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14 Cards in this Set
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Troy
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After the victory of this epic war, Odysseus and his men begin their journey home from here.
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The Island of the Ismarus
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After leaving Troy, they stop to raid this island for supplies. The people(Cicones) of this island attack on horseback, and Odysseus lost 72 of his men.
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The Island of the Lotus Eaters
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Odysseus sends his men out to search for food, and has to recover them when they eat this flower which makes them forget their homes
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The Island of the Cyclopes
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Here, Odysseus and his men find a cave, lured by cheese and wine. The creature, traps them inside the cave. Odysseus and his men blind him, and then sneak out under his heard of sheep.
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The Island of Aeolus
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The god of the winds, gives Odysseus all of the bad winds, so he can safely sail home. Odysseus' men go against his orders and open the bag, and all of the winds escape.
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The Island of the Laestrygonians
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The race of cannibals, eat the Greeks. Only the men on Odysseus' ship and himself survive.
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Circe's Island
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This enchantress turns Odysseus' men to swine, but Odysseus is protected from her magic with the help of Hermes, who gave him a magical herb called Moly. Odysseus ends up staying there for what seems like a short time, but ended up being a couple years. Before Odysseus departs, She finally tells him that he needs to find the blind prophet Teiresias in the Underworld.
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The Underworld
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Odysseus consults the prophet to ask how he can get home, and finds his mother there, who has committed suicide in depression.
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The Island of the Sirens
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Odysseus and his men pass here, an island with women singing their luring songs, trying to reel in sailors. So they do not hear, Odysseus fills his mens ears with beeswax, and he has them tie him to the mast
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Scylla and Charybdis
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Odysseus chooses to sail for the six-headed sea serpent, rather than the giant whirlpool. He did this because he knew that if he went to the giant whirlpool , the whole ship would be destroyed. However, if he went towards the other creature, six men would die. A sacrifice the brave Odysseus decided to make.
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The Island of Helios
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They stop here, and Odysseus falls asleep praying to Athena. While sleeping, his men once again go against his orders and eat this God's cattle. This outrages the god, and he threatens never to rise again. As a punishment, Zeus throws a bolt of lightning at the ship, and turns it to splinters. Only Odysseus survives.
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Ogygia (Calypso's Island)
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Odysseus finds this island after drifting in the sea. It is a island of women, with a beautiful nymph, with whom Odysseus has a seven-year affair with. After the seven years, Hermes convinces her to let Odysseus build a new ship so he could sail home.
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The Island of the Phaecians
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These people accept Odysseus, and he explains his ten-year journey to them during a feast. They happily give him a ride home on one of their magical ships.
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Ithaca
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Odysseus finally arrives here, and sees his son, Telemachus, for the first time in 15 years. He and Telemachus kill all of the suitors, and Odysseus takes his place as king, once again, alongside his wife Penelope.
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