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Poseidon Gets Revenge
- Where: Scheria
- Who: Poseidon, Phaecians, and Odysseus
- What happened: Poseidon wanted to avenge his son after what Odysseus did to him in a previous book. Angered that the Phaecians helped Odysseus get home safely, Poseidon turned the Phaecian ship to stone just before it reached the island. To stop him from encircling the island with a mountain range, the Phaecians decided to, "sacrifice/ twelve choice bulls as offerings to Poseidon" (book 13, lines 220-221).
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2
Odysseus Can't Remember
- Where: Ithaca
- Who: Odysseus and Athena
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3
Four Dangerous Dogs
- Where: farm of Eumaeus
- Who: Odysseus, the swineherd, and four dogs
- What happened: Odysseus caught the eye of four dangerous dogs. With no warning, "They howled and ran at him, barking furiously." (book 14, line 32).
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4
The Inpoke
- Where: farm of Eumaeus
- Who: Odysseus, Eumaeus, and the inpoke
- What happened: As the swineherd was shooing away the dogs, Odysseus started to feel someone poking him. It started out as light taps, but quickly turned into violent jabs. The unwanted touches from the inpoke continued until Eumaeus said, " 'Eat now, stranger' ", (book 14, line 99).
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5
Forgotten Odysseus
- Where: farm of Eumaeus
- Who: Odysseus and Eumaeus