Odyssey Summaries

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God's meet and allow Odysseus to travel home Athena visits as Mentes Telemachos confronts the suitors
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God's meet and allow Odysseus to travel home Athena visits as Mentes Telemachos confronts the suitorsBook 1
Telemachus calls the assembly Antinoos blames Penelope for delaying marriage Telemachus departs Book 2
Telemachus meets Nestor Nestor sends Telemachus to Menelaos Book 3
Telemachus and Peisistratus visit Menelaus and Helen The wanderings of Menelaos Suitors plan to kill Telemachus Book 4
Council of the gods Hermes tells Kalypso to let Odysseus go He sets out on a raft and is wrecked by Poseidon He swims ashore on Scheria Book 5
Odysseus and NausikaaBook 6
Reception of Odysseus by Alkinoos and AreteBook 7
Odysseus at the games of the Phaeacians Odysseus is asked to tell his name and story Book 8
Odysseus begins the story of his wanderings Kikonians Lotus eaters Cyclops Book 9
Aiolos and the bag of winds Laestragonians Circe’s island Book 10
Hades Book 11
Sirens Scylla and Cheribdis Cattle of Helios Loss of Odysseus’ ship and companions Rescue by Kalypso He finishes the story to the Phaeacians Book 12
Return of Odysseus to Ithica Poseidon’s revenge on Phaecian ship Athena advises Odysseus Book 13
Odysseus and Eumaeus Odysseus tells Eumaeus false story of his life Book 14
Athena tells Telemachus to go home Telemachus returns to Pylos and sails to Ithica Eumaeus tells Odysseus his life story Telemachus alludes the ambush and arrives home Book 15
Telemachus visits Eumaeus Odysseus reveals himself to Telemachus Penelope and the suitors learn that Telemachus has returned Book 16
Telemachus returns to the palace Odysseus goes to the palace disguised as a beggar Book 17
Fight between Odysseus and Irus Penelope appears briefly before the suitors Book 18
Interview between Penelope and Odysseus Eurykaea recognizes Odysseus by his scar Book 19
Everyone gathers at the houseBook 20
Test of the bow: suitors fail, Odysseus succeeds Book 21
The killing of the suitors and the unfaithful women (?) Book 22
Odysseus and Penelope Odysseus goes to Laertes’ farm Book 23
Heroes of Troy learn the story from the ghosts Odysseus reveals himself to Laertes Suitors’ relatives bury them and plan revenge Final battle between Odysseus’ party and family of suitors Athena imposes peace Book 24