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 [|Odysseus] [|Cicones] [|Zeus] [|Lotus-Eaters] [|Cyclops] [|Polyphemus] [|Poseidon]
 * //Odyssey// -Book Nine **
 * Key Characters: **

After Odysseus left Troy, he and his men were swept by a wind to Ismarus, the city of the Cicones. There they stayed and plundered the land until the Cicones decided to attack them. After they leave a mighty wind from zeus sweeps them across the sea for nine days and brings them to the land of the Lotus-Eaters. While here the men decide to eat the fruit of the land and lose all thoughts of home and only wish to stay on the island. only by dragging them to the ship will get them to leave. After leaving the Lotus-Eaters land the travel through the murky night to the land of the Cyclops, rough one-eyed creatures. They deicide to cross the mainland and come upon a cave full of sheep,milk and cheese. The men decide to attempt to take food and leave but linger around a little too long the cyclops who dwells in the cave, Polyphemus, returns. Polyphemus is a son of Poseidon. The cyclops shows hospitality at first but then turns hostile and eats two of Odysseus's men and enslaving the rest for future meals. Odysseus then makes a plan to escape. He grabs a wooden staff while Polyphemus is out getting sheep and puts it in the fire to harden it, he then gets him drunk and he collapses with intoxication. while he is drunk he asks Odysseus his name and he says his name is nobody. When he is down he jabs the stick into his eye and Polyphemus cries out and his neighbors come to see he shouts out "nobody is killing me". When morning comes they escape, unseen by the blind Polythemus, and grab the flocks of Polyphemus. When they are leaving Odysseus shouts out his real name and Polyphemus prays to his father, Poseidon, calling for vengeance against Odysseus.
 * Summary: **

-When Odysseus and his companions are in the land of the Cicones, they are greedy and plunder the land. This is an abuse of hospitality, much like the Suitors in book 1. Also, Polyphemus seems to show hospitality at first, but turns on Odysseus and his men by eating two of them and saving ther rest for later snackage. //Justice of The Gods// -When Odysseus and his mates evade Cyclops, Cyclops calls upon his father Poseidon to seek vengeance on Odysseus. //Sacrifice// -To get free from Cyclops, Odysseus makes a minor sacrafice of their precious wine to get Cylops drunk enough so that they could slip past him.
 * Themes: ** //Hospitality//

-Troy was a great city that was active around the 12th or 13th century. -The city that was founded and concluded to be Troy was located in present day Turkey. -Troy was sacked by the Greeks when brave Odysseus hid in the Trojan Horse with many other soldiers. The Trojans thought this giant wooden horse was a gift from the gods, therefore they brought it into their citadel. When the day turned to night the hiding Greeks came out of the Trojan Horse and killed all of the people inside of the city.
 * The Background ** **Of Troy: **

Ancient Troy: Ancient Troy possessed a large wall that surrounded and protected the city. -(freewebs.com)

This is a map of Ancient Greece and The Odyssey. -(freewebs.com)

The Trojan Horse -(google.com/images)

-Odysseus sailing off track to the Land of the Lotus-Eaters from the storm Zeus sent.