The Trojan War

The begingand the end

Period: Mar 16, 643 to Mar 16, 659

The Beging 600 B.C.

Jan 1, 644

Odysseus went with the Greek army to war in Troy, (Trojan War). He left his wif and HIs son telemachus in Ithica.

Troy

Feb 15, 645

After odysseus's victory him and his men started there journey home.

The island of Cicones

Mar 14, 646

After leaving Troy they were heading home and stoped at this island to raid for supplies. The Cicones attacked on horseback and Odysseus lost 72 of his men.

Island of the Lotus Eaters

Apr 15, 647

Odysseus sends some of his men in search for food and he has to recover them from the island after they ate the Lotus Flower.

.The Island of the Cyclopes

May 15, 648

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.

The Island of Aeolus

Jun 15, 649

Aeolus, the god of the winds, gives Odysseus all of the bad winds, so he can safely sail home. Odysseus' men go against his orders and open the bag, and all of the winds escape.

The Island of the Laestrygonians

Mar 15, 650

The Laestrygonians, a race of cannibals, eat the Greeks. Only the men on Odysseus' ship and himself survive.

The Underworld

Mar 15, 651

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

The Island of the Sirens

Mar 15, 652

Odysseus and his men pass here, an island with women singing their luring songs, trying to reel in sailors. So they do not hear, Odysseus fills his mens ears with beeswax, and he has them tie him to the mast.

Scylla and Charybdis

Mar 15, 653

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.

The Island of Helios

Mar 15, 654

They stop here, and Odysseus falls asleep praying to Athena. While sleeping, his men once again go against his orders and eat Helios' cattle. This outrages the god, and he threatens never to rise again. As a punishment, Zeus throws a bolt of lightning at the ship, and turns it to splinters. Only Odysseus survives.

Calypso's Island

Mar 15, 655

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.

The Island of the Phaecians

Mar 15, 656

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.

Ithaca

Mar 15, 657

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.