Odysseus an his men escape the cave by clinging to the bottom of sheep, and go unnoticed by the blind Polyphemus. The next day, Odysseus comes up with a plan to blind Polyphemus, which he executes successfully. Eventually the Cyclopes Polyphemus returns to his cave, and despite acting like a gracious host at first, quickly changes to an enemy, eating two of Odysseus's men and imprisoning the rest for later meals. Despite the worries of his crew, Odysseus chooses to linger. They then sail to the land of the Cyclopses, where they find a cave filled with sheep, milk, and cheese. Some of Odysseus's men are given the Lotus fruit and immediately lose all thoughts of home- Odysseus is forced to drag his men back to the ships. A great storm then sends them to the land of the lotus eaters. He and his men were blown off course to the city of Ismarus, which they plunder until they are forced out, losing six men per ship in the process. Plot: Odysseus tells the Phaeacians who he is and begins to recount his story. She also advises him to approach her mother, not her father for help. Nausicaa is afraid of the reception she will get if she enters town with a stranger, so she instructs him to wait a while after she returned to town to enter himself. He bathes in the river and emerges much handsomer and more impressive looking. He "sweet talks" her and eventually she says that she will help him. Nausicaa, however, stands her ground and gives Odysseus the chance to speak. They are all terrified by his appearance as he is extremely unkempt and battered, as well as naked. Their laughing and yelling awakens Odysseus who approaches the girls. She departs on wagon with a few others, and when they reach the river they wash their laundry and play with each other. The following day Nausicaa requests that her father let her tavel to the river and wash her clothes, and he agrees to let her do so. Meanwhile, Athena visits the dream of the Phaeacian Princess Nausicaa and disguised as her friend, instructs her to wash her clothes in the river in order to attract more suitors. Plot: Odysseus, exhausted from his journey sleeps near the shore of Scheria. After assuring his Nurse that his plan will succeed he departs. Telemachus tells no one of his departure except his nurse for fear of upsetting his mother. Telemachus is once again visited by a disguised Athena who encourages him and then leaves, changes her appearance to that of Telemachus, and gathers a crew for him. The suitors pay little attention to the prediction, and the assembly comes to an end. At this point two eagles begin fighting overhead, and an elder known for prophecy warns the suitors that it is a sign of Odysseus's nearing arrival, as well as their deaths. Antinous tells Telemachus that Penelope should be sent back to her father so he can choose a husband for her, but Telemachus refuses to do so. He specifically sites one occasion in which Penelope promised she would choose a husband when she finished weaving a shroud, but made sure the shroud was never finished by undoing her weaving each night. Antinous rebukes Telemachus, blaming the lingering suitors on Penelope's avoidance of picking a new husband. Telemachus follows with an emotional, passionate speech about how suitors have taken over his fathers house and properties. The meeting begins with an Ithacan elder, Aegyptius, praising Telemachus for stepping up as a leader. Plot: Telemachus makes his way to the assembly and arrives looking like a god (thanks to Athena).
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