Lugares de interés (POIs) del Mapa
43: Troy
The site of the ten-year mythological war, and the place of death for heroes like Achilles, Hector, Ajax, Paris, and Sarpedon. Odysseus helps end it by coming up with the idea of the Trojan Horse. Note the river Scamander running along the front. Today the ancient site of Troy is an archeolgical dig open to tourists.
Read more about the archeological dig at Troy...History of Troy
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45: Troy's Beachfront
The home of the Greek warriors for ten years, they stowed their ships here and built defensive ramparts. In The Iliad, Hector breaches these ramparts and nearly burns all the ships.
The Greeks sailed in ships called Triremes, which held roughly 50 warriors each.
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46: Tenedos
Soon after leaving the fallen Troy, the Greek forces fight and, according to Nestor, Odysseus splits off from the main group, heads back to Troy, then heads north.
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47: Maronia
This is where Odysseus and his men decide that ten years of fighting wasn't quite enough, so they sack a city called Ismarus, and then the locals, the Cicones, attack Odysseus' crew and drive them back to sea.
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48: Aegean Storm
This is where Odysseus and his unlucky crew get get by a hurricane that severely damages their ships.
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50: Cape Sounion
Menalaus, a voyage home separate from Odysseus, buries his helmsman Phrontis here.
The cite is famous for two temples that overlook the sea, the temples of Poseidon and Athena. Check out the attendant shots of the temples around this flag.
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51: Cape Malea
It is here that the famous meltemi, strong northern winds that sweep past Greek waters, drive Odysseus south. Odysseus and his men must take a defensive drift and end up in Northern Africa.
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54: Island of Aeolus
Here, Odysseus gets a bag of winds that contains all the winds except the one that can take him home. Of course, just as they catch sight of the island of Ithaca, his men open the bag and they are all blown right back to Aeolus, who refuses to help them again.
The outside line that arcs to the northwest is the track home. The wavy line is their track back to Aeolus.
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56: Laestrygonians' Harbor
This is where Odysseus and his men are terrorized by the cannabalistic Laestrygonians.
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57: Aeaea
Circe's island, where Odysseus spends a year, leaves for the Underworld, then comes back.
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58: Entrance to Hades
One of several entrances to Hades (another being back at Cape Tenarum, where Hercules descended). The image below is of the sacrifice Odysseus makes to attract the dead, who he then has to fend off.
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59: The Sirens
Odysseus is the only man to hear the Siren song and live to tell about it.
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60: Scylla and Charybdis
Choose which one:
Scylla...
...or Charybdis
Odysseus chooses Scylla the first time. The second time, he doesn't get a choice, and his crew gets destroyed by Charybdis.
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61: Thrinacia
They aren't supposed to eat the cattle of the Sun God, but it's either death at sea for punishment or starvation for obedience.
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62: Ogygia
Odysseus spends seven years on the islands as the love slave of the nymph Calypso. After Athena intervenes, she gives him a raft with which he can float away. Those helpful gods.
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63: Skheria
Odysseus float to here on his little raft, is discovered by Nausicaa, who takes him to her father Alcinous. It is from there that we get the entire story up to this point.
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67: Troy
The site of the ten-year mythological war, and the place of death for heroes like Achilles, Hector, Ajax, Paris, and Sarpedon. Odysseus helps end it by coming up with the idea of the Trojan Horse. Note the river Scamander running along the front. Today the ancient site of Troy is an archeolgical dig open to tourists.
Read more about the archeological dig at Troy...History of Troy
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69: Troy's Beachfront
The home of the Greek warriors for ten years, they stowed their ships here and built defensive ramparts. In The Iliad, Hector breaches these ramparts and nearly burns all the ships.
The Greeks sailed in ships called Triremes, which held roughly 50 warriors each.
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70: Tenedos
Soon after leaving the fallen Troy, the Greek forces fight and, according to Nestor, Odysseus splits off from the main group, heads back to Troy, then heads north.
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71: Maronia
This is where Odysseus and his men decide that ten years of fighting wasn't quite enough, so they sack a city called Ismarus, and then the locals, the Cicones, attack Odysseus' crew and drive them back to sea.
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72: Aegean Storm
This is where Odysseus and his unlucky crew get get by a hurricane that severely damages their ships.
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74: North Africa-Lotus Eaters
This is where Odysseus encounters the Lotus Eaters.
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75: Sicily-Polyphemus
It is here that Odysseus meets up with Polyphemus, the Cyclops.
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76: Island of Aeolus
Here, Odysseus gets a bag of winds that contains all the winds except the one that can take him home. Of course, just as they catch sight of the island of Ithaca, his men open the bag and they are all blown right back to Aeolus, who refuses to help them again.
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79: Laestrygonians
This is where Odysseus and his men are terrorized by the cannabalistic Laestrygonians.
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80: Aeaea-Circe
Circe's island, where Odysseus spends a year, then leaves for the Underworld.
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81: The Underworld
One of several entrances to Hades (another being back at Cape Tenarum, where Hercules descended). The image below is of the sacrifice Odysseus makes to attract the dead, who he then has to fend off.
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82: The Sirens
Odysseus is the only man to hear the Siren song and live to tell about it.
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83: Scylla and Charybdis
Choose which one:
Scylla...
...or Charybdis
Odysseus chooses Scylla the first time. The second time, he doesn't get a choice, and his crew gets destroyed by Charybdis.
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84: Cattle of Helios
They aren't supposed to eat the cattle of the Sun God, but it's either death at sea for punishment or starvation for obedience.
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85: Scylla and Charybdis
Choose which one:
Scylla...
...or Charybdis
Odysseus chooses Scylla the first time. The second time, he doesn't get a choice, and his crew gets destroyed by Charybdis.
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86: Island of Calypso
Odysseus spends seven years on the islands as the love slave of the nymph Calypso. After Athena intervenes, she gives him a raft with which he can float away. Those helpful gods.
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87: Phaeacians
Odysseus float to here on his little raft, is discovered by Nausicaa, who takes him to her father Alcinous. It is from there that we get the entire story up to this point.
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