DeceptionAntinous deceives Sinonserious dangerAntinous manipulates Sinon into taking his place in the Greek army.ReversalThe Trojan Horse conquers Troyserious dangerOdysseus's stratagem hides Greeks in the Horse, while Sinon is sacrificed as a decoy; Agamemnon leads the Greek army to victory.ActionCrew searches for suppliesAfter Menelaus and Agamemnon return home, Odysseus and his crew search an island for supplies, with Eurylochus among them.CrisisPolyphemus traps the crewemergency dangerThe cyclops traps Odysseus and his men in a cave and devours several soldiers.RescueCrew blinds Polyphemusemergency dangerOdysseus and his men blind Polyphemus and escape; they hear him call to his father Poseidon.ObstacleHarsh seas followserious dangerAfter Polyphemus calls on Poseidon, the crew suffers harsh sea conditions.CrisisGiants destroy shipsemergency dangerAt Telepylus, the man-eating Laestrygonians kill most of the crew and sink two of their three ships.ConflictSurvivors rebelserious dangerThe survivors rebel, leaving Odysseus with their ship as they seek refuge on Aeaea with Circe.TransformationCirce turns men to pigsserious dangerCirce turns the men who seek refuge with her into pigs.CommunicationOdysseus persuades CirceOdysseus persuades Circe to change his men back.CommunicationCirce advises a routeCirce tells Odysseus that reaching Ithaca requires crossing the river Oceanus into Hades.JourneyOdysseus enters Hadesserious dangerOdysseus follows Circe's directions and crosses Oceanus into the underworld.RevelationSinon's shade reveals a betrayalSinon's shade reproaches Odysseus for deceiving him and reveals that Antinous manipulated him into taking Sinon's place in the Greek army.RevelationAgamemnon's shade tells his fateAgamemnon's shade says Clytemnestra murdered him on his return, avenging his sacrifice of their daughter Iphigenia to Artemis for fair seas.RevelationTiresias predicts the returnserious dangerTiresias predicts that by divine will only Odysseus will return home, and that his men will die if they kill Apollo's cattle.JourneyOdysseus flees the deadserious dangerOdysseus is chased from the underworld by his fallen soldiers.EncounterSea monsters test Odysseusemergency dangerFollowing Tiresias's guidance, Odysseus survives encounters with the Sirens, Charybdis and Scylla.CommunicationOdysseus warns against the cattleserious dangerOn Thrinacia, Odysseus warns his starving men not to kill Apollo's cattle, as Tiresias foretold their deaths if they did.ActionThe men kill Apollo's cattleserious dangerThe starving men disobey Odysseus and kill the cattle.CrisisZeus sinks the shipemergency dangerZeus sends a storm that sinks the ship, killing everyone aboard except Odysseus.LossOdysseus reaches Ogygiaserious dangerOdysseus washes ashore unconscious on Ogygia, where Calypso's lotus flowers render him amnesic.RevelationOdysseus remembersAfter seven years on Ogygia, Odysseus regains his memories.SetupSuitors press their claimserious dangerAfter twenty years without Odysseus, Ithaca is kingless; suitors including Antinous aggressively court Penelope to claim the throne from her and Telemachus, while Penelope, Telemachus and Eumaeus still believe Odysseus will return.CommunicationPenelope fears an attackserious dangerPenelope tells Telemachus she fears murderous Sea Peoples who violate Zeus's law of respect between guests and hosts.JourneyTelemachus travels to SpartaTelemachus travels with Odysseus's friend Mentor to ask Menelaus about his father's whereabouts.CommunicationSparta recounts the warMenelaus and Helen tell Telemachus about the war but express uncertainty about Odysseus's fate.PlanAntinous plots against Telemachusserious dangerAfter learning of Telemachus's trip, Antinous conspires to kill him on his return and plunder Ithaca.CommunicationAthena commands a returnAthena commands Odysseus to return home; Calypso dislikes this but encourages him to remember his past.JourneyOdysseus builds a raftserious dangerOdysseus builds a raft and surrenders his fate to the storm.JourneyOdysseus reaches Ithaca disguisedOdysseus washes ashore in Ithaca disguised and using the alias Sinon.CommunicationEumaeus reports the plotserious dangerEumaeus tells Odysseus that the suitors sent bandits to assassinate Telemachus and Mentor.LossBandits kill Mentoremergency dangerThe bandits target Telemachus on his return and kill Mentor.RescueOdysseus saves Telemachusemergency dangerOdysseus rescues Telemachus and kills the bandits.LossArgos recognizes OdysseusOdysseus's elderly dog Argos recognizes him and dies.RevelationTelemachus deduces the truthTelemachus deduces that the disguised man is Odysseus.ConflictOdysseus confronts Antinousserious dangerDuring a feast, Odysseus confronts Antinous about betraying Sinon.ConflictAntinous strikes Odysseusserious dangerAntinous thrashes Odysseus before Telemachus intervenes.RevelationOdysseus confesses to PenelopeStill disguised, Odysseus confesses guilt for violating Zeus's law during Troy's sacking, desecrating Athena's statue after killing her priestess—whose form Athena assumed in visions—and initiating the Late Bronze Age collapse; he reveals the Sea Peoples were Greeks and begs Penelope's forgiveness.DecisionPenelope announces remarriagePenelope announces she is ready to remarry and instructs the suitors to return at dawn.DecisionPenelope sets the bow contestPenelope declares she will marry whoever strings Odysseus's bow and shoots an arrow through a row of axe heads.SetbackThe suitors fail the testAll the suitors fail to string Odysseus's bow and complete the shot.RevelationOdysseus reveals himselfserious dangerOdysseus strings the bow and shoots through the axe heads, revealing his identity.ConflictThe hall erupts in battleemergency dangerTelemachus aids Odysseus in killing many of the challenging suitors, including Antinous.ResolutionThe remaining suitors surrenderserious dangerAfter the battle, the remaining suitors surrender.ResolutionOdysseus leaves the throneOdysseus cedes his throne to Telemachus and leaves with Penelope to seek peace in exile.AftermathThe couple sails westSailing west to honor Odysseus's fallen soldiers, the couple expect civilization's renewal and muse that time will forget Odysseus's mistakes.