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 Lotus
Eaters
Why did Odysseus
have to rescue his
men?
Lotus flower is a kind of drug.
This situation is comparable to
a modern day drug addiction.
Being stuck in the land of the
Lotus eaters is similar to being
addicted to drugs.
The land of the Cyclopes…
Huge guy/little sheep
Hubris!!!
 Odysseus
(“nobody”) reveals
his name in order
to get recognition
for killing the
Cyclopes. Why is
this a mistake?
Laistrygonian {lie-stri-go'-nayn}
 Giant
man-eaters!!
 Some
of Odysseus’
crew were crushed
with rocks from
these giants.
Kirke (Circe) - goddess
Changed men:

However, their minds
stayed the same
Circe’s Poison:

The description of "moly" fits
the snowdrop, a flower of
the region. Medical
historians have speculated
that the transformation to
pigs was not intended
literally but refers to
intoxication. Symptoms
include amnesia,
hallucinations, and
delusions
Odysseus Saves the Day!
 Hermes
tells
Odysseus to eat
the flower, then he
will not be affected
by Circe.
 Oaths:
Circe
swears an oath to
Odysseus.
 What is it?
 Where have we
seen oaths being
sworn before?
The Underworld
 Odysseus
must find
Teiresias {ty-ree'see-uhs}
 Must make the
proper sacrifices:
black ewe (female
sheep) and ram
Important people Odysseus
meets in the Underworld…
Teiresias
“…anguish lies
ahead…one narrow
strait may take you
through his [Poseidon]
blows…On landfall
avoid the herd of
Helios {hee'-lee-ahs}…if
you raid the herd, I see
destruction for ship
and crew.” (XI.120127).

 Odysseus’
mother
“…only my loneliness
for you, Odysseus, for
your kind heart and
counsel, gentle
Odysseus, took my
own life away.”
Continued…
 Agamemnon
 RETRIBUTION!!
“It was Aigisthos {ay'gis-thus} who
designed my death
he and my heartless
wife, and killed me,
after feeding me, like
an ox felled at the
trough.”- Simile??
Agamemnon’s son
Orestes killed
Aigisthos (In book I
Zeus mentions that
Aigisthos was
warned and got
what was coming to
him.
Continued…
 Tityos
Punished forever for
attempting to rape
Leto. Two vultures
will forever peck out
his liver. Yum!
And Continued…
 Tantalos
Stole a golden dog
made by
Hesphestus.
Punished by never
being able to reach
the water or
fruit…FOREVER…
And Continued Further (not
farther)…
Sisyphos
King who killed travers and
guests. He also betrayed
Zeus by telling a secret –
the whereabouts of a girl
taken by Zeus.

He is punished by being
compelled to roll an
immense boulder up a hill,
only to watch it roll back
down, and to repeat this
action forever.
The Sirens – “plug your ears!”
Scylla (sil’ ah)
and Charybdis
(char ib’ dis)
Scylla kills 6 men at a time.
Charybis swollows entire
ships.
Is it better to sacrifice few to
save many?
Helios (Hee’ lee us)



Warned by Teiresias to not eat the cattle
THE MEN EAT THE CATTLE ANYWAY.
Why? Would you have eaten them?
Helios calls on Zeus to curse Odysseus and his
men.
What is the end result? Was Teiresias’
prediction correct? What does this show
about Greek beliefs?
Frame Story Ends.
 Odysseus
island.
ends on Kalypso’s (Calypso)