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After 10 years at war, Odysseus leaves troy with his men and sets sail home.

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Homer asks Muse to be gifted with the skills of storytelling so that he may tell the story of Odysseus well.

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Athena appeals to Zeus and asks him to help Ody get home to Ithica, she notices he has been wondering at sea for 10 years. While Ody has been gone, many suitors have come to his house to try to take over his possesions and his kingdom.

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Ody and his crew land on the island of the Cicones. They are enemies of Ody and therefore Ody and his crew raid them. 72 of Odys men are killed in the fight.

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Ody sent 2 men and a runner out to the land of the lotus eaters. The 2 men eat the flower and fall in a trance. The runner goes to tell Ody and Ody goes in and takes the 2 men back to the ship and sets sail.

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Ody and his men land on a island, across the way there is another island where Cyclops live. Ody and his men go to see if they are friendly. They go into his cave and when he returns he notices them. He eats 2 of the men and then eats some more. Ody gets the cyclops drunk with very strong wine. They then blind the cyclops by jamming a log into his eye. They escape the cave by tying themselves to underbellys of sheep and sneak out.

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Ody and his men stay on the island of Aelous, the wind god. As a parting gift he promises good winds back to Ithica, as well as a bag with all the stormy winds. Odys crew opens it in the middle of the night, thinking it is silver and gold. The bad winds blow them back to Aelous, and he refuses to help them, believing there trip has been cursed by the gods.

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Ody and his men then briefly stop in the land of the Laestrygones, fierce cannibals who throw boulders at the ship. Only Odys ship of 45 men survive and continue on there journey.

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Ody and his men arrive at Circes island. He sends 2 groups. One goes out on the island while one stays on the ship. The group on the island when to Circes house, where they are welcomed in. The men are turned into hogs by Circe, but one man ran back and told Ody what had happened. Hermes gives Ody a plant which stops him from being affected. He goes in and demands Circe let the men go. She changes the men back, but puts them in a trance for one year. She then tells them they must visit the Land of the Dead and get there prophecy.

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Ody and his crew go to the Land of the Dead. He makes a sacrifice and the souls start to appear. He first sees Elephnor, a crew member of his. He tells him he is unburied and asks them to return to Circes island to bury him so his soul can be at rest. He then goes to meet the prophet and sees his mom, but goes to get his prophecy first. The prophet tells him about Helios cattle and if the crew eats them, they will all die but Ody and his journey will be made long. Ody then speaks with his mom who tells him she died of a broken heart.

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Book 12: The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis

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Book 12: The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis

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The men return to Circes island and she tells Ody about what lies ahead and how to get by it. The crew first passes the sirens. They have beeswax in their ears so they are not affected, but Ody ties himself to the ship and listens to the sirens song.

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Book 12: The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis

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Book 12: The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis

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The crew then passes Scylla and Charybdis. The crew is distracted by Charybdis then Scylla makes her strike. Scylla is a 6 armed monster who eats 6 of Odys best men, as Circe told him would happen.

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Book 12: The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis

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Book 12: The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis

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The crew then lands on Thrinacia, island of Helios the sun god. The crew eat his sacred cattle, ignoring Odys warning. This results in the sun god making zeus send down a lightning bolt to destroy Odys ship. As prophecized, Ody is the lone survivor, he drifts to Calypsos island, Ogygia.

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For seven years, Ody is kept at Calypsos island. Eventually, Athena sends Hermes to come down and tells Calypso she must let Ody go. Ody drifts for 20 days on a raft till he lands on the island of Scheria.

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Ody is welcomed by King Alcinous, who throws a banquet in honor of him. The king begs Ody to tell him about his adventure. This is when the flashback starts and Ody tells his story.