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