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12:00 - Return to Status Quo > lives out rest of his days and dies quietly

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12:00 - Return to Status Quo > lives out rest of his days and dies quietly

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After dealing with all the sufferings and hardships while wandering at sea, Odysseus was able to get home at last. He spent the rest of his life surrounded by his family, wife Penelope and their son Telemachus, then died quietly. His legend became an inspiration as well as a lesson to all that came after him.

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11:00 - Resolution > Back w/ Penelope, make amends w/ gods

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11:00 - Resolution > Back w/ Penelope, make amends w/ gods

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After finishing off the suitors, Odysseus changed back to the glorious man that he is. Odysseus finally met his dear wife Penelope again, and the two hugged and cried with joy.

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After reuniting with Telemachus, Odysseus devised a plan to get revenge on the suitors. He disguised as a beggar and went into the palace, while Telemachus hid the palace's arms and weaponry so the suitors can't have access to them. Then they seized the arms and killed the suitors.

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9:00 - Return > Odysseus returns to Ithaca

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9:00 - Return > Odysseus returns to Ithaca

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Odysseus finally arrived at his home Ithaca, and was offered a place to stay by a swineherd. The swineherd traded stories with Odysseus and informed him on what happened while he was gone. Telemachus, who had been on a journey in search of his father, happened to stop by the place. The two father and son met again, and embraced each other in tears.

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8:00 - Magic Flight/Result > Home to Ithaca w/ Phaeacians guidance

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8:00 - Magic Flight/Result > Home to Ithaca w/ Phaeacians guidance

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Thanks to the generous gifts of King Alcinous, Odysseus finally set sailed for home, after many years of wandering and sufferings at sea.

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7:00 - Apotheosis/Reward > Alcinous give gifts

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7:00 - Apotheosis/Reward > Alcinous give gifts

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With help from Athena, Odysseus was able to meet Alcinous, King of the Phaeacians. The king and queen promised to gift him a ship and provisions for his journey after he tell them of his venture. Afterwards, they gave a big feast to celebrate having Odysseus as a guest, then sent him off.

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Odysseus drifted to the island, Ogygia. He then met the nymph Calypso, became her lover, and lived there for over 7 years. However, Odysseus soon grew restless and insisted on going home, but Calypso cast a spell on him to make him stay longer. At last, Hermes came and ordered Calypso to release Odysseus. Calypso was forced to help Odysseus pack things for his journey home, then sent him off bitterly.

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5:40 - Special World > Cattle of the Sun God

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5:40 - Special World > Cattle of the Sun God

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Odysseus then sailed to Thrinacia, island of the Sun. A storm kept the crew there for a month. Odysseus warned his men to never touch the cattle there, or doom will befall them. At first, the men survived on their leftover provisions on the ship. But food eventually ran out, so the men disobeyed Odysseus's order and slaughtered Helios's beloved cattle. Helios found out and asked Zeus to punish them. Zeus stirred another storm and sent all of Odysseus's men to their deaths. As predicted, only Odysseus survived.

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5:30 - Approach > Sirens, Scylla, & Charybdis

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5:30 - Approach > Sirens, Scylla, & Charybdis

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Odysseus and his men then approached the island of the Sirens. Following Circe's instructions, Odysseus plugged his men's ears with beeswax, then tied himself to the ship's mast to hear the Sirens' song. After, the crew must go through the straits between Scylla and Charybdis. As told by Circe, Odysseus chose to stick close to Scylla's side and lost 6 men instead of having the whole ship devoured by Charybdis. In the end, Odysseus and his crew were able to sail on after the whole ordeal.

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Odysseus went to the land of the dead, where he performed rituals and made sacrifices to attract souls of the dead. He then spoke with Tiresias, who fortold that Odysseus will return home safely and reunite with his wife and son. However, he warned Odysseus and his men not to touch Helios's cattle, or else he will lose all of his crew.

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Odysseus and his men traveled to Aeaea, where Circe, a witch-goddess lives. Circe seduced some of Odysseus's men and turned them into pigs. Then, Hermes came and gave Odysseus an herb to protect him from Circe's spell. He overpowered her, and became Circe's lover. Odysseus and his men lived there for a year before he asked Circe how to get home. Circe told him to go to the Underworld and speak with Tiresias who will tell him of the way home.

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Odysseus's ship went off course and landed on the Laestrygonians' island. Odysseus sent a party to find out more about the island's inhabitants. They met King Antiphatês, who "seized one man and tore him on the spot,/making a meal of him" (Book 10, ln. 122-124). Other Laestrygonians giants started appearing, and Odysseus and his men scrambled to sail off without rest.

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Odysseus and his men arrived at Aiolia Island, home of the wind god Aeolus. There, Odysseus was gifted with a wind bag. However, he did not tell his shipmates what was in that bag. As a result, "Temptation had its way with my companions,/and they untied the bag./Then every wind/roared into hurricane; the ships went pitching/west with many cries; our land was lost."(Book 10, ln. 50-54).

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Odysseus and his crew sailed to land of the Cyclopes. They met Polyphemus, son of Poseidon. Unfortunately, Cyclops turned hostile by imprisoning them in his cave for food. Odysseus devised a plan; he got the Cyclops drunk, revealed that his name is "Nohbdy", then blinded him. Then, Odysseus said, "I drew on all my wits, and ran through tactics,/ reasoning as a man will for dear life,/until a trick came - and it pleased me well." (Book 9, ln. 441-443). Thanks to Odysseus's ingenious plan, they were all able to break from Polyphemus's grasp.

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After leaving Ismarus, a storm swept Odysseus's ship to the land of the Lotus Eaters.There, the natives were "only offering the sweet Lotos to our friends—/but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotos,/never cared to report, nor to return" (Book 9, ln. 97-99). It was only after Odysseus dragged them back to the ship were they able to snap out of their trance and continue on their journey.

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Odysseus and his men arrived at Ismarus (home of Cicones). It was here that they showed their hubris side. They "stormed that place and killed the men who fought./Plunder we took, and we enslaved the women"(Book 9, ln. 44-45). Then, the Cicones reinforcements came and fought back. Outnumbered, Odysseus lost 6 of his men, but they were finally able to escape by sea.

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Odysseus was deemed a great hero by his fellow Greek fighters. He and the others then prepared to set sail home. Odysseus was the last one to leave Troy.

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Toward the end of the war, Odysseus was able to come up with the idea of building the Trojan Horse with the help of Athena. Thus, he brought victory to his side using the ingenius plan.

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One day, news of Queen Helen of Sparta being kidnapped by Prince Paris of Troy reached Ithaca. All the Greek kingdoms joined together to help get her back, and Odysseus decided to join the fight. They all traveled to Troy to get revenge.

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Odysseus is home in his palace with his wife Queen Penelope, and their new-born son, Telemachus. He rules over an island called Ithaca.