Tales from the Odyssey
4 primary works • 5 total works
Book 2
Book 5
Odysseus's listeners hear him describe his visit with the goddess Circe and his journey to the underworld.
Book 6
His listeners hear of Odysseus's near-tragic encounters with the Sirens, with Charybdis the whirlpool, with the six-headed monster Scylla, and with the sun god Helios.
Book 7
Odysseus returns at last to Ithaca where he rids his house of the evil suitors, is reunited with Penelope, and visits his aging, grieving father.
Odysseus relates to his listeners his fleet's experiences on the Island of the Winds and with the man-eating Giants.