Locations in The Odyssey

Troy, where Odysseus' journey in Homer's Odyssey begins: the Trojan War, the fall of the city and the start of the ten-year voyage home.

The Land of the Cicones, Odysseus' first stop after Troy: the raid on Ismarus and the first losses of the journey in Homer's Odyssey.

The Lotus Eaters in Homer's Odyssey: how the magical lotus fruit almost made Odysseus' men forget their homeland and abandon the voyage.

The Island of the Cyclops in Homer's Odyssey: Odysseus meets Polyphemus, blinds the Cyclops and brings down the curse of Poseidon.

The Island of Aeolus in Homer's Odyssey: the bag of winds, the crew's fatal curiosity and Ithaca lost just as it came into sight.

Learn about the Laestrygonians, the giant cannibals who destroyed most of Odysseus' fleet in Homer's Odyssey. The devastating attack at Telepylus.

Circe's island of Aeaea in The Odyssey: the enchantress who turned men into pigs, her year with Odysseus and her guidance for the voyage.

Odysseus' descent to the Underworld in Book 11 of The Odyssey: the nekuia, the meetings with the dead and the prophecy of Tiresias.

The Sirens in Homer's Odyssey: how Odysseus heard their deadly song bound to the mast, and where their island might lie in the Mediterranean.

Scylla and Charybdis in The Odyssey: the six-headed monster, the deadly whirlpool guarding the strait and Odysseus' impossible choice.

Thrinacia, island of the Sun God Helios in The Odyssey: how Odysseus' crew doomed themselves by killing the sacred cattle despite every warning.

Ogygia, the island of the nymph Calypso in Homer's Odyssey: seven years of captivity, the offer of eternal life and Odysseus' choice to go home.

Discover Phaeacia, land of the Phaeacians in Homer's Odyssey. Odysseus' rescue by Nausicaa, the court of King Alcinous, and the final voyage home to Ithaca.

Ithaca, Odysseus' homeland and the end of Homer's Odyssey: the homecoming, the slaying of the suitors and the reunion with Penelope after 20 years.