Cyclops’s Island
- Odysseus starts of by Telling King Alcinous his story, Calypso kept him prisoner for seven years because she wanted home to be her husband. Circe same for 1 year
- Wind from Illium (Troy) also took him to Ismarus the city of the Cicones. They destroyed Ismarus and killed all the men; they took lots of plunder (treasure, flock and women. There he told his men that they must quickly escape, but men refused.
- The other Cicones told the Cicones from the surrounding area and men attacked in chariots, during the night they got the upper hand on Achaean s, and broke in ranks killing 6 men from every ship, they then escaped and sailed away
- Rested on land for 2 days and 2 nights after being caught up in strong winds, because feared they wouldn’t survive. On third set sail again
- For nine days they chased winds and on the tenth day they came across, the land of the lotus eats. Odysseus sent two men to investigate and the lotus-eaters gave them lotus to eat which made them loose all will to go home. Odysseus used to force to bring the men back to the ships and tied them under benches and set sail quickly.
- Came to Goat Island that had lots of trees and goats. It had never been ploughed or grazed on. Cyclopes have no boats to travel, but they have a safe harbour. They landed here and took 9 goats fro every ship. They drank and ate .
- The land of Cyclopes (fierce and lawless people), all crops they needed grew by them selves and rained.
- Cyclops was uncivilised people with no assemblies or laws, lived in caves and head of family set laws in family. None of Cyclopes cared for anyone accept their families.
- Odysseus and a few of his men went to Cyclopes Island to see if they Cyclopes were hospitable or god fearing people.
- Approached a cave with large flocks of sheep and goats, their was a wall around the cave, made of stone.
- Odysseus took some of his men with him, and goatskin filled with mellow wine and food. (Priest of Apollo). Maron son of Euanthes also given him seven talets of gold, mixing bowl of solid silver and 1 jars of mellow unmixed wine.
- When reached cave there was no one home because Cyclops tending sheep. Went inside and looked at everything. Baskets with cheese, kids and lambs, pails and bowls were full of whey.
- Men wanted to take everything and go but Odysseus wanted to wait and see the owner so they lit a fire and ate (Cyclopes food).
- At supper time Cyclopes returned he shut entrance with a big boulder and milked goats. Curdled white milk and collected whey. after he had finished work he saw Odysseus and his men
