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Join Odysseus on his epic journey through different places, encountering mythical creatures and facing challenges. From the Land of the Lotus Eaters to the Island of the Sirens, experience the twists and turns that test Odysseus' determination to return home to Ithaca. Explore his encounters with Cyclops, the enchantress Circe, and surviving the wrath of the gods. Discover the betrayals, sacrifices, and ultimate triumph as Odysseus navigates the treacherous waters and lands in this classic tale of heroism.
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Different places in the Odyssey By: Drew McClain
Troy • Odysseus leaves with 12 ships and 144 men
Ismarus • Odysseus and his men attack the Ciconians and he loses half his men
Straits of Malea • Zeus creates a storm to blow them off course
Land of the Lotus Eaters • A couple members of Odysseus’ crew ate the lotus flowers which made them forget about their families and homes • Some of the crew members had to be dragged back to the ship
Land of the Cyclops • Odysseus stayed too long in Polyphemus’ cave and more of his men were killed • Odysseus blinds Polyphemus angering Polyphemus’ father Posedion
Aeolia • Odysseus is given a bag of wind from Aeolus - god of the wind
Coast of Ithaca • Odysseus’ men believe there is gold in the bag • They open it while Odysseus is sleeping and are sent back to Aeolia
Aeolia • Aeolus refuses to give Odysseus another bag of wind
Lamos • Is home of the giant cannibals • All ships are destroyed except Odysseus’ because he kept his ship out of the harbor
Aeaea • Is the home of Circe • Circe turns Odysseus’ men into pigs • Circe helps Odysseus by telling him to go to Hades (Land of the Dead) • Odysseus stays in Aeaea for one year
Land of the Dead • Odysseus asks Tiresias, the blind poet, how to get home
Island of the Sirens • The sirens lure sailors to the shore with their beautiful songs then the sailors die on the shore • Odysseus is the only one allowed to hear their songs
Syclla • Scylla is a six headed monster that eats six of Odysseus’ men
Trinacria • Home of the sun god’s cattle and sheep • Odysseus’ men eat some sheep and cattle which angers the sun god
Coast of Trinacria • The sun god urges Zeus to create a storm • The storm kills the last of Odysseus’ men and wrecks his ship
Charybdis • A whirlpool • Odysseus survives by grabbing hold of a tree branch
Ogygia • Odysseus stays with Calypso for eight years
Phaecians • Odysseus is helped by Nausicca, King Alcinous, and Queen Arete • He is escorted home
Ithaca • Odysseus arrives home