Book 23: The Trunk of the Olive Tree

Odysessus sees Penelope for the first time in 2o years. To see if this man dressed up as a begger is really Odysseus Penelope plays a trick on him saying that someone moved the bed that her husband made her. After Odysseus gets angry, Penelope tells him that it was a joke and she only played it on him because of the many men who posed as Odysseus.

Book 22: Death in the Great Hall

Odysseus and his little army including his son, a cowherd and a swineherd killl all 100 suitors.

Books 21:The Test of the Bow

Penelope holds a contest for suitors to come and shoot threw twelve arrow heads. Odyesseus dresses up as a begger and he is the only one capable of shooting threw all twelve heads. Odysseus plans to killl all the suitors with the help of his son,Telemachus and a herdsman and a cowherd.

Book Twelve: Sea Perils and Defeat

At first Odysseus visits the underworld where Tiresias tells him that death and destruction will follow unless him and his crew demonstrate self control. Then he talks to Circe. Circe warns Odysseus about the Sirens ,the six headed monster Scylla and Helios island ands how him and his men can`t eat his cattle. While going past the Sirens Odysseus ties himself down to his ship and doesn`t put beeswax in his ears while his men do put beeswax in his ears. When they went past Scylla, she ate six of Odysseus` men. Odyesseus` men ignore his warnings and eat Helios cattle so Zeus sends a thunderbolt and recks Odysseus` ship. Odysseus is the only one who survives.

Book Nine: New Coasts and Poseidon`s Son

When they reach the island of the Cyclopes they wander into Polythemus` cave. They`re keep there for seven years. While there Polythemus eats six of Odysseus` men. Odyessus tells Polythemus that his name is Nohdby. He gets Polythemus drunk and then stabs him in the eye. Odysseus and his men strap themselves to the bottom of the sheeps and when Polythemus lets out the sheep to eat Odysseus and his men get away. Odysseus gets cocky and says "...tell him Odysseus,raider of cities,took your eye: Laertes` son, whose home`s on Ithaca!" He gives away where he lives and his real name.

Book One: A goddess Intervenes

Odyessus and his wife have a child and his name is Telemachus. Right after Telemachus is born Odyessus has to go off to war at Troy.He goes to war and it lasts ten years. His army wins the war by bulding a Trojan horse and him and his men coming out of it when the Troy army is sleeping. Then Calypso kept Odysseus in her cave for a long time. After that Odysseus` crew lands at an island near Ismarus in the city of the Cicones. The Cicones killed 72 of Odysseus` men. Then they came to the island of the Lotus Eaters. Lotus is a honey plant that makes them lose hope of reaching home again. Odyessus has to tie his men to their ship to continue their journey.