By HOMERBy HOMER

THE TROJAN WAR IS OVER

Odysseus Heads Home

BUT HE IS BLOWN OFF COURSE and without OnStar, or a GPS and knowing a man never would stop and ask for directions . . . he went first to ______________

“Excuse me, do you know the way to Ithaca?”

Describe what happened?

Are we there yet?

Upon the tenth day we Upon the tenth day we came to the coastline of came to the coastline of the _________, the _________,

Describe What Happened

“In the next land we found were __________ giant, louts without a law to bless them…”

Who does Odysseus meet?What’s the plan Stan?

What’s the prayer?

Who’s your daddy?

Next it’s off to…

Why is this episode so Why is this episode so sad for Odysseus?sad for Odysseus?

Next, Odysseus and his fleet come to a strange place called the Land of the ______________.. The people here are ________ and they ________ most of Odysseus' men. Then they launch rocks from the high cliffs, destroying ____ of Odysseus' 12

ships.

When Odysseus arrived on

Aeaea,Aeaea, he met _________. he met _________.

In Hades he met the shades of ___________ & _______________

Mom

Circe’s warning to Odysseus

Tiresias’warning to Odysseus

Having left Circe Odysseus sailed past the dangerous __________

CATCHYCATCHY TUNETUNE!

WHY DO I HAVEWHY DO I HAVE WAX IN MY WAX IN MY EARS BOSS?EARS BOSS?

It’s better to sacrifice six to Scylla than all to Charybdis!

Safely passed the dangers, Odysseus wants to avoid the island of __________

Eurylochus made his insidious plea . . .

= =

Odysseus is the only survivor of a storm, and finally floats up

on the island of Ogygia.Ogygia.

Hermes brings a message from the Gods “Release Odysseus!”

BUT HIS RAFTBUT HIS RAFTBREAKS APART!BREAKS APART!

He was washed up on the shore of the Phaeacians, where Nausicaa, the daughter of King Alcinous, found him.

WELCOME,WELCOME,STRANGERSTRANGER.

ALCINOUS FURNISHESALCINOUS FURNISHESA SHIP TO FINALLY A SHIP TO FINALLY TAKE ODYSSEUS HOME.TAKE ODYSSEUS HOME.

MEANWHILE, HIS WIFEMEANWHILE, HIS WIFEPENELOPE HAS BEENPENELOPE HAS BEENSTALLING HER SUITORS.STALLING HER SUITORS.

YOU’LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I FINISH

WEAVING THIS.

WHAT WILL HAPPENWHAT WILL HAPPENWHEN ODYSSEUSWHEN ODYSSEUSRETURNS HOME?RETURNS HOME?