ODYSSEYThe Adventures

of OdysseusPresenting by;

Antonio, Axl Jayvie Danan

The Adventures of Odysseus

1. Troy2. The Island of the Cicones3. The Island of Lotus Eaters4. The Island of the Cyclopes5. The Island of Aeolus6. The Island of the

Laestrygonians7. Circe's Island8. The Underworld

9. The Island of the Sirens10. Scylla and Charybdis11. Island of the Sun God12. Ogygia (Calypso's Island): 13. The Island of the Phaecians14. Ithaca

CharactersOdysseus: (Roman name: Ulysses)• The Greek king of Ithaca who has been off

fighting the Trojan War for ten years. • in Greek mythology, Odysseus was the son of

Laertes and Antikleia (or Anticlea) and the King of Ithaca, leader of the Kephallenians. Married to Penelope, he also had a son, Telemachos (or Telemachus).

ODYSSEUS

Penelope: • The faithful wife of Odysseus.•  In Greek mythology, a daughter of

Icarius of Sparta and the nymph Periboea and wife of the hero Odysseus. They had one son, Telemachus.

PENELOPE

Telemachus: • is the son of Odysseus and Penelope who

grows from infancy while his father is away fighting at Troy and then trying to return home after the Trojan War. Telemachus is one of the central characters of the Odyssey since he sets off in search of news of his father.

• His mentor is a man named Mentor who is often Athena in disguise.

• The name of Telemachus comes from the Greek for distance and fighter.

Aeolus:• God of Wind• god and the father of the winds.• Aeolus was ruler of the island of

Aeolia.• he entertains Odysseus, gives him a

favorable wind to help him on his journey

Polyphemus: • The Cyclops who captures Odysseus

and his men with the intention of eating them.

•  was the giant son of the god Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology.

• He was one of the Cyclopes, having a single eye.

Circe:• The witch-goddess with whom Odysseus

and his men stay for one year.

• was a minor goddess of magic in Greek mythology, daughter of the Titans Helios, god of the sun, and Perse, an Oceanid. She had two brothers, Aeetes, who was the guardian of the Golden Fleece and Perses; and a sister, Pasiphae, who was the wife of Minos, king of Crete.

Calypso: 

• One of Oceanides sea nymphs,• daughter of the Titan god Atlas and her

mother was Tethys.• Her name is related to the Greek word

καλύπτω, which means “to conceal” and she symbolized the forces that divert men from their goals. 

• The nymph goddess who falls in love with Odysseus and keeps him on her island home for seven years.

CALYPSO

The Route of Odysseus

After the victory at Troy, Odysseus and his men begin their journey home from here.

The Island of the Cicones

• After leaving Troy, they stop to raid this island for supplies. The Cicones attack on horseback, and Odysseus lost 72 of his men.

The Island of the Lotus Eaters• Odysseus

sends his men out to search for food, and has to recover them when they eat the Lotus Flower.

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. 

The Island of the Cyclopes (Sicily)• Here, Odysseus and

his men find a Cyclops' cave, lured by his cheese and wine.

• The cyclops, Polyphemus, traps them inside the cave. Odysseus and his men blind the cyclops, and then sneak out under his heard of sheep.

• Odysseus offered some strong wine he had to Polyphemus.

• Then Polyphemus drunk, and fell into a deep sleep. Odysseus, having planned, took a wooden stake and blinded Polyphemus' single eye. 

• The next morning, Polyphemus took the sheep out of their pen to graze, and unable to see, felt each sheep's back in case the men were trying to escape. However, Odysseus had told his men to tie themselves under the animals. The men reached the ship, and when they set sail, Odysseus boasted to Polyphemus by revealing his name. Polyphemusthen asked his father to punish Odysseus, causing him to deviate from his planned route even further.

The Island of Aeolus

• Odysseus and his men sail from the land of the Cyclopes to the home of Aeolus, ruler of the winds. Aeolus presents Odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide Odysseus and his crew home. Within ten days

• but Odysseus’s shipmates, who think that Aeolus has secretly given Odysseus a fortune in gold and silver, tear the bag open. The winds escape and stir up a storm that brings Odysseus and his men back to Aeolia. 

