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Odyssey Companion (002) Homer II: handbook to the Odyssey Part I: Wanderings Books 1–4: The Telemachy outline commentary 1. Athene Visits Telemachus 1 21 2. The Debate in Ithaca 1 28 3. Nestor 2 32 4. Menelaus and Helen 3 38 Books 5–8: Scheria 5. Calypso 4 46 6. Nausicaa 4 52 7. The Palace of Alcinous 5 58 8. The Phaeacian Games 6 62 Books 9–12: Odysseus’ travels 9. The Cyclops 7 73 10. Circe 8 81 11. The Book of the Dead 8 86 12. The Cattle of the Sun 9 94 Part II: Ithaca Books 13–16: Eumaeus’ Farm 13. Odysseus Lands in Ithaca 9 99 14. In Eumaeus’ Hut 10 105 15. Telemachus Returns 11 111 16. Odysseus Meets his Son 11 118 Books 17–20: The Palace 17. Odysseus Goes to Town 12 124 18. The Beggar in the Palace 13 133 19. The Queen and the Beggar 14 139 20. Prelude to the Crisis 15 147 Books 21–24: The Showdown 21. The Contest of the Bow 16 153 22. The Battle in the Hall 16 160 23. Odysseus and Penelope 18 168 24. The Feud is Ended 18 173 Appendix Chronologies 183 Odyssey: outline Book 1. Athene Visits Telemachus line 1. The proem 1 2. The council of the gods 22 1. Zeus’s speech 32 2. Athene’s speech 44 3. Zeus’s reply 63 4. Athene’s reply 80 3. Athene goes to Ithaca 96 1. her reception 113 2. Athene and Telemachus 158 a) Telemachus’ questions 169 b) “Mentes” tells his story 178 c) Telemachus’ reply 213 d) Athene’s questions 221 e) Telemachus on the suitors 230 f) Athene’s advice 252 g) the parting speeches 306 3. her departure 319 4. Telemachus asserts himself 324 1. with Penelope 328 a) Phemius’ song 328 b) Penelope’s reproof 336 c) Telemachus’ challenge 345 2. with the suitors 365 a) Telemachus’ challenge 365 b) Antinous’ reply 381 c) Telemachus answers him 388 d) Eurymachus’ questions 399 e) Telemachus answers him 412 3. and so to bed. 420 Book 2. The Debate in Ithaca 1. The assembly: the nine speeches 1 1. Aegyptius 25 2. Telemachus’ complaint 40 3. Antinous’ challenge 85 4. Telemachus responds 129 5. Halitherses interprets the omen 146 6. Eurymachus dismisses the omen, renews the challenge 177 7. Telemachus’ announcement 208 8. Mentor rebukes the elders 224 9. Leocritus responds for the suitors 242 – 1 – 2. Telemachus and Athene again 260 1. his prayer 260 2. her response 267 3. Telemachus’ departure 296 1. Telemachus and the suitors 296 a) Antinous’ approach 303 b) Telemachus’ response 309 c) the suitors mock 321 2. Telemachus and Eurycleia 337 3. the departure 382 Book 3. Nestor 1. The first sacrifice 1 1. Athene encourages Telemachus 14 2. Nestor’s welcome 29 3. Athene’s prayer 51 4. the feast begins 62 5. Nestor questions his guest 65 2. Telemachus’ question 75 3. Nestor’s tale I: the homecomings 102 1. Odysseus at Troy 120 2. the debate between Agamemnon and Menelaus 130 3. Odysseus turns back 148 4. Diomedes, Menelaus, and Nestor sail homewards 165 5. Neoptolemus, Philoctetes, Idomeneus arrive home 184 6. Agamemnon’s fate 193 4. Telemachus’ dilemma 201 1. Telemachus on Orestes 201 2. Nestor’s encouragement 210 3. Telemachus’ doubts 225 4. Athene’s encouragement 229 5. Telemachus’ second question 239 5. Nestor’s tale II: Agamemnon and Menelaus 253 1. Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, and the bard 253 2. Menelaus blown to Egypt 276 3. Orestes’ revenge on Aegisthus 301 4. Nestor’s advice to Telemachus 313 5. Athene’s speech 329 6. Athene’s departure 337 1. Nestor’s hospitality 337 2. Athene’s reply and departure 356 3. Nestor’s prayer and libation 374 4. bed 395 – 2 – 7. The next day 404 1. the second sacrifice 430 2. Telemachus and Pisistratus ride to Sparta. 477 Book 4. Menelaus and Helen 1. Telemachus in Sparta 1 1. Arrival 1 a) the wedding send-off 1 b) arrival and welcome 20 c) Menelaus’ hospitality 37 2. The past and its banishing 65 a) Menelaus’ speech 76 b) enter Helen 120 c) Telemachus identified 138 d) Menelaus on Odysseus 168 e) tears all round 183 f) Helen spikes the wine 219 3. Two tales of Troy 233 a) Helen’s story 233 b) Menelaus’ story 265 c) and so to bed 296 4. The second day 306 a) Telemachus airs his mission 312 b) Menelaus’ response 332 (1) his prayer for Odysseus’ vengeance 332 (2) his story 351 (a) Menelaus in Pharos 351 (b) Eidothea’s advice 363 (c) catching Proteus 398 (d) the sea-god’s prophecy 462 i) Menelaus’ homecoming 471 ii) the returns 481 (1) Ajax II 491 (2) Agamemnon 512 (3) Odysseus 548 iii) the Elysian fields 561 (e) the offerings and cenotaph 576 (3) gifts for Telemachus 587 c) Telamachus renegotiates the gifts 593 2. meanwhile, back in Ithaca 620 1. the suitors find out 620 a) Noemon’s surprise 632 b) the ambush hatched 657 2. Penelope finds out 675 a) Medon leaks the plan 681 b) Penelope and Eurycleia 715 c) her prayer to Athene 758 – 3 – 3. the suitors again 767 a) Penelope’s cry interpreted 767 b) the ambush party sets out 778 4. Athene appears to Penelope 795 5. the suitors lay the ambush. 