The document summarizes the plot of Homer's epic poem The Odyssey, which describes Odysseus's 10-year journey home after the Trojan War. It details Odysseus's encounters with the Lotus-Eaters, Cyclops Polyphemus, Aeolus, Laestrygonians, Circe, Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, Calypso, and the Phaeacians. It also introduces the main characters Odysseus, his wife Penelope, and son Telemachus. Upon finally reaching Ithaca, Odysseus defeats the suitors to Penelope and reclaims his place as king.

1. ODYSSEY
The Adventures of
Odysseus
Presenting by;
Antonio, Axl Jayvie Danan

2. The Adventures of Odysseus
1. Troy
2. The Island of the Cicones
3. The Island of Lotus Eaters
4. The Island of the Cyclopes
5. The Island of Aeolus
6. The Island of the Laestrygonians
7. Circe's Island
8. The Underworld
9. The Island of the Sirens
10. Scylla and Charybdis
11. Island of the Sun God
12. Ogygia (Calypso's Island):
13. The Island of the Phaecians
14. Ithaca

3. Characters
Odysseus: (Roman name: Ulysses)
• The Greek king of Ithaca who has been off fighting the Trojan
War for ten years.
• in Greek mythology, Odysseus was the son of Laertes and
Antikleia (or Anticlea) and the King of Ithaca, leader of the
Kephallenians. Married to Penelope, he also had a son,
Telemachos (or Telemachus).

4. ODYSSEUS

5. Penelope:
• The faithful wife of Odysseus.
• In Greek mythology, a daughter of Icarius of
Sparta and the nymph Periboea and wife of the
hero Odysseus. They had one son, Telemachus.

6. PENELOPE

7. Telemachus:
• is the son of Odysseus and Penelope who grows from
infancy while his father is away fighting at Troy and
then trying to return home after the Trojan War.
Telemachus is one of the central characters of
the Odyssey since he sets off in search of news of his
father.
• His mentor is a man named Mentor who is often
Athena in disguise.
• The name of Telemachus comes from the Greek for
distance and fighter.

8. Aeolus:
• God of Wind
• god and the father of the winds.
• Aeolus was ruler of the island of Aeolia.
• he entertains Odysseus, gives him a favorable
wind to help him on his journey

10. Polyphemus:
• The Cyclops who captures Odysseus and his
men with the intention of eating them.
• was the giant son of the god Poseidon and
Thoosa in Greek mythology.
• He was one of the Cyclopes, having a single
eye.

11. Circe:
• The witch-goddess with whom Odysseus and his
men stay for one year.
• was a minor goddess of magic in Greek
mythology, daughter of the Titans Helios, god of
the sun, and Perse, an Oceanid. She had two
brothers, Aeetes, who was the guardian of
the Golden Fleece and Perses; and a
sister, Pasiphae, who was the wife of Minos, king
of Crete.

12. Calypso:
• One of Oceanides sea nymphs,
• daughter of the Titan god Atlas and her mother
was Tethys.
• Her name is related to the Greek word καλύπτω,
which means “to conceal” and she symbolized the
forces that divert men from their goals.
• The nymph goddess who falls in love with
Odysseus and keeps him on her island home for
seven years.

13. CALYPSO

14. The Route of Odysseus

15. After the victory at Troy, Odysseus and his men
begin their journey home from here.

16. The Island of the Cicones
• After leaving Troy,
they stop to raid this
island for supplies.
The Cicones attack
on horseback, and
Odysseus lost 72 of
his men.

17. The Island of the Lotus
Eaters
• Odysseus sends his
men out to search
for food, and has to
recover them when
they eat the Lotus
Flower.

18. The Lotus is a plant
that forces the eater to
lose all grip on
reality. Once it is
eaten, the person
knows nothing nor
cares for anything
other than eating the
lotus plant.

19. The Island of the Cyclopes
(Sicily)
• Here, Odysseus and his
men find a Cyclops' cave,
lured by his cheese and
wine.
• The cyclops, Polyphemus,
traps them inside the cave.
Odysseus and his men
blind the cyclops, and then
sneak out under his heard
of sheep.

20. • Odysseus offered some strong wine he had to
Polyphemus.

21. • Then Polyphemus drunk, and fell into a deep
sleep. Odysseus, having planned, took a wooden stake and
blinded Polyphemus' single eye.

22. • The next morning, Polyphemus took the sheep out of their pen to graze, and
unable to see, felt each sheep's back in case the men were trying to escape.
However, Odysseus had told his men to tie themselves under the animals. The
men reached the ship, and when they set sail, Odysseus boasted
to Polyphemus by revealing his name. Polyphemusthen asked his father to
punish Odysseus, causing him to deviate from his planned route even further.

23. The Island of Aeolus
• Odysseus and his men
sail from the land of the
Cyclopes to the home
of Aeolus, ruler of the
winds. Aeolus presents
Odysseus with a bag
containing all of the
winds, and he stirs up a
westerly wind to guide
Odysseus and his crew
home. Within ten days

24. • but Odysseus’s
shipmates, who think
that Aeolus has secretly
given Odysseus a
fortune in gold and
silver, tear the bag open.
The winds escape and
stir up a storm that
brings Odysseus and his
men back to Aeolia.

