ENGLISH Q4 MISTERMS

• land of the lotus eater - After the first 9 days of sailing on a stormy seas, they were drifted here.
• • They ate lotus flower that made them forget everything.
• land of the cyclops -

  • Here, they met Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon.
  • Odysseus blinded him with a charred stick, after they were held captives by this cyclop.
• country of the winds -

  • Here, they met King Aeolus. The place was considerably windy, and the sea was very rough.
  • King Aeolus gave them a leather sack and told never to open it while they were sailing.
• country of the laestrygons - The shortest stay they had. They never set foot on this island, because the Laestrygons attacked them.
• • Laestrygons are cannibal-giants.
• Realm of Circe

  Odysseus had his first romance here. Circe, the beautiful witch, had fallen in love with him.
• • She turned Odysseus’ men into pigs.
• realm of hades -

  • Here, Odysseus and his men had to meet Tereiseias, the prophet.
  • Tereiseias will prophesize how will they be going back to Greece.
  • He told Odysseus that he will just be the one to back to Greece.
• island of the sirens -

  • They passed through this island while Odysseus was tied strongly to a post in the ship and his men had deafened by the beeswax he put into their ears.
  • The sirens will lure them with their songs.
• • Land of Scylla and Charybdis

  This is the most difficult journey they had. 

  • They need to pass between the sides of the whirlpool and the six-headed dragon.
  • After which, they also need to pass between the crashing rocks.
• island of the sun - This is the island of Apollo. They were told by Tereiseias in the underworld not to eat the golden cows here.
• His men were so hungry that they slaughtered one golden cow which triggered Apollo’s anger.
• ogygia -

  • This was the Island of Calypso, a sea nymph who had fallen in love with Odysseus.
  • Odysseus was all alone survived through this island.
  • He stayed seven years here under Calypso’s captivity .
• phaecia -

  • When Zeus ordered Calypso for Odysseus freedom, she obeyed to free him.
  • When he was sailing home, Poseidon saw him and created big waves to destroy the raft.
  • He was determined to kill Odysseus.