842 Book 5. Calypso 1. The second divine council 1 1. Athene prompts Zeus 7 2. Zeus goes into action 28 2. Hermes and Calypso 43 1. Calypso’s cave 43 2. the goddess’s welcome 85 3. Hermes relays Zeus’ order 92 4. Calypso’s reply 116 5. Hermes departs with a warning 145 3. Calypso and Odysseus 148 1. on the shore 148 a) Calypso’s permission 159 b) Odysseus’ suspicion 171 c) Calypso’s oath 180 2. in the cave 192 a) Calypso’s speech 203 b) Odysseus’ reply 214 4. Preparations and departure 228 1. making the raft 228 2. Calypso’s provisions 262 3. Odysseus sets sail 269 5. Poseidon’s revenge 282 1. soliloquy and storm 286 2. Odysseus’ first soliloquy 299 3. the shipwreck 313 4. Ino lends a hand 333 5. Odysseus hangs on; his second soliloquy 351 6. Poseidon yields 365 6. Landfall 388 1. the sight of land 388 2. Odysseus’ third soliloquy 408 3. the cliffs and rivermouth 424 4. on the shore: the final soliloquy 451 Book 6. Nausicaa 1. Athene takes charge 1 1. the Phaeacians and their history 1 – 4 – 2. Nausicaa’s dream 15 3. Athene departs 41 2. The laundry expedition 48 1. Nausicaa and Alcinous 48 2. setting off 71 3. the washing 85 4. the ball game 99 3. Odysseus & Nausicaa 110 1. awakening and soliloquy 110 2. the encounter 127 3. Odysseus’ speech 149 4. Nausicaa’s reply 186 5. Nausicaa to her girls 198 4. Odysseus freshens up 211 1. the bathing 211 2. Athene’s makeover 223 3. Nausicaa’s reaction 239 5. The journey to town 251 1. Nausicaa’s plan 251 2. Odysseus’ prayer and Athene’s response 321 Book 7. The Palace of Alcinous 1. Nausicaa arrives home 1 2. Athene plays tour guide 14 1. the meeting 14 2. the journey into town 37 3. the royal family 48 4. departure to Athens 78 3. The palace 81 1. the palace 81 2. the gardens 112 4. Arete and Alcinous I: the banquet 132 1. Odysseus supplicates Arete 139 2. Echenaus’ speech 153 3. the hospitality routine 137 4. Alcinous’ speech 186 5. Odysseus’ response 207 5. Arete and Alcinous II: the private audience 228 1. Arete’s question 233 2. Odysseus’ story 240 3. Alcinous on Nausicaa 268 4. Odysseus’ response 302 5. Alcinous’ promise 308 – 5 – Book 8. The Phaeacian Games 1. Morning: the Phaeacian assembly 1 1. re-enter Athene 7 2. Alcinous’ speech 26 3. preparations 46 2. The second banquet 62 1. Demodocus’ first song: the quarrel at Troy 62 2. Odysseus’ reaction 83 3. Alcinous’ response 97 3. The games 104 1. the catalogue of princes 111 2. the events 120 a) the footrace: Clytonaus 120 b) wrestling: Euryalus 126 c) jumping: Amphialus 128 d) discus: Elatreus 129 e) boxing: Laodamas 130 3. the challenge 131 a) Laodamas and Euryalus confer 131 b) Laodamas’ invitation 143 c) Odysseus demurs 152 d) Euryalus’ taunt 158 e) Odysseus’ response 165 f) the discus 186 g) Odysseus’ boast 199 h) Alcinous’ response 234 4. Demodocus’ second song: Ares and Aphrodite 266 a) the lovers 266 b) Hephaestus’ trap 272 c) Hephaestus demands penalty 306 d) the gods comment 321 e) Poseidon settles the debt 343 4. Evening: the third banquet 370 1. the ball dance 370 2. Alcinous’ gifts 385 3. Euryalus’ apology 398 4. packing 417 5. farewell to Nausicaa 454 6. the banquet 469 7. Odysseus’ request 482 8. Demodocus’ third song: The Trojan Horse 499 9. Odysseus’ reaction 521 10. Alcinous’ response and question 536 – 6 – Book 9. The Cyclops 1. Odysseus’ prologue 1 2. The Cicones 39 3. The storm 62 4. The Lotus-Eaters 82 5. The Cyclops 105 1. The island 116 a) day 1: arrival by night 142 b) day 2: hunting, feasting 152 c) day 3: the expedition ship 170 2. The mainland and the cave 181 a) the wine of Maron 193 b) the cave 216 3. Enter Polyphemus 231 a) his routine 231 b) his question 252 c) Odysseus’ supplication 256 d) Polyphemus’ response 272 e) Odysseus’ lie 281 f) the first pair eaten 287 g) Odysseus’ reaction 293 4.
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