God's meet and allow Odysseus to travel home
Athena visits as Mentes
Telemachos confronts the suitors
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| God's meet and allow Odysseus to travel home Athena visits as Mentes Telemachos confronts the suitors | Book 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 Nausikaa | Book 6 |
| Reception of Odysseus by Alkinoos and Arete | Book 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 house | Book 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 |