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The Lost Books of the Odyssey Notes (Characters (Iapetus (thinks he is…
The Lost Books of the Odyssey Notes
Characters
Odysseus
clever and able to outwit people
create the Trojan horse that allowed the Greeks to win the Trojan War
trying to get back home to Ithaca and his family
hasn't seen or held his son since he was a baby
Penelope
Odysseus's wife
tricked into thinking that Iapetus is her husband
Telemachus
Odysseus's son
Iapetus
thinks he is Odysseus and even cut himself where Odysseus has been wounded
thinks he switched bodies or something
escaped from Troy
tricked Penelope
Plot
Book 1
Odysseus is back in Ithaca but finds his wife is married to another man. He realizes that this is a vengeful illusion.
Book 2
Agamemnon passes down a death warrant for Odysseus and it is actually sent to Odysseus to carry out. He tricks them into thinking he fulfilled the request
Book 3
A man is convinced he is Odysseus and talks to Odysseus about it. He is given gold and armor and when Odysseus comes home he finds the same man on the throne next to his wife. The impostor welcomes him into Odysseus's own home.
Themes
Imagery
Animals
"White bird that fought free of my throat, shook itself and flew away, leaving me empty and retching"