what are the two islands in the odyssey.?

Answer 1

In the Odyssey, there are at least eight major islands that Odysseus stops on. Here is a pretty complete list:

The first place he lands is the 'Island of the Lotus Eaters'. There is no specific name given for this island, but those who study such things suggest it may refer to the modern island of Drjerba near Africa.

The next stop of the 'Island of the Cyclopes'. There is no name given for this one, either. Polyphemus (who gets his eye put out by Odysseus) does appear in another story in Sicily... so perhaps this island is nearby.

The floating island of Aeolia is the next stop. This island is inhabited by Aeolus (appropriately enough), and after Odysseus leaves he ends up being blown back to Aeolia by a storm, where he recieves a less warm reception than his first time.

Next comes another island whose name isn't mentioned, but Odysseus lands at a city named Telepylus, which is inhabited by disguised cannibalistic cyclopes. Odysseus' ship is the only one to escape.

On Aeaea, Odysseus' crew is first enchanted, then freed by the sorceress Circe, who falls in love with Odysseus when he resists her spells (with Hermes' help). They stay there a year, and Circe bears Odysseus THREE sons (so much for faithfulness).

Odysseus has some harrowing voyages after that. Landing on a continent on the other side of the ocean (America?) and returning to Aeaea briefly before setting off again. When he lands on Thrinacia, his entire crew is killed for hunting cattle that belonged to the god Helios.

Odysseus alone washes up on Malta, which he is kept in captivity by the goddess Calypso (she bears another son for him) for seven years.

He finally escapes on a raft, landing on the island of Scherie. The friendly natives there spirit him back to his homeland.

I'd feel sorrier for Odysseus if he didn't have so many kids along the way. His wife, meanwhile, was forced to fight off hordes of suitors who were prone to violent recourse when they were rejected (Odysseus ends up coming back in time to slaughter them all). Hope that helps!

Answer 2

The Odyssey begins in medias res, meaning that the action begins in the middle of the plot, and that prior events are described through flashbacks or storytelling.[2] In the first episodes we trace Telemachus' efforts to assert control of the household, and then, at Athene's advice, to search for news of his long-lost father. Then the scene shifts: Odysseus has been a captive of the beautiful nymph Calypso, with whom he has spent 7 of his 10 lost years. Released by the intercession of his patroness Athena, he departs, but his raft is destroyed by his divine enemy Poseidon, who is angry because Odysseus blinded his son, Polyphemus. When Odysseus washes up on Scherie, home to the Phaeacians, he is assisted by the young Nausicaa and is treated hospitably. In return he satisfies the Phaeacians' curiosity, telling them - and us - of all his adventures since departing from Troy. This renowned, extended "flashback" leads Odysseus back to where he stands, his tale told. The shipbuilding Phaeacians finally loan him a ship to return to Ithaca, where he is aided by the swineherd Eumaeus, meets Telemachus, regains his household, kills the suitors, and is reunited with his faithful wife Penelope.

In nearly all modern editions and translations the Odyssey (like the Iliad) is divided into 24 books. This division is handy but it is not original; it was developed by Alexandrian editors of the 3rd century BC. Aside from this, the first four books, focusing on Telemachus, are sometimes known as the "Telemachy". Within Odysseus's narrative, the section describing his meeting with the spirits of the dead is known as the "Nekuia".

The last 550 lines of the Odyssey, corresponding to book 24, are believed by many scholars to have been added by a slightly later poet. For more about varying views on the origin, authorship and unity of the poem see Homeric scholarship.

Answer 3

I think that there were more than two islands named. Please provide more detail.