Odysseus's trials:
1. Cicones (six men lost from each ship
2. Lotus-eaters (must by force drag the intoxicated men back to boats)
3. Cyclops (loses 6 men - puts out Polyphemus's eye - taunts the blinded Cyclops)
4. Aeolus (gives sack of winds to Odysseus)
A. Aeolus 2 (pronounces curse on Odysseus after winds let out)
5. Laestrygonians (loses all ships but his own)
6. Circe (men turned to pigs - moly helps him escape her curse - one year in Circe's home)
7. House [Kingdom] of the Dead (sees Tiresias and Achilles his mother [Anticleia], Agamemnon, et al.)
A. Circe 2
8. Sirens (Odysseus listens!)
9. Scylla and Charybdis (loses six men to Scylla)
10. Cattle of the Sun (loses the rest of his men)
Calypso's Isle
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The keyword "Odyssey" in the epic poem "The Odyssey" refers to the long and adventurous journey of the main character, Odysseus, as he tries to return home after the Trojan War. It symbolizes the challenges, trials, and personal growth Odysseus experiences throughout his journey, making it a central theme in the poem.
There are two epics of Homer, The Odyssey and The Iliad. The Iliad describes the battle of Troy. The Odyssey takes place after the battle and follows Odysseus's trials and voyage home.
Odysseus was the main character of the Odyssey.
Odysseus was the hero of the Odyssey.
Odysseus went on The Odyssey because he wanted to travel back to his fatherland of Ithaca.