE!!!
Keeper of the Winds (Island of Aeolus Aeolia)
• Aeolus lives on this island called
Aiolia.
• Ulysses accomplished recieveing a
bag full of winds and a ride on the
west wind home from Aeolus.
• Ulysses was pushed through
Aeolus’s bronze gates and ended
up receiving wind.
• Ulysses learned that not be a hog.
• Ulysses was here for a day.
Keeper of the Winds (Aeolia Now)
• The location of Aeolus's island has
been argued, if it is near Sicily, on
a mountain, or at Gramvousa off
the north west coast of Crete.
• You can approach the bronze gates
that protect the island.
• You may see the magic bag of
winds that Ulysses held, but his
men ripped it apart.
• You can visit the castle and see the
winds in action.
WARNING-DO NOT OPEN
THE BAG OF WINDS!!!
Island of the Racing Sun (Cannibal Beach)
• Ulysses accomplished fixing his
boats that had been damaged.
• Ulysses goal was to fix his boats.
• Ulysses learned if you have to
get something done you have to
do it yourself.
• Ulysses was here for about a day
and a half.
Island of the Racing Sun (Paximadia)
• According to legend it is the
birth place of Apollo and
Artemis.
• You can go diving by boat and
then have a BBQ.
• You can walk around and explore
the land.
• You can see the campsite Ulysses
men were building before they
made a run for it.
WARNING-DO NOT CLIMB THE
TREES!!!
Circe (Aeaea)
• Ulysses accomplished gaining
food and turning men from pigs
to human.
• Ulysses goal was to get more
supplies.
• Ulysses learned to not give into
greed.
• Ulysses was here for many days
which was not clearly stated in
the book.
Circe (Aeaea Now)
• The cave of Circe still lies here
and is known as “Grotta della
Maga Circe. ”
• Here you can see and tour the
castle.
• You can pet her friendly lions
and wolves.
• If you can find Circe ask her if
Ulysses ever came to this island.
WARNING-DO NOT EAT THE
FOOD!!!
Land of the Dead (Hall of Hades)
• Ulysses accomplisehed making
his way to the Land of the Dead.
• The Land of the Dead is outside
of the Mediterranean Sea.
• Ulysses goal was to go the Land
of the Dead because Circe told
him to.
• Ulysses was here for less than a
day.
Land of the Dead (Hall of Hades Now)
• The first region of the Land of
the Dead is the Fields of
Asphodel.
• Ulysses here visited his fallen
war heroes and family. You can
ask the dead if Ulysses was
actually here.
• You can see Orion hunting,
Minos judging, and you can
dance with heroes in the Fields
of Asphodel.
WARNING-DO NOT GO THERE IN
THE FIRST PLACE!!!
Sirens
• Ulysses accomplished getting
away safely and not losing any
crew members.
• Ulysses had to pass the rocks to
get to the island of Thrinacia.
• Ulysses learned not to give into
temptation.
• Ulysses did not stay here, he was
just a passing by, but it took him
about fifteen minutes.
Sirens (Now)
• The sirens live on an island
called Anthemoessa.
• You can see the shore of the
Sirens that Ulysses was trying to
avoid.
• You might be able to hear the
Sirens beautiful song.
• You can go to the Pythagorio
Village.
WARNING-STUFF YOUR
EARS WITH COTTON!!!
Scylla and Charybdis
• Ulysses accomplished getting
through the narrow strait, but
with only six loses.
• Ulysses just needed to get past.
• Ulysses learned not everything
goes as planned.
• Ulysses was here for about 10
minutes.
Scylla and Charybdis (Now)
• Scylla and Charybdis live on
opposite ends on Strait of
Messina between Italy and Sicily.
• You can go to the caves where
Scylla and Charybdis were
located.
• You can go on a tour.
• If you happen to see Scylla or
Charybdis ask them if Ulysses
was there.
WARNING-DO NOT GO NEAR
THE BIG ROCKS!!!
Sun God’s Island (Thrinacia)
• Ulysses accomplished not dying
when the ship was struck with
lightening and all the other crew
members died.
• Ulysses is here to get food, water,
and because it was the island of
Thrinacia, this was Ulysses goal to
Ulysses was here for 31 days and
30 nights.
• Ulysses learned not believe his
men especially when they have
betrayed him before.
Sun God’s Island (Thrinacia Now)
• You can search for the golden
cattle that the men ate.
• You can find the dead moving
cow skin.
• You can see and hike on Mount
Etna.
• You can see the Temple of
Concord.
WARNING-DO NOT EAT THE
GOLDEN CATTLE!!!
Calypso’s Island (Ogygia)
• Ulysses accomplished learning
what was going on home back in
Ithaca.
• Ulysses is here because after the
boat got destroyed Ulysses and
his raft floated here.
• Ulysses was here for seven
years.
• Ulysses learned that he needed
to get home fast to help his
family.
Calypso’s Island ( Gozo Now)
• Gozo is an island of the Maltese
archipelago in the
Mediterranean Sea.
• You can visit the Calypso Cave,
but you can not go in.
• You can see the Azure Window.
• You can also go scuba diving.
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YOU ARE LEAVING!!!
Nausica’s Island (Phaecia)
• Ulysses accomplished getting a
ride home back to Ithaca.
• Ulysses is here because he
washed ashore because of the
storm Poseidon had caused.
• Ulysses was here for two days.
• Ulysses learned to treat people
nicely.
Nausica’s Island (Phaecia Now)
• Corfu is the island of Nausica
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also know as Phaecia.
ANY ACTIVITIES!!!
• You can visit Greek temples.
• You can walk the ancient streets
of the Roman village of Kassiopi.
• Tradition says the “Potiknissi” is
the ship which, was returning
from Ithaca after dropping
Ulysses off, which was petrified
by Poseidon.
Ithaca
• This is home of Ulysses, Penelope,
his wife, and Telemachus, his son.
• Ulysses accomplished returning
home, killing off the suitors, and
getting to live with his wife
Penelope and son Telemachus.
• Ulysses is here to regain his throne
and his family.
• Ulysses returned home and stays
here.
• Ulysses learned that home does
not always feel like home till you
make it feel like home.
Ithaca, Greece (Now)
• You can visit Ulysses tomb and
see the palace.
• You can see the natural
landmark, Fountain of
Arethousa.
• You can also go to the
restaurant, Yefuri.
• And take a stroll through the
village of Kioni.
WARNING-DO NOT TRY TO FIGHT
THE BEGGARS!!!