Tales from the Odyssey

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Tales from the Odyssey by Mind Map: Tales from the Odyssey

1. Poseidon

1.1. Poseidon is the god of the sea, he holds an unalterable grudge against Odysseus. He hates the king for blinding his son, Cyclops Polyphemus

1.1.1. He obstructs the return of Odysseus to his home Ithaca

2. Zeus

2.1. The king of the gods, Zeus, controls the meeting of the gods on Mount Olympu

3. Odysseus

3.1. Odysseus king of itaca, husband of Penelope and father of telemachus. He is strong and brave

3.1.1. They leave Troy with their boat and begin to have problems with a storm, thinking about what they did when they angered the gods Zeus and Poseidon, thinking that they were going to die

3.1.2. For many days, Odysseus and his men gought , refusing to surrender to the storm, and finally on the tenth day, there was sudden calm.

3.1.3. They took refuge on a green island, where they hoped to find food

3.1.4. Odysseus sent three men to explore the island, but after a while they didn't return

3.1.5. He found them with other people on the island, who had fed him flowers that made him forget things

3.1.6. Seeing that the men were poisoned, he left the island with his crew

3.1.7. Odysseus and his crew arrive at another island with wild goats and after boarding they go to see the island of the nymph

3.1.8. They found a cave full of small goats and sheep, where there was milk and cheese, they took advantage of the moment to take all the provisions they could

3.1.9. but they did not leave immediately, because Odysseus wanted to see who was the shepherd who owned that place, and they waited until he appeared, after a while they heard some noises and went out to see if it was the shepherd, but it was a monster

4. Athena

4.1. The goddess of wisdom, battle and female arts, Athena is the daughter of Zeus.