• This time, however, Aeolus refuses to help them, certain that the gods hate Odysseus and wish to do him harm.

Island of the Laestrygonians• The Laestrygonians,

are gigantic cannibals who destroyed eleven of his twelve ships by launching rocks from high cliffs and eat the crews of all the ships. Odysseus' ship was not destroyed as it was hidden in a cove near shore. Everyone on Odysseus' ship survived.

Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. A person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal.

Circe’s Island• Odysseus lands on

Aeaea, home of Circe.  Odysseus sends some of his men to scout out the area. but when they do not return, he becomes worried.  All of Odysseus's men do not return, so Odysseus himself sets off to see why.

• On the way, he is confronted by Hermes.  Hermes tells him that Circe is up ahead and that his only chance of survival is to eat the plant Moly.  Odysseus hesitates; Moly is poisonous. 

• Nevertheless, he eats it.

Moly (Greek: μῶλυ, [môly]) is a magical herb. In the story, Hermes gave this herb to Odysseus to protect him from Circe's magic when he went to her home to rescue his friends.

• Circe pleads for them to stay on her island, and Odysseus does this because he was promised information on how to return home.  Finally, Circe tells him to go see Tiresias, a prophet located in the underworld.• Tiresias is A blind

Prophet.

The Underworld

• Odysseus consults the prophet Tiresias to ask how he can get home, and finds his mother there, who has committed suicide in depression.

• Odysseus' mother is Anticlea, wife of Laertes, daughter of Autolycus and Amphithea, granddaughter of Hermes.

Island of the Sirens• In Greek

mythology, a Siren was a creature who was half bird and half woman. She lured sailors to their doom with her sweet singing.

• Circe had warned Odysseus about the Sirens,

• Once they heard the song that sang by Sirens, they would snatch them and feed on their flesh.

•  But Odysseus, wanting to hear the Sirens sing, without falling under the spell it casted,

• his crew tie him tightly to the mast with many heavy ropes. He demanded that they not let him go no matter how much he wanted them to. 

Scylla and Charybdis• Odysseus and his men must navigate the

straits between Scylla and Charybdis.

Scylla• is a six-headed

monster who, when ships pass, swallows one sailor for each head.

Charybdis• is an

enormous whirlpool that threatens to swallow the entire ship

• As instructed by Circe, Odysseus chooses to sail for Scylla, a six-headed sea serpent, rather than Charybdis, a giant whirlpool. He did this because he knew 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 decided to make.

Island of the Sun God (Thrinacia)• After escaping Scylla

and Charybdis, Odysseus and his men see the island of Thrinacia. The Odysseus’ men want to stop and rest. 

• Odysseus explains the prophecies from Tiresias and Circe and argues with the men about avoiding the island.

Ogygia (Calypso's Island)• Odysseus finds this

island after drifting in the sea. It is a island of women, with a nymph named Calypso, with whom Odysseus has a seven-year affair with. After the seven years, Hermes convinces Calypso to let Odysseus build a new ship so he could sail home.

The Island of the Phaecians• The Phaecians

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, and Odysseus takes his place as king, once again, alongside his wife Penelope.

• Odysseus finally made it back to his home.  Athena disguised him as a beggar so he can remain hidden while he analyzes the loyalty of his friends and family.  He confronts his son, Telemachus, and reveals his identity to him.  

• Penelope laid down a challenge to the suitors.  Any one of them who can string Odysseus's bow and shoot it through the axe-handles like Odysseus used to do would be her choice.  

• Needless to say, none of them could do it, that is, until the beggar got a chance.  He was ridiculed as he tried, but Odysseus shot the arrow perfectly.  Athena then changed his appearance to his previous one. 

• The suitors were awestruck.  It was then that Odysseus and Telemachus began their attack.  With the help of Athena and Zeus, they slaughtered all of the suitors. Odysseus, his father, Telemachus, and other loyal servants meet them in battle.  Laertes kills Antinous's father with a lance.  Zeus soon commands the fighting to stop.  Odysseus finally reclaimed title.

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