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Kenzie Anderson Odyssey Books 9-12 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Odysseus' arrogance from yelling at Polyphemus is an example of hubris, which could be interpreted as a recurring theme in the Odyssey.
  - - - A Cyclops, who is the son of Poseidon. He does not care for the God of Thunder, Zeus, and he does not follow Xenia. When Odysseus and some of his men sneak into his cave, wanting to be treated like guests, Polyphemus instead kills six of Odysseus' men. But, after Odysseus takes revenge, Polyphemus loses his eye. He curses their journey after praying to his father, Poseidon.
  - - - They are strange people that eat lotuses. When some of Odysseus' men eat a lotus, they lose the will to go back home. However, Odysseus ties up these men and threw them back on the ship.
    - - Odysseus and his men sack their town and steal valuable wine from them. In their lands, Odysseus loses six of his men per ship.
    - - Where Odysseus encounters Polyphemus, who slaughters six of his men and curses his journey home. The lands are extremely fertile and there are many rams.
- - - - Ruler of the winds, he gifts Odysseus a bag of winds, but later, Odysseus' grew opens it and reroutes their journey home. After meeting with Aeolus a second time, he refuses Odysseus any aid, because he believes that Odysseus and his grew are very hated by the gods.
    - - A dreadful goddess who turns men into pigs with a poison that she mixes into a drink. When Odysseus tricks her, she is so astounded that she lets him and his men stay and feast. She also gives Odysseus advice on how to get home.
    - - A close friend of Odysseus who is quite wise. He is the one who reports the missing men from Circe. However, Odysseus thinks about killing him because he is too fearful to save the men from Circe.
  - - - The island of Circe, where her palace is built. Her palace is the only sign of life that Odysseus' men find. It also holds rivers, woods, and thickets. It is considered a Mediterranean paradise.
    - - A floating island which holds the ruler of the winds.
- - - - The blind prophet who speaks of Odysseus' future. He points him and his men in the right direction after Odysseus makes the sacrifices and waits for Tiresias to drink the blood. He says that Odysseus has angered Poseidon, and he must proceed with caution. They mustn't disturb the cattle or sheep or else his crew will face grave consequences.
    - - Odysseus' mother, who he manages to speak to after she drinks the blood of his sacrifices. She tells him that she died by missing him so much, but he assures him that Telemachus and Penelope are remaining strong back at home, though Penelope lives in misery.
    - - He encounters Odysseus in the lands of the dead, where he tells Odysseus how he died. He also asks Odysseus about his son, Orestes, but Odysseus has no knowledge of his whereabouts or wellbeing.
    - - He encounters Odysseus as a ghost and asks about his son, Neoptolemus. Odysseus tells him that his son is strong and brave and that he showed no fear in the Trojan horse.
  - - - Where Odysseus meets all of the spirits, and receives his advice from Tiresias. The place is described as gloom and dark, where no sunlight shines through. The spirits are fleshless and can only speak to Odysseus if they drink the blood of his sacrifices.
- - - - A deathless female creature who howls and barks. She has twelve dangling legs, six long necks, and six heads. Each head has three rows of crowded teeth. She will head six people at a time, if they intrude through her rocks. Scylla ends up eating six of Odysseus' men.
    - - A female creature that sucks water down and spurts it out three times each. Odysseus' men are instructed to avoid her, and stay closer to Scylla.
  - - - The island of Helius. His daughters, Phaethousa and Lampetia, tend to his many sheep and cattle. They are in charge of guarding them, too. When Odysseus' men slaughter some of the cattle, Lampetia went to tell Helius of the situation.
    - - Where Scylla and Charybdis reside. They are perched on rocks. The whole setting is basically a giant valley of rocks, the only way to survive being sacrificing some of the crew and staying away from Charybdis, who devours the sea. Scylla's side is safer, though neither are preferred.