Odysseus, son of Laertes, the heroic Greek king of Ithaca. In this collection he is the central wanderer, enduring captivity on Ogygia, building a raft, surviving storms, confronting monsters, and pleading for aid from gods and mortals.
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builds
when:raft construction
description: Ulysses constructs a raft from twenty trees with the help of Calypso.
receives
when:ino rescue
description: Ino gives Ulysses an enchanted veil to protect him at sea.
blinds
when:encounter with cyclops
description: Ulysses drives a sharpened stake into Polyphemus’ eye.
forces
when:circir enchantment
description: Ulysses threatens Circe, compelling her to restore his men.
visits
when:visit to hades
description: Ulysses sails to the realm of the dead for prophecy.
offers_sacrifice_to
when:visit to hades
description: Ulysses slaughters sheep and offers blood to the gods in the Underworld.
consults
when:visit to hades
description: Ulysses asks the prophet for guidance about his journey.
navigates
when:scylla charybdis passage
description: Ulysses steers his ship past Scylla, losing six men.
passes
when:scylla charybdis passage
description: Ulysses chooses the Scylla side to avoid the whirlpool.
receives_gifts_from
when:banquet at alcinous
description: Alcinous bestows a golden goblet, cloak, and other riches.
competes_in
when:athletic games
description: Ulysses hurls a massive disc, impressing the Phaeacians.
tells_story_to
when:banquet at alcinous
description: Ulysses recounts his wanderings to the king and queen.
mourns
description: Ulysses laments the loss of his men at the Cyclops’ hands.
fears
description: Ulysses is constantly terrified of Poseidon’s wrath.
hopes
description: Ulysses longs to reunite with his faithful wife.
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