From the Odyssey, Part 1: the Adventures of Odysseus

Home , Alcinous, Anticlea, Calypso (nymphs), Cattle of Helios, Cyclopes, Cyclops (play)

8. Circe 7. Calypso 6. Ithaca 5. guile 4. Laertes 3. Helios 2. Troy 1. Muse I amLaertes’ ANCHOR TEXT|EPICPOEM Homer, translatedbyRobertFitzgerald The Adventures ofOdysseus from TheOdyssey,Part1: as CirceofAeaea, in hersmoothcaves tobeherheart’s delight, loveliest amonggoddesses, whoheldme though Ihave beendetainedlongby Calypso, I shallnotseeonearthaplacemoredear, A rocky isle, butgoodforaboy’s training; and northwest, whiletherestlieeastandsouth. being mostloftyinthatcoastalsea, Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithaca in sightofotherislands—Dulichium, under MountNeion’s wind-blown robeofleaves, My homeisonthepeaked sea-markofIthaca this famehasgoneabroadtothesky’s rim. he shallnot, though hefindahouseofgold. his own homeandhisparents?Infarlands Where shallamanfindsweetness tosurpass But inmy heartInever gave consent. desired me, anddetainedmeinherhall. formidable forguile The poet,Homer, beginshisepicbyaskingaMuse to tellhimthestoryofhistravels. in anislandkingdomcalledPhaeacia,whichisruledbyAlcinous.AlcinousasksOdysseus The nextsectionofthepoemtakesplace10yearsafterTrojan War. Odysseusarrives Homer onceagainaskstheMusetohelphimtelltale. made themistakeofkillingcattleHelios, people inhistravels.Hetriedtoreturnshipmatessafelytheirfamilies,butthey surviving adifficulthomefrom journey Troy. Odysseus. Odysseus,Homersays,isfamousforfightingintheTrojan War andfor GRADE 9•UNIT5Accessible LeveledText •from TheOdyssey, Part1 city innorthwestAsiaMinor, siteoftheTrojan War. (SUR see)ofAeaea (EEeeuh)enchantress whohelpsOdysseus. (gyl) n.craftiness;cunning. (myooz) anyoneoftheninegoddessesarts. (IHTH uhkuh) islandoff thewestcoastofGreece. (HEE leeohs)sungod. (LAY urteez) Odysseus’father. (kuh LIHPsoh)seagoddesswholovedOdysseus. 4 son, Odysseus. 8 theenchantress, 5 inpeaceandwar: Men holdme

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NOTES the summarizedpassages. Dotted linesappearnextto with summarizedpassages. alternates originaltext This versionoftheselection 1 Archivart/Alamy Stock Photo © Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 9. Cyclopes towering oaktrees. earthfast between talltrunksofpineandrugged inside asheepfold—madefromslabsofstone and many ramsandgoatsabouttheplace yawning above thewater, screenedwith laurel, at oneendofthebay, we saw acavern As we rowed on, andnearertothemainland, indifferent towhattheothersdo. ... dealing outroughjusticetowifeandchild, but each onedwells inhisown mountaincave no consultationoroldtribalways, Cyclopes have nomusterandmeeting, wine-grapes, inclusters, ripeninheaven’s rains. wild wheatandbarley—grows untended, and nor sow by hand, nor tilltheground, thoughgrain— to theimmortalgods, they neitherplow In ignoranceleaving thefruitageofearthinmystery giants, louts, withoutalaw toblessthem. In thenextlandwe foundwere Cyclopes, middle oftheforehead. have torunoutoftheway avoidbeingcrushed.TheCyclopspicksupahugeboulder The Cyclopsreturnswithabundle offirewood. Whenhe tossesittothefloor, thesailors and thenquietlywaitinsidethecave,sittingindarkas thefire diesout. wants totalktheCyclops.Heandhissailorseatsomecheese bythelightofafire Odysseus’ mensuggesttheyshouldstealthecheeseandgoats. Odysseus,however, the Cyclopsusestheirmilktomakecheesesthatare piledaround thecaveonracks. crew findsthattheCyclops isawaywithhissheep.Goatsare keptinthecave,and to himbyMaron, afamous andskillfulwinemaker. Whentheyreach thecave, toward thecavewithhistwelve bestfightersandasackofliquorthathadbeengiven A hugeCyclopslivesinthiscave,where hekeepsaherd ofsheep.Odysseusadvances affected bythelotus,andshipssetsail.Theysooncomeuponanotherisland. will beaffected, Odysseusorders everyonebacktotheboats.Hetiesdownmen on theislandforever andforgettheirmissiontoreturnhome.Fearingmore ofhiscrew Eaters, andthesweetflowermakesthemfeeldreamy andhappy. Theywanttostay eating onlylotusflowers.Three ofOdysseus’menacceptlotusflowersfrom theLotus- island’s inhabitantsare peacefulpeoplecalledtheLotus-Eaters.Thesesurviveby wind andstrong currents, theshipsarriveatanotherisland.Thistime,theyfindthat Back atsea,Odysseus’fleetispushedoff-course byastorm.Afterdaysoffightingthe grieve thelossofmanyshipmateswhohavediedinbattle. outnumbered. Afteralongandbloodyfight,themenretreat totheirships.Butthey run toaskforhelpfrom theothertownsonisland.Soon,Odysseus’menare far the villagers’wineandeattheirlivestock.Meanwhile,survivorsoffirstattack Odysseus wantstoleavequickly, buthismendisobeyorders. Theystaytodrink his shipstotheislandofIsmarus.Odysseusandmenattackdefeatvillagers. Odysseus continuesthestoryofhisreturnfrom Troy. AftertheTrojan War, windsblow GRADE 9•UNIT5Accessible LeveledText •from TheOdyssey, Part1 (SY klohpeez)n.pluralformofCyclops(SYklops), race ofgiantswithoneeyeinthe (SY

