Chapter Twenty-One Lecture Two

1. Chapter Twenty-OneLecture Two The Odyssey Continued

2. Odysseus • A different kind of hero • Trickster, folk hero • Like “Captain Kirk . . . the only cadet ever to have beaten the "no-win" Kobayashi Maru scenario, which he does by cheating the program

3. The Passages • Books 1–4: about Telemachus in Ithaka; the Telemacheia • Books 5–12: Odysseus tells his story while a guest at the Phaeacians • Books 13–20: In Ithaca in disguise • Books 21–3: killing of the suitors; reunion with Penelope • Book 24: End to Odysseus’s travels

4. Lotus Eaters | Polyphemus • Lotus Eaters • First of the threats to his purpose – make him forget about his duty and purpose • Star Trek (TOS) “This Side of Paradise” (VHS Cassette) • Polyphemus • Comparison with civilized peoples • Shows both Odysseus’s cleverness and his rashness

5. Other Adventures • Aeolus • The disobedience of his men • Laestrygonians • A folktale doublet for the Phaeacians and Nausicaä • Circê • Another threat to his duty

6. After his visit to the underworld • Sirens • Another threat to his duty • Scylla and Charybdis • Problems of leadership • Cattle of Helius • Disobedience of his men • Calypso • Final threat to his duty

7. Alone • Odysseus’s tales in the Odyssey begin here • The gods finally agree that Odysseus must return home • They send Hermes to Calypso ordering his release • He is washed up on Scheria and rescued by Nausicaä, the princess

8. Key Moments At Ithaca • Argus • Euryclea • Battle with the Suitors • The final test: the bed • Continuation: • The final duty • The deus ex machina

9. End