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20 BCE
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Zachary Brady
English II Honors
3/1/17 -
13 BCE
From Ship to Stone
Who: Poseidon and the Phaeacians
Where: Scheria
Event: Poseidon threatened to surround Scheria with mountians after turning the Phaeacian's fastest ship to stone.
Quote: "As their sea-fairing ship approached,/moving quickly on her course, Earthshaker came up/ and turned it into stone."
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13 BCE
Unknown Location
Who: Odysseus
Where: Ithaca
Event: Odysseus wakes up on an "unknown" island not knowing where he is. He then comes up with the idea that the Phaeacians have deceived him.
Quote: "Whose country have I come to this time?"
(Line 241) -
13 BCE
The Hole (Made Up)
Who: Odysseus
Where: A hole trap on Ithaca
Event: Odysseus falls into a hole trap set by Poseidon that is cursed to not let anyone out through the top. He falls into this trap with only his spear. He lies on the floor for three days until finally deciding to use the spearhead to dig out through the side of the hole and out of the ground. This takes him six days. -
13 BCE
The Suitors
Who: Odysseus, Athena, and the Suitors
Where: Ithaca
Event: Odysseus meets Athena and finds out he is home. He also finds out about the many suitors pestering his wife.
Quote: "But you're not keen to learn about or hear of anything,/ before you can observe your wife yourself."
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12 BCE
Zeus' Soft Side
Who: Odysseus and Zeus
Where: A ship headed to Libya
Event: Zeus, already planning the destruction of his men, destroyed Odysseus' ship, killing all of his crew members. He then saves Odysseus and brings him to Thesprotian land.
Quote: "Then the son of Cronos sent a black cloud above our hollow ship./ Underneath the sea grew dark. All at once,/ Zeus thundered and then hurled a lightning flash/ down on our ship."
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12 BCE
The Dogs
Who: Odysseus and the Dogs
Where: Near the Swineherd's house
Event: Four dogs, that could have easily killed Odysseus, charged him. They were only stopped by their owner; the Swineherd.
Quote: "Old man,/ those dogs would have ripped at you in no time,/ and then you would have heaped the blame on me."
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12 BCE
Betrayal by Crew
Who: Odysseus and the Crew Members
Where: A ship headed to Dulichium
Event: Odysseus was enslaved by the other crew aboard the ship. The gods helped him escape his bonds to freedom. Odysseus then swam to the island to find he was home on Ithaca.
Quote: "Thus, when the ship/ had sailed some distance form the land, they tried/ from that day forward to make me their slave."
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12 BCE
The Swineherd's Friends (Made Up)
Who: Odysseus and the Swineherd's Friends
Where: The Swineherd's house
Event: The Swineherd's friends finally arrived. Odysseus found out that they were under Poseidon's spell. The caged him and beat him until Athena arrived just before his death. She knocked out the men and freed Odysseus. Assuring him that the men were fine.