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© Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. We served underAgamemnon, the unoffendingguest.’ for thegods’ courtesy;Zeuswillavenge We would entreatyou, greatSir, have acare you give—as customistohonorstrangers. beholden foryour help, or any gifts It was ourluck tocomehere;herewe stand, he laidwaste, whatarmieshedestroyed. the wholeworld knows whatcity uncommon: sothewillofZeus homeward bound, buttakingroutesandways by shiftinggalesontheGreatSouthSea; 13. Poseidon 12. Agamemnon 11. Zeus 10. Achaeans ‘We arefrom Troy, Achaeans, But allthesameIspoke upinreply: of thatdeeprumbleandmightyman. We feltapressureonourhearts, indread like dice, andravage otherfolkby sea?’ Or areyou wandering rogues, whocastyour lives What bringsyou hereby seaways—a fairtraffic? ‘Strangers,’ hesaid, ‘who areyou? Andwherefrom? the giftyou promisedme, andIshalltellyou. you askmy honorablename? Remember ‘Cyclops, his name.Odysseusreplies: make agifttoOdysseus.Hebeginsappeardrunkanddrowsy. HeasksOdysseusfor continues tobringtheCyclopsdrinks,andisso pleasedthathesayswill bowl ofliquor. TheCyclopsdrinksthebowlandimmediatelyasksforanother. Odysseus completes hischores andeats twomore men.Odysseusapproaches theCyclops witha Odysseus makesalongspear. Thatnight, theCyclopsreturnswithhisflock.He he goes.Odysseusbeginstoplananattack.Usingatree thattheCyclopshadcollected, two ofOdysseus’men.TheCyclopsleavesthecave,carefully replacing theboulderafter The Cyclopswakesandmilkshissheep.Afterfinishingchores, hedevoursanother men mustwaituntilmorning. he sleepsbutremembers thattheboulderisstillblockingmouthofcave.The meal, theCyclopsgrows tired andliesdowntorest. Odysseusthinkstostabhimwhile theCyclopsgrabstwoofOdysseus’menandeatsthem.Afterfinishinghis warning, that Poseidon, follow thegods.)HeasksOdysseuswhere hehaslefthisship.Odysseusliesandsays The CyclopsisupsetthatOdysseushasspokenofthegods.(Cyclopesdonotclosely sees thatheisnotaloneinthecave. begins theprocessmilkintocheese.Whenhelightshisfire, ofturning theCyclops and setsitdownsothatblockstheentranceofcave.Hemilkshissheep GRADE 9•UNIT5Accessible LeveledText •from TheOdyssey, Part1 (zoos) kingofthegods. (poh SY duhn)godofthesea,earthquakes, horses,andstormsat sea. (poh SY (uh KEEuhnz)Greeks; here, Odysseus’ men. (ag uhMEHMnon)kingwholedtheGreek armyduringtheTrojan War. 13 thegodofsea,destroyed theshiponisland’s rocks. Without 10 blown offcourse 11 12 would have it. sonofAtreus—

