The Odyssey

The Odyssey

1. The Greeks

   • Odysseus
   • Goddess Athena
   • Aeolus

2. Part 1

   • Odysseus set for his homeland and he stopped off at many other lands before his homeland
     • Cicones
     • The land of Lotus-eaters
     • Cyclopes
       • They went into a large cave there in which the Cyclops Polythemus trapped them in
         • Polythemus was the son of Poseidon
           • Ate and killed a lot of Odysseus' men
           • Odysseus' men blinded Polythemus so Poseidon was called upon
     • Aeolus

3. Part 2

   • Aeolus was after Cyclopes
     • Aeolus was the keeper of wind
       • He gave Odysseus a bag of wind
         • The men became curious and opened the bag
           • Wind came out and their ship was blown back to Aeolus
             • Aeolus refused to help them and told them to leave

4. Part 3

   • They then landed in Laestrygonians
     • Giants ate most of the men and destroyed all the ships but one
       • The Goddess Cicre cast a spell on all of Odysseus' men and himself
         • They were saved and got turned back into humans