THE ODYSSEY

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THE ODYSSEY
By HOMER
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THE TROJAN WAR IS OVERAND ODYSSEUS HEADS HOME
FOR ITHACA.
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BUT HE IS BLOWN OFF COURSE! He went first to the
land of the Ciconians and then to the land of
the Lotus-eaters.
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"From Troy the wind bore me and brought me to the
Cicones, to Ismarus. There I sacked the city and
slew the men and from the city we took their
wives and great store of treasure, and divided
them among us..."
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THREE MEN FELL IN WITH THE LOTUS EATERS, AND
FORGOT THEIR HOMELAND.
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Odysseus drags them back aboard the ships.
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And later he sailed to the land of the CYCLOPES
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What are you going to do with that hot stick?
Polyphemus
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I JUST POKED OUT NOBODYS EYE!
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So he sailed to Aeolus 2
DONT OPEN THE BAG!
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But when the ships are in sight of Ithaca,
Odysseus' men get curious and open the bag of
winds
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Away from Aeolus, Odysseus and his fleet come to
a strange place called the Land of the
Laestrygonians. The people here are cannibals
and they eat some of Odysseus' men. Then they
launch rocks from the high cliffs, destroying
11 of Odysseus' 12 ships. Odysseus is compelled
to leave with only his ship.
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When Odysseus arrived on Aeaea, Circe touched his
comrades with a wand and turned them into
wolves, swine, asses and lion.
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YOUR MEN MAKE FINE BEASTS
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Youve been here a year, GO TO HADES
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In Hades he met the souls of Achilles, Agamemnon,
and others.
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Ill make him tell me what I want to know
Odysseus at Hades
Isnt he already dead?
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Having left Circe Odysseus sailed past the SIRENS.
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CATCHY TUNE!
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WHY DO I HAVE WAX IN MY EARS AND WHY DOES THE
BOSS HAVE THAT LOOK IN HIS EYE?
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In sailing past the cliff of Scylla, she snatched
some of his comrades, and gobbled them up
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JUST A LITTLE BIT CLOSER!
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Odysseus is the only survivor of a storm, and
finally floats up on the island of Ogygia.
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OK, CALYPSO
You have to stay here for 7 years!
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Feast of the Nymph Calypso for Odysseus" by
Jan Brueghel) ca. 1616
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HE IS FINALLY SENT HOME ON A RAFT ON THE COMMAND
OF THE GODS.
BUT HIS RAFT BREAKS APART!
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He was washed up naked on the shore of the
Phaeacians, where Nausicaa, the daughter of King
Alcinous, was washing the clothes.
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WELCOME, STRANGER.
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ALCINOUS FURNISHES A SHIP TO FINALLY TAKE
ODYSSEUS HOME.
MEANWHILE, HIS WIFE PENELOPE HAS BEEN STALLING
HER SUITORS.
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YOULL JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I FINISH WEAVING
THIS.
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN ODYSSEUS RETURNS HOME?
READ ON TO FIND OUT.