Pair Work on Odyssey

Name Nathaniel Sacristan

Renah Rosebelle Lagonera
Date: October 17, 2022
Class: BSCRIM 2C (TF)

TOPIC: ODYSSEY

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Events Struggle/obstacle met by How did he overcome the

Odysseus
The Cicones soon routed
1 The Cicones and the Lotus- Odysseus' men, taking back
eaters the slaves and killing six crew
members from each of the
ships before they could
escape. Odysseus and his men
landed on an island with the
Lotus eaters. A few of his
men ate the Lotus plant and it
made them lose sight of their
goal.
obstacle?
Odysseus and his men blind
Polyphemus and then tie
themselves to the bellies of his
sheep. Those who eat the lotus
fruit forget about returning
home, preferring instead to
hang out on the lotus island
and eat lotus fruit. Odysseus
drags his sailors weeping back
to the ship and ties them to
their oars in order to escape
the Lotus Eaters’ island.

2 In the Country of the cyclops The first obstacles Odysseus
faces is the Cyclops. He is a
giant monster living on a
island and he is the son of
Poseidon. Odysseus and his
men get trapped in the cave
where the Cyclops live and
they try to get out, but there is
a giant stone blocking the
way and only the Cyclops can
move it.
They give Cyclops a drink
and play a music, he falls into
a sleep. And Odysseus comes
with a plan to get out and well
Cyclops is asleep they make a
spear and blind him , and
Cyclops cry and try to go out
and Odysseus and his man
tied himself in the sheep’s
stomach and get out.
Odysseus saves his men and
goes away from the Cyclops.

3 The Island of Circle When Odysseus and his Odysseus go to Circe to save
men's go Aeaea island and his men, god of messenger
some of the men go to find come and tell him to eat the
 food and they meet with circle poison plant so the Circe
and she turns them into pigs don’t turn him into pigs. He
gets to Circe and she tries to
turn into pig, but his spell
doesn't work on him. And
Circe ask him to marry, but
he ignore, but he stays with
her for one year. After one
year when his men finally
persuade him to continue the
voyage homeward, Odysseus
asks Circe for the way back to
Ithaca.

4 On the Island of Aeolus Odysseus was given an Ox Odysseus begged Aeolus to

leather bag, but he was told send them another tail-wind;
not to open it because a then he was convinced that the
strong wind will come out of gods didn’t really want to help
it, but Odysseus’s men did not him so he left him to his fate.
obey it for they thought that it
has a wine inside the bag, so
while he was asleep someone
opened the bag and a strong
wind came out of it and the
ship spun round and round.

5 The Island of the Sirens The Sirens were depicted as
bird-like creatures with
human heads that would lure
men into their rocky shores
with their beautiful songs and
voices. The ships would
smash on the jagged
Cliffside, killing and/or
stranding the helpless men.
After Odysseus returns from
the Underworld, Circe gives
him detailed instructions
regarding how to get home.
She explains where to go,
what to avoid, and how to
defeat mythical creatures
along the way. Circe said the
Sirens sit in their meadow
filled with rotting bodies,
waiting for ships to come by.
They sing irresistible songs
that lure men to their doom.
She advises Odysseus to plug
his men’s ears with wax so
that no man is tempted to
steer the ship off course.
Circe also said that so long as
his men are able to ignore his
 pleading, Odysseus can tie
himself to the mast and listen
to the Sirens’ sweet songs.
6 Scylla and Charybdis This two monster devoured Due to his curiosity of what
passing sailors and was able to the sirens sounds like he was
kill some of Odysseus’s men. lash to the mash of the ship,
where he could listen without
endangering anyone. And also
he sailed closer to Scylla so as
not to be swallowed by
Charybdis.

7 The Island of Calypso Due to hunger Odysseus men Calypso saved Odysseus and
killed and roasted the sacred took care of him for the hopes
oxen. Then Zeus punished that Odysseus would stay with
them by sending storm, struck her, but after some
some of Zeus thunder bolt. convincement calypso set him
free.

8 Back in Ithaca His journey back to Ithaca is Over the course of his decade
riddled with temptation that long journey across boundless
will test his physical, and precarious waters, he
emotional, and mental learns that though, physically
capabilities. strong, he must use his mind
and not rely solely on his
physical attributes.