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The Odyssey by Homer
Odysseus Seauence of Events
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English
9th Grade
05/31/2010

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Event 1
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Odysseus and his men pillage the Ciconian village.
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Event 2
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Lotus eaters tempt the men. Men don't want to leave.
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Event 3
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Odysseus blinds Polyphemus.
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Event 4
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Odysseus escapes the cave by clinging to a ram.
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Event 5
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The crew opens the sack of winds which were a gift to Odysseus from King Aeolus.
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Event 6
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Aeolus banishes Odysseus because he believes Odysseus is cursed by the gods.
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Event 7
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The men flee from giants.
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Event 8
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Circe turns the men to swine.
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Event 9
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Hermes gives Odysseu a potent herb (moly).
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Event 10
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Circe makes a truce with Odysseus. Tells him he must go to Hades and gives him directions.
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Event 11
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Odysseus speaks with Antecleia, his mother, in the Underworld.
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Event 12
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Agamemnon talks about his wife's treachery.
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Event 13
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Odysseus' plugs the crew's ears with wax and asks them to binds Odysseus to the mast so that he could hear the Sirens.
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Event 14
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Scylla eats six of Odysseus' crewmen.
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Event 15
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The crew disobeys Odysseus and eats Helios' cattle.
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Event 16
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Zeus destroys Odysseus' ship.
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Event 17
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Odysseus hangs from a fig tree to escape from Charybidis.
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Event 18
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Odysseus drifts alone on a raft in the ocean for 9 days and comes to the Island of Scheria.
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Event 19
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Odysseys meets Calypso on the Island of Ogygia.
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