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Islands Where Odysseus Traveled

Odysseus traveled to many islands during his journey home after the Trojan War. He first stopped at the island of the Cicones where his men fought the native people and many were lost. They then reached the island of the Lotus-Eaters where some of his men were addicted to the lotus plant. Next was the island of the Cyclops where Polyphemus trapped and ate some of Odysseus' men. Other islands included Aeolus, the Laestrygonians, Circe's island, the Underworld, the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, Thrinacia, and Ogygia where he spent 7 years with Calypso before reaching the

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Islands Where Odysseus Traveled

Odysseus traveled to many islands during his journey home after the Trojan War. He first stopped at the island of the Cicones where his men fought the native people and many were lost. They then reached the island of the Lotus-Eaters where some of his men were addicted to the lotus plant. Next was the island of the Cyclops where Polyphemus trapped and ate some of Odysseus' men. Other islands included Aeolus, the Laestrygonians, Circe's island, the Underworld, the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, Thrinacia, and Ogygia where he spent 7 years with Calypso before reaching the

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Ma. Kristelle Joyce S.

Arellano
IV-St. Paul

ISLANDS WHERE ODYSSEUS TRAVELED


The Land of the Cicones:
After leaving Troy, they stop to invade the people of Cicones in the city of Ismarus for
supplies. His men raided the island and pillaged its luxuries. Odysseus's men were fighting
a losing battle, but they fought on bravely. Six benches of men on each ship were lost.
The Cicones attack on horseback, and Odysseus loses 72 of his men.
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The Island of the Lotus Eaters:


Driven off course by a furious storm, Odysseus ship reaches the Land of the Lotuseaters. The Lotus is a plant that forces the eater to lose all grip on reality. Once it is
eaten, the person knows nothing nor cares for anything other than eating the lotus plant.
Some of his men sample the delicious but highly addictive lotus flowers and forget all
thoughts of continuing their journey. Odysseus has to recover them and bring them back
to the ships by force.
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3. The Island of the Cyclopes:


Here, Odysseus and his men find a Cyclops' cave, tempted by his cheese and wine. The
cyclops, Polyphemus, traps them inside the cave and eats six of the men. Odysseus and the
remaining six men favor the Cyclops with liquor and then gouge out his eye. He tells the
Cyclops his name is Nohbdy, poisoned the Cyclops, then blinds him while Polyphemus is
sleeping. Polyphemus shouts, "Nobody blinded me!" so no one comes to his aid. They escape
the cave by clinging to the bellies of the Cyclops sheep.

The Island of Aeolus:


Aeolus, the god of the winds, gives Odysseus a sack containing all of the winds needed to
send him on his way home. Odysseus then sets the west wind free and it blows the ships
swiftly towards Ithaca. His men, who suspected that he was hiding all kinds of treasure in
Aeolus mysterious sack, then open the sack, with very bad consequences. The winds burst
out and swell into a heavy storm, driving the ships all the way back to Aeolus island.
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5. The Island of the Laestrygonians:

The fleet continued to the land of the Laestrygonians, The Laestrygonians, a race of
cannibals, eat the Greeks. Only the men on Odysseus' ship and himself survive.
6. Circe's Island:

With one ship, Odysseus reached Circes island home of the enchantress, Circe. Circe
turns Odysseus' men into pigs, but Odysseus is protected from her magic with the help of
Hermes, who gives him a magical herb called Moly. Odysseus ends up staying there for
what seems like a short time, but ended up being a couple of years. Before Odysseus

Ma. Kristelle Joyce S. Arellano


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leaves, Circe finally tells him that he needs to find the blind prophet Teiresias in the
Underworld.
The Underworld: Odysseus consults the prophet Teiresias to ask how he can get
home, and finds his mother there, who in her depression had killed
Herself. She gives him news of what has been happening in Ithaca during his absence.
Teiresias warns Odysseus of the problems he will face in the
future. Only six men will be lost as opposed to all of them.
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8. The Island of the Sirens:

Odysseus and his men pass here, an island with women singing their appealing songs, trying
to wind on in sailors. The Sirens are bird-like creatures with girls faces and delicate
singing voices. Their singing is so enticing that anyone who hears it experiences an
irresistible compulsion to sail up to their island, where they would then run their ships onto
the rocks. To stop them from hearing, Odysseus fills his mens ears with beeswax, and he
has them tie him to the mast so they can pass the dangerous island safely.
9. Scylla and Charybdis:
Odysseus chooses to sail for Scylla, a six-headed sea serpent, rather than Charybdis, a
giant whirlpool. He does this because he knows that if he went to Charybdis, the whole
ship would be destroyed. However, if he went towards Scylla, six men would die. A
sacrifice the brave Odysseus decides to make.
10. The Isle of Thrinacia (Helios):
They stop here, and Odysseus falls asleep praying to Athena. While sleeping, his men once
again go against his orders and eat Helios' cattle. This enrages the god, and he threatens
never to rise again. As a punishment, Zeus throws a bolt of lightning at the ship, and turns
it to splinters. Only Odysseus survives.
11. Ogygia (Calypso's Island):
Odysseus finds this island after drifting in the sea. It is an island of women. Odysseus has
a seven-year affair with a nymph named Calypso. After the seven years, Hermes convinces
Calypso to let Odysseus build a new ship so he could sail home.
12. The Island of the Phaeacians:

The Phaeacians accept Odysseus, and he explains his ten-year journey to them during a
feast. They happily give him a ride home on one of their magical ships.

Ithaca: Odysseus finally arrives home, and sees his son, Telemachus, for the first time in 15
years. He and Telemachus kill all of the suitors that want to marry his wife Penelope. Odysseus
takes his place as king, once again, alongside his wife.

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