Chapter 2

THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO HIS OWN COUNTRY

CHAPTER PAGE V. Odysseus on the Island of Calypso . . . . . . . . . . . 21

VI. Odysseus Constructs a Raft and Leaves the Island . . . 25

VII. Odysseus is Saved on the Island of Scheria . . . . . . 29

VIII. Nausicaä is Sent to the River by Athena . . . . . . . . 31

IX. Odysseus Arrives at the Palace of Alkinoös . . . . . . 38

X. Odysseus in the Halls of Alkinoös . . . . . . . . . . . 42

XI. The Banquet in Honor of Odysseus . . . . . . . . . . . 47

XII. Odysseus Relates His Adventures . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

XIII. The Lotus-Eaters and the Cyclops . . . . . . . . . . . 57

XIV. The Cave of the Cyclops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

XV. The Blinding of the Cyclops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

XVI. Odysseus and His Companions Leave the Land of the Cyclops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

XVII. The Adventures of Odysseus on the Island of Æolus . . . 72

XVIII. Odysseus at the Home of Circè . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

XIX. Circè Instructs Odysseus Concerning His Descent to Hades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

XX. The Adventures of Odysseus in Hades . . . . . . . . . . 84

XXI. Odysseus Converses with His Mother and Agamemnon . . . 87

XXII. Conversation with Achilles and Other Heroes . . . . . . 90

XXIII. The Return of Odysseus to the Island of Circè . . . . . 94

XXIV. Odysseus Meets the Sirens, Skylla, and Charybdis . . . 98

XXV. Odysseus on the Island of Hēlios . . . . . . . . . . . 101

XXVI. The Departure of Odysseus from the Island of Scheria . 105

XXVII. Odysseus Arrives at Ithaca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

XXVIII. Odysseus Seeks the Swineherd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113