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© Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Poseidon Lord, towhomyou pray.’ given by greatZeus. Letitbeyour father, there inyour lonely bed, we arenouseinpain ‘Ah well, ifnobody hasplayed you foul To thisroughshoutthey madeasage ‘Nohbdy, Nohbdy’s tricked me, Nohbdy’s ruinedme!’ the mammothPolyphemus roaredinanswer: 15. sage 14. Polyphemus he dribbledstreamsofliquorandbitsmen. took himlike any creature. Drunk, hiccuping, his greatheadlollingtooneside;andsleep Even ashespoke, hereeledandtumbledbackward, Others comefirst. There’s anoblegift, now.’ ‘Nohbdy’s my meat, then, afterIeathisfriends. everyone callsmeNohbdy.’ My nameisNohbdy: mother, father, andfriends,

a shoutedtaunt. out tosea.Theysailasfaravoicewillcarrybefore OdysseusleavesPolyphemuswith men havenotreturned. Despitetheirgrief,theyloadthesheepontoshipsandset keeping watchontheshipare delightedtoseethem,butthentheyrealize howmany They runtoward theirship, drivingthesheepwiththem.Thesailorswhohadbeen that theycarrythesailorswiththem.Outsidecave,Odysseus untiestheothermen. the bleatingsheep,touchestheirwoolastheypassby, andletsthemthrough, unaware They waituntildawnwhenthesheepgoouttograzeon the island.TheCyclopshears and thenforhimself. wool ofthethree willhide themanbelow. Hedoesthisfor everyoneofhiscompanions three sheeptogetherandtiesoneofhismenunderthemiddlesheep,sothatthick tries toescape.Odysseusconsidershisoptionsandthencomesupwithaplan.Heties mouth, removes theboulder, andspreads hisarmswide,hopingtocatchanyonewho Odysseus laughsathowwellhistrickhasworked.TheCyclopsrushestothecave’s cave. TheyasktheCyclops,whomtheycallPolyphemus, The otherCyclopesoftheislandhearpainfulcriesandcometooutside and hismenmoveawayinfear. is nowblind.Hestumblesaround thecave,groping wildlywithhishands.Odysseus eyeball. TheCyclopsroars inpain.Heclawsathisfaceandpullsoutthespike,buthe the Cyclops.Theyplungespearintohisloneeyesocket,piercing andsearingthe Odysseus heatsthehugespearinfire, andfourofhismenhelphimlugittoward GRADE 9•UNIT5Accessible LeveledText •from TheOdyssey, Part1 (sayj) adj.wise. (pol ihFEEmuhs)nameoftheCyclopswhoimprisons Odysseusandhismen. Out ofthecave And hesaid: 15 reply:

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© Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 17. Aeolia 16. Telemus to bearusonward toward theisland. and whelmingseasrosegiantabove the stone But itfellshort, justaftthesteeringoar, intheblack-prowedto letitfly vessel’s track. and wheeledaround, titanicforthecast, Now helaidhandsuponabiggerstone In thesewords heprayed, andthegodheard him. under strangesailtobitterdays athome.’ Let himloseallcompanions, andreturn far bethatday, anddarktheyears between. among hisfamily inhisfatherland, intend thatheshallseehisroofagain who kept hishallonIthaca. Shoulddestiny see hishome:Laertes’ son, Imean, grant thatOdysseus, raiderofcities, never if Iamthineindeed, andthouartfather: ‘O hearme, lord, bluegirdler oftheislands, that washed theshipsternforemostback toshore. whelmed inaspuminggeyser, agiantwave Ahead ofourblack prow itstruck andsank a hilltopinhishandsandheaved itafterus. The blindthinginhisdoubledfurybroke under your roof!Zeusandthegodshave paidyou!’ you damnedcannibal?Eaterofguests How doyou like thebeatingthatwe gave you, Puny, amI, inacave man’s hands? ‘O Cyclops! Would you feastonmy companions? given asackwithallbutthe west wind.Whentheynearhomeandthebagisopened; Polyphemus callstoPoseidon: Odysseus rejects theoffer, sayinghewouldkillPolyphemusifcould.Inresponse, that Poseidonishisfather, andheoffers toaskthegodblessOdysseus.Stillenraged, Odysseus toreturn,promising totreat himwithkindness thistime.Polyphemussays Odysseus’ shipsarriveinAeolia, hometoAelous, andthenreturntothesea. for morning rejects Odysseus’s offering andhasonlymore trouble instore forthesailors.Theywait some ofthesheep.Theyeatothersheepanddrink oftheleftoverwine.Zeus, The sailorslandtheirshipsontheisland.Theymakeanoffering toZeusbyburning named Telemus At thesoundofthisname,Polyphemusbeginstocry. Hesaysthatlongagoawizard Polyphemus totellanyonewhoasksthatOdysseuswastheoneblindedhim. Odysseus from revealing hisreal nametotheCyclops.Heproudly commands The sailorsmustrow furiouslytorecover from thewave,butthatdoesnotstop GRADE 9•UNIT5Accessible LeveledText •from TheOdyssey, Part1 (ee OHleeuh)… Aeolus (EEuhluhs)island…kingof thewinds. (tehl EHmuhs)wizard whoforetold thatOdysseuswouldblindPolyphemus. 16 foretold thatOdysseuswouldblindtheCyclops.Polyphemusbegs

