The Odyssey, Homère.

The Odyssey

Outline

1. Introduction, Book I, lines 1-94

1. Telemachy, Book I, 95 - Book IV

1. Kalypso’s island, Book V

1. Land of the Phaiakians, Book VI - Book XIII

• Odysseus reveals his name & tells his story to Alkinoös, the king of the Phaiakians (p. 137 = Book IX, 19-36)

• Odysseus’s journey (p. 138-201 = Book VI –Book XIII, 115)

1.   Ilion = Troy, from there the wind drove him to Ismaros

2.  Ismaros, the land of the Kikonians, he sacked their city and killed their people etc… the Kikonians came Back… they battled … the rest of us fled away from death & sailed (p. 138 = Book IX, 39-61); a supernatural storm drove them to the mainland (p. 138-39 = Book IX, 61-79)

3.   Turned the hook of Meleia, the wind drove him past Kythera; 9 days in hostile winds (p. 139 = Book IX, 79-84)

4.  They landed in the country of the Lotus-Eaters; he, who eats from the lotus forgets his way home (p. 139-40 = Book IX, 84-104)

5.   Land of the lawless Cyclopes (p. 140-51 = Book IX, 105-566)

6.   Aiolian islands, Aiolos son of Hippotas entertained him for a month & then he gave him the Bag of winds. From there they sailed for 9 days & on the 10th day appeared Ithaka, but his companions where envious & they opened the Bag (p. 152 = Book X, 1-54)

7.   Driven back to the Aiolian islands, however, Aiolos sent him out of his palace (p. 153-54 = Book X, 55-79)

8.   Sailed for 6 days & on the 7th they reached the citadel of Lamos, Telepylos of the Laistrigones (p. 154-55 = Book X, 79-127)

9.   Aiaia, the land of Circe the dread goddess who talks with mortals; there they stayed for one year (p. 164, 467), at their departure she reveals to them their journey to Hades (p. 155-167 = Book X, 133-574)

10.  Hades (p. 168-84 = Book X, 1-640); meeting his mother in Hades (p. 172-73)

11.  Back to Circe’s island to Bury Elpenor; Circe tells them what is going to happen with them en route & advises them (p. 185-89 = Book XII, 1-143)

12.  Magical Sirens (p. 189, 158-200); Skylla (p. 190-91, 201-33); Charybdis (p. 191-92, 235-59); island of the Sun-god Hyperion & his oxen - 1 month and 6 days (p. 192-95, 260-402); sea storm (p. 195-96, 403-446); 9 days on sea (p. 196-97, 447—53)

13.  Ogygia, island of Kalypso, shining among goddesses (p. 88-95 = Book V, 1- 277)

14.  Land of the Phaiakians (p. 99-101= Book V, 434-93 - p. 102-200, Book XIII, 85)

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