Homer history odyssey timeline

Timeline: The Odyssey

1. After the Trojan war, Odysseus and his men set sail from Troy.
2. They plunder the Cicones but are routed by reinforcements.
3. On the island of the lotus eaters, some men eat the food of the enchanting inhabitants and loose all hope of home.
4. On the Island of the Cyclops, Odysseus's curiosity causes him trouble: he and twelve others are imprisoned by the cannibal Polyphemus.

   They blind him in order to escape.

5. At Aeolia, the wind king Aeolus offers to help Odysseus. He bags up all the winds and places them on Odysseus's ship. But Odysseus's foolish crew open the bag, thinking it is treasure.

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   The winds become a storm and blow the ships back to the island. Aeolus is angry at their irresponsibility and sends them away.

6. They arrive at an island inhabited by cannibals who destroy all of the ships except for Odysseus's.
7. Next they land on Aeaea, where the enchantress Circe lives.

   She turns some of the men