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© Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. and hard seafaringbringsyou alltoIthaca. 22. kine 21. lugger 20. Persephone 19. Tiresias 18. Laestrygonians Avoid thosekine, swifter afootthanIintheblack lugger? how couldyou journey tothewestern gloom and calledouttohim: Now whenIsaw himthereIwept forpity untouched, unmourned, whenothercarescompelledus. as we hadlefthim—deadinCirce’s hall, who lay unburiedstillonthewideearth One shadecamefirst—Elpenor, ofourcompany, till Ishouldknow thepresenceof Tiresias. the surgingphantomsfrombloody pit Meanwhile Icrouched withmy drawn sword tokeep to sovereign Death, topalePersephone. tothegodsbelow— burnt offeringsofflesh thosesheepthebronzecutdown,to flay andmake But presently Igave commandtomy officers with rustlingcries;andIgrewsick withfear. From every sidethey came andsoughtthepit

prophet Tiresias humans. ButshetellsOdysseusthatinorder toreturnhome,hemustspeakwiththe half ofthecrew intopigs.Eventually, OdysseusconvincesCircethembackinto toturn Odysseus’ ships.From here, theysailtoanotherisland,where thesorceress Circe turns begin toappearOdysseus. they digasacrificialpitandmakeofferings tothedead.From undertheearth,dead The crew sailstoadarkandmysteriousregion inhabitedbytheMenofWinter. There, depends onaherd ofcattle ownedbythegodHelios,whichtheyare soontoencounter. about theblindingofhisson,CyclopsPolyphemus.The sailors’safereturntoIthaca appearsandtellshisprophecyTiresias saysthatPoseidonisangry toOdysseus.Tiresias sees herghost,butheavoidsspeakingtobecause is anxioustomeetTiresias. had beenalivewhenOdysseusleftforTroy, manyyearsago.Hegrieveswhenhe promises todoso.Next,the soulofAnticlea,Odysseus’mother, appearstohim.She Odysseus returntoCirce’s Elpenor’s islandtoburn bodyinafuneralceremony. Odysseus Elpenor fellfrom theroof ofCirce’s houseandsnappedhisneck.Elpenorasksthat Elpenor explainshowhearrivedinthelandofdead.Afterdrinkingtoomuchwine, the landofcannibalsknownasLaestrygonians, sailors are cursedandsobanishesthemfrom hiskingdom.Thesailorscomeashore in however, astormisloosedthatreturnsthemtoAeolia.Aeolusconvincedthe GRADE 9•UNIT5Accessible LeveledText •from TheOdyssey, Part1 (kyn) n.cattle. n. smallsailingvessel. (ty REEseeuhs)blindprophet whoadvisesOdysseus. (puhr SEHFuhnee)queenoftheunderworld. (lehs trih GOHneeuhnz)raceofcannibals. (lehs trih 19 22 inthelandofdead,knownasHades. holdfasttoyour intent, ‘How isthis, Elpenor, 21 20

