Plot+Points

5. Challenges facing major characters
=**I. Books 1-4: The Telemachy**=

**The Red Haired King and His Lady**
= = =**II. Books 5-8: Odysseus Travels to the land of Phaiaicians**=

**Sweet Nymph and Open Sea**
- Setting - Prevalent Characters - Plot
 * The book begins on Ogygia the Island of Kalypso
 * Odysseus sets sail from Ogygia, and is at sea for twenty days
 * Odysseus then arrives on the Island of Skheria
 * Odysseus
 * Kalypso
 * Hermes; The Messenger God
 * Ino; the sea nymph, and the savior to Odysseus
 * Poseidon; God of the Sea, and tormentor of Odysseus
 * Athena, Goddess of Wisdom
 * At the beginning Odysseus pray for release from Kalypso
 * Hermes demands that Odysseus be released, Kalypso
 * Odysseus sets sail from Ogygia
 * On the eighteenth day at sea Poseidon creates a massive storm that destroys Odysseus's boat
 * Odysseus feeling pity for himself is saved by a sea nymph named Ino
 * Ino gives Odysseus a magical veil that prevents him from drowning
 * After swimming for three days Odysseus finds a river delta, that allows him access to Skeheria
 * After washing up on the bank of the river, Odysseus is put to sleep by Athena

**Princess At The River**
- Setting - Key People - Storyline
 * Skheria, the land of the Phaeacians
 * Odysseus; our hero and traveler
 * Nausikaa; Princess of the Phaeacians, daughter of Alkinoos and Arete
 * Odyessues washes up on this island
 * Athena sends a dream to princess Nausikaa; causing her to go to the river where Odysseus is sleeping to wash her clothes
 * Odysseus awakes to the princess and her maids dancing and begs them to take pity on him
 * They bathe, dress and feed him, Athena makes him seem extremely beautiful in appearence
 * They then head back to the city, with Odysseus following only part of the way because Princess Nausikaa doesn't one anyone to think that she and Odysseus are lovers
 * She gives him advice about how to best get into her countrymen's good graces; telling him to forsake all others and beg her mother for favor, also telling him to have someone show him the way to the king's house once inside the city
 * They head off, and Odsseus prays to Athena to help him find love and mercy among the Phaeacians

**The Songs of The Harper**
=**III. Books 9-12: Odysseus' Adventures at Sea**=

**Odysseus Tells Alkinoos and the Phaiacians who are gathered his adventures with gods and monsters**
Characters

New Coasts and Poseidon's Son

 * Odysseus and his men
 * Phaiakains
 * Kikone's men and women
 * Lotos-eaters
 * Kyklops
 * Polyphemus

The Grace of the Witch

 * Aiolos
 * Antiphates
 * Kirke
 * Elpenor

A Gathering of Shades

 * Elpenor
 * Teiresias
 * Antikleia
 * Arete
 * Alkinoos
 * Agamemnon
 * Orion
 * Tityos
 * Tantalos
 * Sisyphos

Sea Perils and Defeat
= = =**IV. Books 13-24:Return to Ithaca**=
 * Kirke
 * Seirenes
 * Skylla
 * Kharybdis
 * Eurylokhus
 * Helios
 * Zeus