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Status Quo Stage: 12 o'clock. Upgraded to a new level, nothing is quite the same when you’re a hero.
Odysseus has physically gotten bigger, more godly and returns to being the king/lord of Ithaca. The last lines of his journey state about this, "... In joy, knowing the abyss behind: and so she too rejoiced, her gaze upon her husband..." (Homer 23. 89-91).

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Departure Stage: 3 o'clock. The hero crosses the threshold leaving his safe home to go to the special world.
Odysseus speaks about his departure to Troy from Ithaca when he asks, "When of my sailing, then, from Troy?" (Homer 9. 147)

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Resolution Stage: 11 o'clock. All the plot lines get straightened out.
Odysseus finally reveals himself to his wife after, he finds out that she has been a loyal wife to him for the 20 years he has began. The text states, "Their secret! as she heard it told, her knees grew tremulous and weak, her heart failed her. With eyes brimming tears she ran to him, throwing her arms around his neck, and kissed him," (Homer 23. 54-57).

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New life Stage: 10 o'clock. This quest has changed the hero, he has outgrown his old life.

Odysseus' new life is experiencing the mess Ithaca has become without their lord Odysseus. Even the summary says, "Odysseus sleeps while the rowers bring him to Ithaca. When he awakens, he fails to recognize his homeland..." (Textbook summary 13-16).

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Return Stage: 9 o'clock. About three-fourths of the way through the story, the hero is driven to complete the adventure, leaving the Special World to be sure the treasure is brought home.
Odysseus meets Telemachus for the first time when returning to Ithaca. The summary states, "Athena disguises him as an old man... In book 16, Odysseus reveals his identity to Telemachus, and a tearful reunion ensues," (Textbook Books 13-16).

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Result Stage: 8 o'clock. About three-fourths of the way through the story, the hero is driven to complete the adventure, leaving the Special World.
Odysseus' result is returning to Ithaca where it states, "Odysseus sleeps while the rowers bring him to Ithaca," (Textbook books 13-15)

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Treasure Stage: 7 o'clock. The hero takes possession of the treasure won by facing death.
Odysseus' treasure is when he takes his ship and crew home after facing many trials. As they are on their last journey straight to Ithaca, Odysseus states, "I mustered all the crew and said: 'Old shipmates, our stores are in the ship's hold, food and drink; the cattle here are not for our provision, or we pay dearly for it," (Homer 853-856). This shows he treasures his shipmates because he's protecting them from getting themselves in trouble. The ship is a treasure because it helps him sail to Ithaca.

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Crisis Stage: 6 o'clock. Near the middle of the story, the hero enters a central space in the Special World and confronts death or faces his or her greatest fear.
Odysseus faces his greatest fear when he weeps for 7 years stuck on Calypso's Island. Calypso states to Odysseus, "Son of Laertes, versatile Odysseus, after these years with me, you still desire your old home?" (Homer 101-103) This shows she is trying to guilt him to stay with her instead of returning home.

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Approach Stage: 5 o'clock.
Odysseus approaches Circe with an antidote to withstand the bewitching. Circe tells Odysseus, "... Go to the sea beach and sea-breasting ship; drag it ashore, full length upon the land; stow gear and stores in rock-holes under cover; reture; be quick; bring all your dear companions," (Homer 436-439). This shows since he has past her trial she is giving him assistance on his journey to Ithaca.

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Trials Stage: 4 o'clock. The hero is tested and sorts out allegiances in the Special World. Odysseus talks about all his trials in his speech where it states, "... A strongpoint on the coast of the Cicones. I stormed that place and killed the men who fought..."(Homer 9. 152-153). Another trial faced during Odysseus' journey is, "... Soon enough, with Lotus Eaters... offering the sweet Lotus to our friends- but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus, never cared to report, nor to return..." (Homer 9. 95-99). Odysseus defeats the Cyclops when, "I drew it from the coals and my four fellows gave me a hand, lugging it near the Cyclops as more than natural force nerved them; straight forward they sprinted, lifted it, and rammed it deep in his crater eye..." (Homer 233-237) The Greek hero, Odysseus also had to outplay the Laestrygonians and Circe when it states, "... She gave me the best to tempt me. But no pleasure came; I huddled with my mind elsewhere, oppressed. Circe regarded me..." (Homer 404-407). Odysseus then had to face the Sirens and finding the immunity when it states, "Sirens, crying beauty to bewitch men coasting by; woe the innocent to hear the sound!" (Homer 4-6) "I carved a massive cake of beeswax into bits and rolled them in my hands until they softened..." (Homer 111-113). Lastly he had to face Scylla by, "But as I sent them towards Scylla, I told them nothing, as they could do nothing," (Homer 161-162). This shows Odysseus being wise to not freak out the men from helping him.

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Assistance stage: 2 o'clock. The hero comes across a seasoned traveler of the worlds who gives him or her training, equipment, or advice that will help on the journey.
Athena helps Odysseus on his journey home by telling his son that his father isn't dead and tells Zeus to release Odysseus from Calypso. Where Calypso states in surrender, "Here you grieve no more; you need not feel your life consumed here; I have pondered it, and I shall help you go..." (Homer 5. 89-91).

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Call to adventure stage: 1 o'clock. Something shakes up the situation, so the hero must face the beginnings of change.
The Greeks tell him to fight in the Trojan war when he is called upon by a messenger.

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Status Quo Stage: 12 o'clock Where the hero's journey starts.
Telemachus is born and Odysseus, lord of Ithaca, leaves Penelope behind. Homer shows this when it states, "But Odysseus, who longed to get back to his wife and reach his home, was being held in a hollow cave by that mighty nymph Calypso..." (Homer 5. 16-18)