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Menelaus tells the famous story of the Trojan horse, Odysseus’s masterful gambit that allowed the Greeks to sneak into Troy and slaughter the Trojans. The following day, Menelaus recounts his own return from Troy.
- Books 1 & 2
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- Telemachus
Just an infant when his father left for Troy, ... but he...
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When he identifies himself as Odysseus, his hosts, who have...
- Books 1 & 2
A summary of Books 10 & 11 in Homer's The Odyssey. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Odyssey and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
It follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the Trojan War. After the war, which lasted ten years, his journey from Troy to Ithaca, via Africa and southern Europe, lasted for ten additional years during which time he encountered many perils and all of his crewmates were killed.
8 Νοε 2024 · Odysseus, in Greek legend, the wise and courageous king of Ithaca who is the hero of Homer’s Odyssey. Odysseus’s wanderings and the recovery of his house and kingdom are the central theme of the epic, which also relates how he accomplished the capture of Troy by means of the wooden horse.
Today, most scholars agree that the Mycenean Greeks did storm a city called Troy in the 11th century BC, but that the details of the battle described in The Iliad and The Odyssey are fictitious. The Odyssey is the sequel to The Iliad, which describes the events of the Trojan War.
The story begins with the conclusion of the Trojan War, a ten-year conflict sparked by the abduction of Helen of Troy. Odysseus played a pivotal role in the Greeks' victory, devising the ingenious strategy of the Trojan Horse, which allowed Greek soldiers to infiltrate and ultimately defeat the city of Troy. However, his journey was far from over.
When he identifies himself as Odysseus, his hosts, who have heard of his exploits at Troy, are stunned. They promise to give him safe passage to Ithaca, but first they beg to hear the story of his adventures.
