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The Odyssey Events
also for the Humanities Honors test on 9/12 Monday,,,crying in the club
| event | description |
|---|---|
| 1. Troy | Odysseus and his men leave here after the Trojan War |
| 2. Island of Ismarus | Odysseus' men sack this island and lose 72 men as a result (6 men from each of the 12 ships) |
| 3. Island of the Lotus-Eaters | Odysseus almost loses several men on this island because they have eaten the lotus flower and forgot about their homes |
| 4. Cyclops Island | six of Odysseus' men are eaten by Polyphemus, the cyclops; Odysseus blinds the cyclops to escape, teases the cyclops from his ship |
| 5. Result of the Shitstorm at Cyclops Island | Odysseus pulled an L by revealing his name to Polyphemus, who tattled to Big Sea Daddy Poseidon; Poseidon was not happy and made it rough for Odysseus to sail across the ocean |
| 6. Aeolia | Odysseus and his crew end up here; Aeolus the god of the winds gives them a bag of 3 winds to help him get home but they pull another L by opening that bag, sending the winds everywhere |
| 7. Lastrygonia | Odysseus loses all but one of his 12 ships here |
| 8. Aeaea (Circe's Island) | here, some of Odysseus' men are changed into pigs; Odysseus saves them and they stay a year on the island because of how nice it is (feasting every day, Odysseus has an affair with Circe) |
| 9. Underworld | Odysseus visits here and talks to a bunch of famous people like Tiresias (for guidance), as well as his mother and his comrades at Troy (to catch up on what he missed) |
| 10. Aeaea (Circe's island - 2nd time) | Odysseus comes back here to bury Elpenor, the drunk crewmate who died after falling off of Circe's roof, and get advice/directions |
| 11. Sirens | Odysseus is the first (and only) human to hear the Sirens sing and live to tell the tale; his crewmates wore wax earplugs while they kept Odysseus restrained on the ship while he listened/kept watch for the Sirens |
| 12. Scylla | Odysseus loses six men to her, a creature with 6 heads |
| 13. Island of Thrinacia | here, Odysseus' men foolishly kill and eat Helios' cows; Zeus blows up their ship and kills them all (except Odysseus since he didn't eat the cows) |
| 14. Island of Ogygia (Calypso's Island) | Odysseus washes up on here after his ship blows up and is kept here for seven years by the nymph Calypso (who sleeps with him every so often); he's always crying |
| 15. Phaeacians | Odysseus washes up on the island of Phaeacia and tells his story to the king of Phaeacia |
| 16. Ithaca | Odysseus is taken here by the Phaeacians after Zeus finally agreed to show Odysseus some mercy (much to Athena's joy) |
| 17. Regaining Power in Ithaca | with Athena's help, Odysseus (in disguise as a beggar) figures out who is loyal and kind to him in Ithaca, who is not, and makes his plan to destroy the suitors |
| 18. While Odysseus is disguised as a beggar | gets several things thrown at him buy suitors, he is disrespected by several slaves, and he is given hospitality by Eumaeus, Telemachus, and Penelope |
| 19. Penelope's dream | an eagle comes and kills a bunch of geese and then starts talking; relates to how Odysseus was disguised in her own home and was planning to kill the suitors |
| 20. Ending | Odysseus defeats the suitors after collaborating with Telemachus and Athena, regains power and his wife, and meets his father Laertes (who lost his status while Odysseus was gone) |
| 21. Bonus Telemachus | before the whole Odysseus tea is revealed, Athena makes Telemachus go on a journey to find out what happened to his father (before returning); the suitors plan to kill him while he's gone |
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