1. Land of the Cicones; Land of Ismarus- Underestimates the army driven back out to sea with
heavy losses; wine that has been blessed by the
gods.
2. Lotus Eaters His men eat the lotus flower and it
made them lose all hope of home; drags the men
back to the ship and ties them to the rowing
benches
3. Cyclops- His curiosity draws him into the cyclop’s
cave; takes 12 of his best men and the wine from
the land of Ismarus; He finds sheep, pottery,
goats, whey, and cheese. His gets eaten by
Polythemus (Cyclops). They plan to stab him in the
eye to blind him and to disguise themselves as
sheep. Odysseus tricks him with wine and his name
“No body”. Polythemus wants Odysseus to come
back and treat well and have Poseidon befriend
him. Odysseus declines.
4. Aeolus Island- God of Wind Odysseus is given a
bag of the unfavorable winds. Aeolus likes that he
uses his mind and he is the first person to visit
him. Odysseus’ men open the bag of wind before
they step foot on the shores of Ithaca, and they
are blown back out to sea. They are blown back to
Aeolus, but he’s not willing to help him a second
time.
5. Land of the Laestrygonians – Cannibals More of
men are eaten; only one ship remaining- Odysseus’
ship
6. Circe Island- His are turned into pigs by her
charm. Odysseus is able to resist because Hermes,
(Messenger of the gods), gives him an herb that
makes him stay human. They are on her island for 5
years. She tells him that he must go to the
Underworld to get home. Speak to blind prophet
Tiresias.
7. Underworld – He sees his mother; she killed
herself; Tiresias warns him not to kill the cattle of
Lord Helios
8. Circe Island- warns him of Sirens, Scylla, Charydis,
and not to harm the cattle of Helios and not to
fight back with Scylla. She instructs him to have
his men tie up to the ship and to plug the men’s
ears with bees wax.
9. Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis- pass the Sirens and
Scylla eats six of men and Charybdis tries to
devour his ship but doesn’t succeed. Scylla- six
headed sea serpent; Charybdis- giant whirl pool
that devours ships.
10.
Island of Lord Helios- Odysseus is reluctant
to stop there of the warning given to him by Circe
and Tiresias; he gives in after Eurylucus convinces
him that it is best for his men and himself. Warns
his not to get off the ship and not to harm the
cattle. A storm comes and pushes them into the
sea cave and it lasts a month. The provisions, food,
on ship dwindle down and the men go ashore and
hunt sea birds and fish. Meanwhile, Odysseus goes
inland to pray and the gods put him into a deep
sleep. Euryluclus, he convinces the men drowning is
better fate than starvation, so they need to
sacrifice the cattle. Lord Helios asks Zeus to
strike down Odysseus’ ship and kill his men.
Odysseus is thrown into the sea and he makes a
raft and is pushed back to Scylla and Charybdis.
11.
Scylla and Charybdis- He clings to a fig tree
because Charybdis swallows his raft. When she
spits it back up, he swims with the raft past
Charybdis and Scylla. He drifts in the open ocean
for 9 days.
12.
Calypso’s Island – He is captive on her island 7
years. Zeus sends Hermes to tell him to release
Odysseus so that he can go home. She promises
him immortality, and he denies her.
13.
Phaecians – Odysseus is invited to dinner as a
guest, and he is treated very well by the king.
Being a good guest, Odysseus tells the king of his
long journey, and the king gives Odysseus a ship
and a crew to take him home. They give Odysseus a
sleeping potion along the way so that he would
sleep through the journey, and they set him ashore
on the island of Ithaca.
14.
Returns to Ithaca- Athena disguises him as an
old beggar, he meets his son for the first time, and
he kills all the suitors with the help of Athena,
Apollo, Telemachus, Eumaeus, and Philoteius. He is
reunited with Penelope.