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This book starts with Odysseus, a brave soldier who has been fighting in Troy for 10 years who wants to come home. The goddess Athena is really trying to help Odysseus and is begging Zeus to help Odysseus.

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In Ithaca, his home, Odysseus’s son was told by Athena to go to Pylos to find out more about where his dad is. Meanwhile, suitors are dishonoring Odysseus’s family by feasting on their livestock and trying to “win” over his wife. When Odysseus’s son returns, the suitors plan on killing him.

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Book 5: Calypso, the Sweet Nymph (Beginning Italics)

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Book 5: Calypso, the Sweet Nymph (Beginning Italics)

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In book 5, we learn that Odysseus has been held captive by the goddess Calypso. Calypso’s island is beautiful, peaceful, and gorgeous, very much Eden-like. While on the island, Odysseus would cry everyday because of how much he missed his wife. Athena asked Zeus to get Odysseus off of Calypso’s island. He agreed and sent Hermes to demand that Calypso let Odysseus go. She is extremely reluctant to let Odysseus go.

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Calypso tries to convince him to stay by telling Odysseus that her beauty will never fade but his wife will be old and grey when he gets back. However, Odysseus still leaves. The book ends with him asleep under some bushes on the island of Scheria.

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The book starts off with King Alcinous of Scheria hosting a huge banquet for Odysseus. He desperately begs Odysseus to hear about his stories.

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This part starts with a  flashback. It goes back to when him and his men go to the Land of Lotus Eaters. He sent two of his men to investigate the land and its people. Sadly, they ate the lotus flowers and were put in a trace that made them forget about wanting to go home. Determined to leave no one behind, Odysseus goes back and uses physical force to bring them back to the boat.

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The cyclops live in solitude and tend to their sheep. Odysseus and his men watch them for 3 days, observing everything they do. Odysseus takes 12 of his men into the cave along with some extremely strong wine. They get trapped in the cave and the cyclops eats Odysseus’ men. They get the cyclops really drunk and stab his eye with a stake. They then escaped by hanging on to the underbellies of the sheep. On their way out, Odysseus reveals his identity to the cyclops who is the son of Poseidon.

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Book 10: Circe, the Grace of the Witch (Beginning Italics)

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Book 10: Circe, the Grace of the Witch (Beginning Italics)

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Odysseus and his men land on the island of Aeolus where they stay for a month. As a parting gift, King Aeolus gives them a bag of good winds to sail back to Ithaca and a big bag of stormy winds. When Odysseus is sleeping, his men open the bag thinking that it contains gold and silver . The winds escape and send them back to the island of Aeolus. They next go to Laestrygones, an island inhabited by cannibals. The survivors of the cannibals’ attack sail to Aeaea, home to the goddess Circe. Odysseus divides his men into two groups, one that he leads and another led by Eurylochus.

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When Eurylochus’ platoon entered Circe’s hall, they were met by a ton of oddly tame lions, pigs, and mountain lions. All but Eurylochus are drawn in by Circe’s singing, drink her wine and are turned into pigs.

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Book 10: Circe, the Grace of the Witch (Ending Italics) 

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Book 10: Circe, the Grace of the Witch (Ending Italics) 

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After hearing what happened from Eurylochus, Odysseus goes to get his men and is met by Hermes who gives him a potion that will make him immune to Circe’s tricks. But they end up staying with Circe for a year, because they are in a trance.  Circe gives Odysseus a drink that doesn’t affect him and he threatens to kill her if she doesn’t release him and his men.

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Circe tells Odysseus and his men that they have to visit the land of the dead. Souls of dead people come stirring out of Erebus. The seventh ghost to meet Odysseus died from falling off of Circe’s roof. He asks Odysseus to go back and give him a proper burial and then build a monument with his oar because if he doesn’t he will be a temptation to the god’s wrath. Odysseus then sees his mom.

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Book 11: The Land of the Dead (Ending Italics)

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Book 11: The Land of the Dead (Ending Italics)

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He goes and talks to Tiresias who tells him that he has to do this super long list of tasks if he wants to go home. Odysseus then finds out that his mom died from 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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After the land of the dead, they return to Circe’s island where Circe tells Odysseus about all of the obstacles he must face to go home. First was the sirens, then scylla and charybdis, then he must go to Thrincia where he cannot eat the sacred cattle or all of his men will die.

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Book 12: The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis (Ending Italics) 

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Book 12: The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis (Ending Italics) 

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After defeating Schylla and Charybdis, Odysseus’ crew is so hungry they eat the cattle. And Zeus’s thunder and lightning kill all of his crew. Then Odysseus sails back to Calypso’s island. And that’s when the story ends with Odysses talking to King Alcinuous.