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A Journey To Die For
By Maddie Mitchell, Haley Rosso, and Sean Lee
Book 9 is a flashback.
Odysseus is on the Phaecian Shore in the hospitality of King Alcinous, and narrating the story. He tells of the Battle of the Cicones, where he and his men
accidentally sailed in the Cicones stronghold in
Ismarus. Odysseus "sacked the city, [and] killed
the men" (9.46-47). Six of his crew members died in the battle yet the rest escaped with the loot and
continued the journey.
They sailed for 9 days and reached the land of the Lotus-eaters. Here the scouting party tasted the Lotus-flower and refused to return back to the ship and continue home. Odysseus had to bring them back to reality and force them to return to their journey.
They sailed on and reached the land of the
Cyclops. Odysseus and his crew encounter
Polyphemus and he eats two of his men. Infuriated,
Odysseus makes Polyphemus drunk with wine and
tells the Cyclops his name is "Nobody." With time running out, Odysseus and his crew took their stake they had sharpened earlier with a flaming tip and gouged out Polyphemus' eye. They escaped the following day by taking advantage of the Cyclops' lack of sight, by hiding underneath his own sheep's bellies.
Epithets
Epic Hero Qualities:
Book 9
In the One-Eyed Giant's Cave
Anthropologist Pictures
Sociologist Pictures
Mythologist Pictures
Odysseus fighting the Cicones on Ismarus
Odysseus and his men in Polyphemus' cave
Odysseus tells the Phaeacians of his journey.
Odysseus hiding under Polyphemus' sheep
Odysseus giving Polyphemus a bowl of wine
As a guest in the Phaeacians palace, Odysseus is given many gifts for his journey.