25. • This time,
however, Aeolus
refuses to help
them, certain that
the gods hate
Odysseus and
wish to do him
harm.

26. Island of the
Laestrygonians
• The Laestrygonians, are
gigantic cannibals who
destroyed eleven of his
twelve ships by launching
rocks from high cliffs and
eat the crews of all the
ships. Odysseus' ship was
not destroyed as it was
hidden in a cove near
shore. Everyone on
Odysseus' ship survived.

27. Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating
the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. A
person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal.

28. Circe’s Island
• Odysseus lands on
Aeaea, home of
Circe. Odysseus sends
some of his men to
scout out the area. but
when they do not
return, he becomes
worried. All of
Odysseus's men do not
return, so Odysseus
himself sets off to see
why.

29. • On the way, he is
confronted by
Hermes. Hermes
tells him that Circe is
up ahead and that his
only chance of
survival is to eat the
plant
Moly. Odysseus
hesitates; Moly is
poisonous.
• Nevertheless, he eats
it.

30. Moly (Greek: μῶλυ, [môly]) is a magical herb. In the story,
Hermes gave this herb to Odysseus to protect him from Circe's
magic when he went to her home to rescue his friends.

31. • Circe pleads for them
to stay on her island,
and Odysseus does this
because he was
promised information
on how to return
home. Finally, Circe
tells him to go see
Tiresias, a prophet
located in the
underworld.
• Tiresias is A blind
Prophet.

32. The Underworld

33. • Odysseus consults the
prophet Tiresias to ask
how he can get home,
and finds his mother
there, who has
committed suicide in
depression.

34. • Odysseus' mother is
Anticlea, wife of
Laertes, daughter of
Autolycus and
Amphithea,
granddaughter of
Hermes.

35. Island of the
Sirens
• In Greek mythology,
a Siren was a creature
who was half bird and
half woman. She lured
sailors to their doom
with her sweet
singing.

36. • Circe had warned
Odysseus about
the Sirens,
• Once they heard
the song that
sang by Sirens,
they would
snatch them and
feed on their
flesh.
• But Odysseus,
wanting to hear
the Sirens sing,
without falling
under the spell it
casted,

37. • his crew tie him
tightly to the mast
with many heavy
ropes. He demanded
that they not let him
go no matter how
much he wanted
them to.

38. Scylla and Charybdis
• Odysseus and his men must navigate the straits
between Scylla and Charybdis.

39. Scylla
• is a six-headed
monster who, when
ships pass,
swallows one
sailor for each
head.

40. Charybdis
• is an enormous
whirlpool that
threatens to
swallow the
entire ship

41. • As instructed by Circe,
Odysseus chooses to sail for
Scylla, a six-headed sea
serpent, rather than
Charybdis, a giant
whirlpool. He did this
because he knew that if he
went to Charybdis, the
whole ship would be
destroyed. However, if he
went towards Scylla, six
men would die. A sacrifice
the brave Odysseus decided
to make.

42. Island of the Sun God
(Thrinacia)
• After escaping Scylla and
Charybdis, Odysseus and
his men see the island of
Thrinacia. The Odysseus’
men want to stop and
rest.
• Odysseus explains the
prophecies from Tiresias
and Circe and argues with
the men about avoiding
the island.

43. Ogygia (Calypso's
Island)
• Odysseus finds this
island after drifting in
the sea. It is a island of
women, with a nymph
named Calypso, with
whom Odysseus has a
seven-year affair with.
After the seven years,
Hermes convinces
Calypso to let Odysseus
build a new ship so he
could sail home.

44. The Island of the
Phaecians
• The Phaecians accept
Odysseus, and he
explains his ten-year
journey to them during
a feast. They happily
give him a ride home
on one of their magical
ships

45. Ithaca
• Odysseus finally
arrives home, and
sees his son,
Telemachus, for the
first time in 15 years.
He and Telemachus
kill all of the suitors,
and Odysseus takes
his place as king,
once again, alongside
his wife Penelope.

46. • Odysseus finally made it back to his home. Athena disguised him
as a beggar so he can remain hidden while he analyzes the loyalty
of his friends and family. He confronts his son, Telemachus, and
reveals his identity to him.
• Penelope laid down a challenge to the suitors. Any one of them
who can string Odysseus's bow and shoot it through the axe-
handles like Odysseus used to do would be her choice.

47. • Needless to say, none of them could do it, that is, until
the beggar got a chance. He was ridiculed as he tried,
but Odysseus shot the arrow perfectly. Athena then
changed his appearance to his previous one.

48. • The suitors were awestruck. It was then that Odysseus and Telemachus
began their attack. With the help of Athena and Zeus, they slaughtered all
of the suitors. Odysseus, his father, Telemachus, and other loyal servants
meet them in battle. Laertes kills Antinous's father with a lance. Zeus soon
commands the fighting to stop. Odysseus finally reclaimed title.

49. T H A N K Y O U !!!