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© Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Aye, you shallmake thosemenatoneinblood! eating your livestock asthey courtyour lady. your own housefilledwithtrouble:insolentmen under strangesailshallyou comehome, tofind bereft ofallcompanions, lostforyears, for shipandcrew. Though you survive alone, 25. Scylla 24. Charybdis 23. beeves But ifyou raidthebeeves, off theirpoint, made ready, andthey sang. … the two Sirens, notingourfastship as we camesmartly withinhailingdistance, and tookthemselves againtorowing. Soon, amidships, back tothemast, lashedtothemast, thick ontheirears. They tiedmeup, then, plumb I carriedwax alongtheline, andlaidit from Helios, lord ofhighnoon. Goingforward no longtask, foraburningheatcame down and rolledtheminmy handsuntilthey softened— a massive cake ofbeeswax intobits and sentthewhitefoamscuddingby. Icarved each inplace, they poised the smoothoarblades briskly, tofurlthesail, andstow it;then,

island, andthecrew membersremove thewaxfrom theirearsanduntieOdysseus. his directions, however, thesailorsonly bindhimmore tightly. Theysafelypassbythe desperately tobeuntied.Hetriesbreak free from theropes thatbindhim.Following beeswax. Despitehispreparation, Odysseuscannotresist theSirens’ voicesand wants dream. Thesailorscannot hear theSirens, though,becausetheirearsare fullof the The Sirens’ songpleadswith thementocomeashore where lifewillbelikeapleasant even killseabirds; thewhirlpoolCharybdis whose songlures sailorstotheirdeaths;theWandering Rocks,whichcansometimes route heistotakereach Ithaca.Circeofanumberobstacles:theSirens, warns Odysseus leavesthelandofdeadandreturnstoCirce. Sheinstructshimonthe sea. Hewillbeoldandhappy, andIthacawillbeapeacefulplace. there predicts sacrificemanyanimals.Tiresias thatOdysseuswilldieagentledeathat after hereturns home,OdysseusshouldbuildashrinetoPoseidonfarfrom thesea,and foretellsTiresias thatOdysseuswillkillhiswife’s suitors.Theprophet tellsOdysseusthat the Sirens, thecurrent becomesmysteriouslycalm. while theSirens singsothathecannot gotothem.Astheshipapproaches theislandof crewmember tohearthealluringsongs.Heplansbetiedmastofship encounter theSirens. Circe hasinstructedOdysseusthatheshouldbetheonly The crew setssail,andOdysseusinformsthemofCirce’s First,theywill warnings. and, lastly, Helios’belovedcattle. GRADE 9•UNIT5Accessible LeveledText •from TheOdyssey, Part1 (SIHL uh)seamonsterofgrayrock. alternate pluralformof“beef.” (beevz) n.alternate (kuh RIHBdihs)hugewhirlpool. The crewwere ontheirfeet 23 Iseedestruction 24

andthemany-headedmonsterScylla;

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© Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. of beingdevoured. were fixedupon that yawning mouthinfear My menallblanched againstthegloom, oureyes sand ragedonthebottomfarbelow. the rock bellowing allaround, anddark we saw thefunnelofmaelstrom, But whensheswallowed theseawater down soared tothelandsideheights, andfelllike rain. 27. Eurylochus 26. maelstrom if ever thatday comes— and onceathome, intheoldcountryof Ithaca, for sacrificetothegods whoown thesky; Come, we’ll cutoutthenoblestofthesecattle end thatamancancometo. but famineisthemostpitiful, theworst All deathsarehatefultous, mortalwretches, ‘You’ve gonethrougheverything; listentowhatIsay. in anguish, callingmy nameforthelasttime. high overhead. Voices camedown tome and caughtsightoftheirarmslegs, dangling I happenedtoglanceaftatshipandoarsmen whisking sixofmy bestmenfromtheship.

