THE ODYSSEY

By HOMER

THE TROJAN WAR IS OVER AND ODYSSEUS HEADS HOME FOR ITHACA.

BUT HE IS BLOWN OFF COURSE! He goes first to the land of the Ciconians and then to the land of the Lotus-Eaters.

"From Troy the wind bore me and brought me to the Cicones, to Ismarus. There I sacked the city and slew the men; and from the city we took their wives and great store of treasure, and divided them among us..."

THREE MEN FALL IN WITH THE LOTUS EATERS, AND FORGET THEIR HOMELAND.

Odysseus drags them back aboard the ships.

And later he sails to the land of the CYCLOPES

Polyphemus

Hey! Whats are you doing with that burning stick?

NOBODY just poked out my EYE!

Then he sails to Aeolus

DONT OPEN THE BAG!

But when the ships are in sight of Ithaca, Odysseus' men get curious and open the bag of winds

Away from Aeolus, Odysseus and his fleet come to a strange place called the Land of the Laestrygonians. The people here are cannibals and they eat some of Odysseus' men. Then they launch rocks from the high cliffs, destroying 11 of Odysseus' 12 ships. Odysseus is compelled to leave with only his ship.

When Odysseus arrives on Aeaea, Circe touches his comrades with a wand and turnes them into wolves, swine, asses and lions.

YOUR MEN MAKE FINE BEASTS

Just leave! GO TO HADES

In Hades he meets the souls of Achilles, Agamemnon, and others.

Ill make him tell me what I want to know

Isnt he already dead?

Odysseus in Hades

Having left Circe Odysseus sails past the SIRENS.

CATCHY TUNE!

WHY DO I HAVE WAX IN MY EARS AND WHY DOES THE BOSS HAVE THAT LOOK IN HIS EYE?

In sailing past the cliff of Scylla, the sea monster, she snatches some of his comrades, and gobbles them up

JUST A LITTLE BIT CLOSER!

Odysseus is the only survivor of a storm, and finally floats up on the island of Ogygia.

You dont h twist MY CALYPS

You have to stay here for 7 years!

Feast of the Nymph Calypso for Odysseus" by Jan Brueghel) ca. 1616

HE IS FINALLY SENT HOME ON A RAFT BY THE COMMAND OF THE GODS.

BUT HIS RAFT BREAKS APART!

He iss washed up naked on the shore of the Phaeacians, where Nausicaa, the daughter of King Alcinous, is washing her clothes.

WELCOME, STRANGER.

ALCINOUS FURNISHES A SHIP TO FINALLY TAKE ODYSSEUS HOME.

MEANWHILE, HIS WIFE PENELOPE HAS BEEN STALLING HER SUITORS.

YOULL JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I FINISH WEAVING THIS.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN ODYSSEUS RETURNS HOME?

READ ON TO FIND OUT.