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Odysseus
King of Ithaca · hero of the Odyssey
King of Ithaca, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, and the most resourceful of the Achaean leaders. Th…
Penelope
Queen of Ithaca · wife of Odysseus
Wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus. For ten years she has held off more than a hundred suitors by promi…
Odyssey I · Athena and Telemachus
Odyssey · Book I
Athena visits Ithaca disguised as Mentes and urges Telemachus to sail in search of news of his father. The sui…
Odyssey II · The Assembly in Ithaca
Odyssey · Book II
Telemachus calls the Ithacan assembly and denounces the suitors. Athena, disguised as Mentor, encourages him, …
Odyssey IV · Menelaus and Helen
Odyssey · Book IV
In Sparta, Menelaus and Helen receive Telemachus and tell him about Odysseus’ presence in Egypt and among the …
Odyssey V · Calypso and the Raft
Odyssey · Book V
Athena persuades Zeus to order Odysseus’ release. Calypso gives him tools and provisions, and he builds a raft…
Odyssey VII · The Palace of Alcinous
Odyssey · Book VII
Odysseus is received by Arete and Alcinous in the Phaeacian palace. He tells the story of his shipwreck, and t…
Odyssey X · Aeolus, the Laestrygonians, and Circe
Odyssey · Book X
Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag of winds, but his crew opens it and they are blown back. After the Laestrygonians …
Odyssey XI · The Underworld
Odyssey · Book XI
Odysseus visits the land of the dead to consult Tiresias. He meets his mother, Agamemnon, Achilles, and other …
Odyssey XIII · Return to Ithaca
Odyssey · Book XIII
The Phaeacians carry Odysseus to Ithaca and leave him asleep on the shore. Athena disguises him as an old begg…
Odyssey XIV · Eumaeus the Swineherd
Odyssey · Book XIV
Odysseus is welcomed by the loyal swineherd Eumaeus, who does not recognize him. Odysseus invents a Cretan ide…
Odyssey XV · Telemachus Returns
Odyssey · Book XV
Athena goes to Sparta and tells Telemachus to return home. He escapes the suitors’ ambush and lands at Ithaca,…
Odyssey XVI · Father and Son
Odyssey · Book XVI
Odysseus reveals himself to Telemachus, and the two plan the destruction of the suitors. Penelope, meanwhile, …
Odyssey XVII · The Beggar in the Hall
Odyssey · Book XVII
Telemachus returns to the palace and Odysseus enters as a beggar. Antinous abuses him, and Penelope asks to sp…
Odyssey XVIII · Irus and the Suitors
Odyssey · Book XVIII
A beggar named Irus challenges Odysseus to a fight, and Odysseus wins. Penelope appears before the suitors, an…
Odyssey XIX · The Scar
Odyssey · Book XIX
Penelope questions the beggar about Odysseus, and Eurycleia recognizes him by the scar on his thigh while wash…
Odyssey XX · The Last Night
Odyssey · Book XX
Odysseus lies awake planning revenge, while the suitors feast and abuse him. Omens warn of their destruction, …
Odyssey XXI · The Contest of the Bow
Odyssey · Book XXI
Penelope sets up the contest: whoever can string Odysseus’ bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axe heads win…
Odyssey XXII · The Slaughter of the Suitors
Odyssey · Book XXII
Odysseus shoots Antinous, reveals himself to the suitors, and with Telemachus and two loyal servants kills the…
Odyssey XXIII · The Recognition of Penelope
Odyssey · Book XXIII
Penelope tests the beggar by ordering the marriage bed to be moved. Odysseus reveals the secret of the olive-t…
Odyssey XXIV · Peace in Ithaca
Odyssey · Book XXIV
Hermes leads the suitors’ souls to the underworld. Odysseus visits his father Laertes, and the suitors’ relati…