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Homer asks for Muse to tell the story of the Odyssey through him. He begins to tell the story of the Odyssey.

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He begins with saying that Odysseus and his men doomed themselves, by disobeying the gods and being selfish.

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Odysseus is trapped on Calypso's island for seven years, and cries every night wanting to go home.

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Hermes is sent by Zeus to retrieve Odysseus, and Calypso lets him go reluctantly. Odysseus sails on a raft for 20 days until he finally reaches an island.

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Odysseus tells King Alcinous of his home, and how he longed for it every day when he was detained by Calypso and Circe of Aeaea. He begins to tell the king of his other hardships as well.

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Odysseus explains that after leaving Troy, they come across the Cicones, an enemy. They loot and raid their village, until 72 of their men are killed.

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They drifted for nine days on the sea, until they came upon the Lotus Eaters. When the sailors ate these lotus flowers, they stopped wanting to return me, and wanted to stay there forever.

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Odysseus tied the men that had eaten the lotus flowers down so that the effects of the flower would wear off.

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Odysseus and his men came across an island full of cyclopes, and they served them. On the third day, they went out to see if they could gain anything by interacting with them.

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They went into the cave of one cyclops, Polyphemus. They ate cheese there, and decided to stay to see what else they could get. However, Polyphemus was not friendly, and began to eat thee men.

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Odysseus was able to trick Polyphemus by telling him his name was Nobody, getting him drunk, and driving a spike into his eye. Then they were able to escape and leave the island. However, Odysseus told Polyphemus his real name, and his journey was cursed.

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They landed on the island of he wind king, Aeolus. He gave them a bag of favorable wind, and a bag of unfavorable wind. When they were extremely close to home, they opened the bag of unfavorable wind and were blown back to the island, where they were not helped.

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They drifted away, and passed by an island full of cannibals. These people threw rocks at them, and only Odysseus's ship survived.

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They arrived at an island that was occupied by a witch. Odysseus sent half of his men to search the island, and stayed with the other half. Circe turned the men into pigs.

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Odysseus went after them, and was given a plant by Hermes so that he was immune to her spell, and threatened her.

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In order for her to let them go, she says that Odysseus must go to the land of the dead and hear a prophecy.

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Odysseus, in order to save his men, goes to the land of the dead to hear a prophecy. He hears a prophecy about his future, and what hardships he must overcome.

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Odysseus talks to shades, including his mom, who he did not know was dead. He also talks to one of his men that died, and wanted a proper burial so his soul could rest.

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They go back to Circe's island to bury Elpenor.

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While there, Circe tells him of the obstacles ahead, and how to beat them. Odysseus thanks Circe for the advice and goes on his journey.

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Listening to Circe's advice, the men put earwax in their ears and cover them, so they aren't persuaded by the sirens' songs. Odysseus was tied to the mast, so that he could hear the song.

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They go through the sirens untouched, except for Odysseus, who screams at his men to untie him so he can jump off of the ship. However, they just tied him tighter.

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They approach the straight that they have to go through, covered on both sides by a monster. One is a multi-headed creature, and the other is a whirlpool that spits up the sea three times a day.

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Taking Circe's advice, they approach the side of Scylla instead of Charybdis. They lose six men, but get through.

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When they reached the island that had Helios's cattle on it, Odysseus tried to convince his men to just go past it. However, driven by hunger, they stopped and ate the cattle, disobeying the gods.

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Because they ate the cattle, Zeus sent down a lightning bolt, destroying the ship and everyone except for Odysseus. He then lands at Calypso's island, where he stays for seven years.