The Odyssey Journey Map FLASHCARD

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What location is this? The city where the Trojan War was fought.

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Troy

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What location is this? A land with a memory-erasing, addictive plant. His men ate the lotus and forgot their home. Odysseus forced them back to the ships.

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The Island of the Lotus-Eaters

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What location is this? What it was: The land of the one-eyed giant, Polyphemus. What happened: Odysseus blinds Polyphemus to escape, inciting Poseidon's wrath. This is a central episode in Book 9.

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The Island of the Cyclopes

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What location is this? What it was: The floating island of the wind king. What happened: Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag of winds, but his men opened it, blowing them off course. (This is in Book 10).

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Aeolia (Island of Aeolus)

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What location is this? What it was: A land of giant cannibals. What happened: They destroyed 11 of Odysseus's 12 ships. Only his ship escaped. (This is in Book 10).

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The Land of the Laestrygonians

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What location is this? The island of the enchantress Circe. Circe turned men into pigs. Odysseus resisted her magic, freed his men, and stayed with her for a year. (This is in Book 10).

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Circe's Island

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What location is this? What it was: The realm of the dead. What happened: Odysseus summoned the prophet Tiresias, who told him how to get home. (This is the entire Book 11).

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The Underworld

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What location is this? The home of creatures whose songs lured sailors to their doom. Odysseus had his crew plug their ears and tie him to the mast. (This is in Book 12).

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The Sirens' Island

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What is this location? What it was: A narrow channel between a six-headed monster and a deadly whirlpool. What happened: Odysseus chose to sail near Scylla, losing six men, to avoid Charybdis. (This is in Book 12).

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The Strait of Scylla and Charybdis

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What is this location? What it was: The island of the sacred cattle. What happened: His men killed and ate the cattle. Zeus destroyed their ship as punishment. (This is in Book 12).

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Thrinacia (Island of the Sun God Helios)