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Helios’ cattle. the crew. fall asleep.Meanwhile,ontheshore, asailornamedEurylochus the cavetopraygodsforhelp.Inresponse, however, thegodscauseOdysseusto and thestormscontinue,theybegintorunlowonfood.Odysseusventures further into belong tothefierce godHelios.Thesailors nodinunderstanding,butasthedayspass away, hiscrew Odysseuswarns againstkillingthecattlethatroam theisland,which That night,astormforces thementosteershipintosafetyofaseacave.Right Charybdis behind. swallows them.Theirdeathsaffect himdeeply, buttheshipsailson,leavingScyllaand Odysseus describestheterriblewayinwhichScyllaswingsmenthrough theairand dangers. Scyllaspitsfire intothesea,causingittoriseandcrashviolently. they are headedtoward themonsterScylla.Theymustpassnarrowly betweenthetwo Charybdis. TheyavoidCharybdisbutare onceagaingrippedbyfearwhentheyrealize men steeringtheship.Iftheyare notcareful, theywillbedrowned bythewhirlpool already overcome. Herouses courageinthesailorsandgivesspecialinstructionsto in fear. Odysseusgivesaspeechreminding themhowmanychallengestheyhave and Scylla.Thewhirlpoolmakessuchaterrifyingsoundthatthemendrop theiroars Almost immediately, theycomeuponanotherisland.ThisisthedomainofCharybdis GRADE 9•UNIT5Accessible LeveledText •from TheOdyssey, Part1 (MAYL n.large,violentwhirlpool. struhm) (yoo RIHLuhkuhs) memberofOdysseus’ crew whopersuades thementoeat Then Scylla made herstrike, Will you fight it?

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© Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. than waste toskinandbonesonalonely island!’ open your lungstoabigseaonceforall make causewith him, why, thenIsay: Better wishing ourshipdestroyed, andifthegods upover hisheiferslost, But ifheflares Press, Somerville,MA. The Odyssey. Copyright©2010byGareth Hinds.Reproduced bypermissionofthepublisher, Candlewick From TheOdysseytranslatedbyRobertFitzgerald.Reprinted withpermissionofBenedictR.C.Fitzgerald. medium mustbesecured withFarrar, StrausandGiroux, LLC. copyright lawsanddownloadingisstrictlyprohibited. Therighttoreproduce ortransfertheworkviaany by permissionofFarrar, StrausandGiroux, LLC.CAUTION:Usersare thatthisworkisprotected warned under Fitzgerald. Copyrightrenewed 1989byBenedictR.C.Fitzgerald,onbehalfoftheFitzgerald children. Reprinted Excerpts from TheOdysseybyHomer, translated byRobertFitzgerald.Copyright©1961,1963 Somerville, MA. The Odyssey. Copyright©2010byGareth Hinds.Reproduced bypermissioofthepublisher, CandlewickPress, 29. Ogygia 28. to lightthedeadmeninunderworld.’ and pay infull—orIgodown forever Restitution orpenaltythey shallpay— and evening, whenIborewestward fromheaven. at morningwhenIclimbedthesky ofstars, now they have killedmy peacefulkine, my joy punish Odysseus’ men!Sooverweening, ‘O Father Zeusandgodsinblissforever, with every beautyfortheLord ofNoon. we’ll buildacostly templeandadornit Lord ofNoon king lastnight,andsoendsthefirstpartofhistale. At thispoint,OdysseustellsAlcinousthathedoesnotwanttorepeat thestoryhetold the with thenymphCalypso.CalypsoisinloveOdysseus,soshetakeshimin. Finally, afterninedaysdriftingontheopensea,Odysseusfindsrefuge onOgygia swallow him.Hethenmanagestorow pastScyllaundetectedonapieceofdriftwood. is pushedbacktoward Charybdis.Hegrabsholdofatree justbefore thewhirlpoolcan crew isthrown overboard anddrowns. Clingingtoafloatingpieceoftheship,Odysseus riptheboatapart andasinglelightningboltstrikesthedeck.The to theirship.Winds The meneattherest ofthemeatandreturntosea.Zeussendsaviolentthunderstorm This isasignofthegods’anger. gods causetheslaughtered cowstocrawlaround andmakenoiseasiftheywere alive. begins tolecture thecrew butrealizes thatthedamagehasalready beendone.The Zeus responds toHelios’speechbypromising todestroy Odysseus’ship.Odysseus to Helios.Heliosgivesanangryspeechagainstthesailors. to thegodsinregret. AnymphhearsOdysseusandpassesonthenewsofslaughter smells thecookingmeat,andknowsthathiscrew hasdisobeyedhisorders. Hecriesout The menmakeofferings ofthebonescattleandeattheirmeat.Odysseuswakes, GRADE 9•UNIT5Accessible LeveledText •from TheOdyssey, Part1 (oh JIHJeeuh)islewhere Calypsolives. Helios.

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