The Odyssey Alec Friedman
Books 1 to 5 Telemachus and Suitors Athena Poseidon Ino Phaeacian’s
Book 9 Lotus-eaters Odysseus, Polyphemus, and Poseidon
Books 10 and 11 Bag of winds Land of the Giants Circe Hermes Hades
Books 12 and 13 Circe Sirens Scylla and Charybdis Flock of the Sun Calypso Phaeacians and Home
Class Discussion What was your favorite story and why? How different do you think it would be to read in Greek? Why do you think the gods held such strong grudges?
Citations Homer, and Richmond Lattimore. “Books 1-5,9-13.” The Odyssey of Homer. New York: Harper & Row, N. pag. Print.