The Odyssey

  • Trojan War
    Jan 1, 1200

    Trojan War

    The Trojan War occured sometime during the 1200 century. I chose my ending date as 1200 b.c. January first.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jan 1, 1210

    timespan for the odyssey

  • Fight with the Cicones
    Feb 14, 1200

    Fight with the Cicones

    The Cicones, being allies with the Trojans, are natural enimes of the Greeks.
  • The Lotus eaters
    Mar 31, 1200

    The Lotus eaters

    One bite of the Lotus, makes men loose all passion for going home again.
  • Cyclops
    Apr 11, 1200

    Cyclops

    Upon landing on the cyclopes island, Odysseus lost four men to the cyclops, and all barely excaped with thier lives.
  • King Aeolus
    May 29, 1200

    King Aeolus

    King Aeolus, the wind king, gives Odyssus a bag of wind to carry them home. within sight of Ithaca, the crew opens the bag, and it blows them all the way back.
  • Circe
    Jun 29, 1200

    Circe

    Circe, the immortal witch, casts a spell over Odysseuses men, and they stay with her for a year.
  • The Land of the Dead
    Aug 30, 1201

    The Land of the Dead

    In the land of the dead, Odysseus discovers that many of his freinds have died, and an old fortune teller tells him where he must go next
  • Sirens
    Oct 27, 1201

    Sirens

    Sirens, the most beautiful sonding singers in the world, is dangerous. They will kill you if you hear them sing.
  • Scylla, and Charybdis
    Oct 28, 1201

    Scylla, and Charybdis

    Scylla and Charybdis, working as a team, try to eat Odysseus and his crew.
  • Calypso
    Jan 1, 1203

    Calypso

    Odysseus, the only survivor of the trip, stays with Calypso for seven years!
  • Odysseus comes home!
    Jan 1, 1210

    Odysseus comes home!

    Odysseus comes home, and kills all the suitors.