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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…
Troy
The city at the centre of the Trojan War
The city in the Troad, on the north-west coast of Asia Minor, whose abduction of Helen brought the Achaean coa…
Ithaca
Odysseus’ island kingdom · the goal of the Odyssey
The island kingdom of Odysseus, off the west coast of Greece. In the Odyssey it is both a real place—a house, …
Nóstos
The return home · the goal of the Odyssey
The return home after war, and the poem’s name for what Odysseus is trying to achieve. Nóstos is not merely tr…
Xenía
The reciprocal obligation between host and guest
The ancient Greek institution of guest-friendship: a reciprocal bond of gifts, protection, and honour between …
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 III · Nestor at Pylos
Odyssey · Book III
Telemachus reaches Pylos, where Nestor receives him and tells what he knows of the returns from Troy. The trai…
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 VI · Nausicaa
Odyssey · Book VI
Athena sends Nausicaa to the river to wash clothes, where she finds the shipwrecked Odysseus. He supplicates h…
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 VIII · Demodocus and the Games
Odyssey · Book VIII
The Phaeacians hold games and feasts for Odysseus, and the blind bard Demodocus sings of Troy. Odysseus weeps …
Odyssey IX · The Cyclops
Odyssey · Book IX
Odysseus tells how he and his men entered the cave of Polyphemus, were trapped, and escaped after blinding the…
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 XII · The Sirens, Scylla, and the Cattle of Helios
Odyssey · Book XII
Odysseus passes the Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis, losing men at each stage. His crew then slaughter the cattl…
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…