Locations in The Odyssey

Discover Troy, the starting point of Odysseus' legendary journey in Homer's Odyssey. Learn about the Trojan War, the fall of the city, and its role as the origin of the ten-year voyage home.

Explore the Land of the Cicones, Odysseus' first stop after leaving Troy. Learn about the raid on Ismarus and the first losses of the journey in Homer's Odyssey.

Discover the Island of the Lotus Eaters in Homer's Odyssey. Learn how the magical lotus fruit threatened to make Odysseus' men forget their homeland and abandon their journey.

Explore the Island of the Cyclops and the legendary encounter between Odysseus and Polyphemus in Homer's Odyssey. The blinding of the Cyclops and the curse of Poseidon.

Discover the Island of Aeolus in Homer's Odyssey. Learn about the magical bag of winds, the fatal curiosity of Odysseus' crew, and how Ithaca slipped away 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.

Explore Circe's island of Aeaea in The Odyssey. The enchantress who turned men into pigs, her year-long romance with Odysseus, and her guidance for the journey ahead.

Explore Odysseus' journey to the Underworld in Book 11 of The Odyssey. The nekuia, meetings with the dead, and the prophecy of Tiresias that shapes the rest of the voyage.

Discover the Sirens in Homer's Odyssey. Learn how Odysseus heard their deadly song while bound to the mast, and where the Sirens' island might be located in the Mediterranean.

Explore Scylla and Charybdis in The Odyssey. The six-headed monster and the deadly whirlpool that guard the narrow strait, and the impossible choice Odysseus must make.

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

Explore Ogygia, the island of the nymph Calypso in Homer's Odyssey. Seven years of captivity, the offer of eternal life, and Odysseus' choice to remain mortal and return 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.

Explore Ithaca, the homeland of Odysseus and the final destination in Homer's Odyssey. The homecoming, the slaying of the suitors, and the reunion with Penelope after twenty years.