1. The Odyssey
The epic begins in Troy (in Asia Minor, across the Aegean Sea from modern-day Greece) and its shores in the Aegean Sea to the island of the Lotus-eaters; Polyphemus, a Cyclops; to the island of King Aeolus, God of the Wind; island of the beautiful sorceress, Circe; to the island of Persephone- Erebus- an earthly doorway to the underworld; to the island of the Sun; the place of the nymph Calypso; and the Kingdom of the Phaeacians. ... When Odysseus saw a flock in that island, he decided to search the island for supplies. ... Later, Odysseus stopped over an island to get some water. ... As they ...
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- Grade Level: High School