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Summary:  (Maya)
Odysseus sailed away from Aeolia and after 10 days he was so close to Ithaca but then his men on the ship decided to open the bag he got from Aeolus and the winds that were inside blew them all the way back to the island. There, they received no help trying to travel to Ithaca a second time. When they got kicked out of the Aeolian island they were attacked by the giantess and some of Odysseus' men were killed and eaten. When they escaped the giantess Odysseus found a stag for food. They finally reached Circe's house and she let them in but then she bewitched them all except for Eurylochus who ran back to Odysseus to tell him what happened. When Odysseus was on his way to Circe's home he met Mercury and then Mercury gave him protection against Circe. She then gave him great hospitality and noticed something was wrong. When she noticed this he told her that he wouldn’t eat or drink anything until his men were human again. Then he went back to the ship and brought back all his men to Circe's house. Then they stayed at Circe's house for a whole year until his men told him that he should go home now or never. Then she told him to go to the house of Hades and Proserpine to consult the ghost of the Theban prophet Teiresias. Then they left Circe's island and were on their way.

Major Themes: (Catherine)
Loyalty~ page 138

Locations Traveled: (Jessica) 
aeolia almost ithica blown back to aeolia by bag of winds

Study Guide Questions:
Where are the men in this chapter? (Emily) They are in Aeolia.

What gift does Aeolus give to Odysseus? (Emily) Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag of winds.

Why do the men open the bag? (Emily) The men open the bag because they thought it contained riches that Odysseus was going to keep for himself.

Why does Aeolus refuse to help Odysseus again? (Emily) Aeolus thinks the gods don't want Odysseus to return home if he got as far as he did and was sent back. (If he helped Odysseus, the he too would be damned by the gods.)

Where do the men arrive next? (Brianna) Aeolian Island

Who is in charge of the land? (Brianna) The giantess

How do the giants treat Odysseus? (Brianna) They treat him badly by attacking him and his men

Where do they arrive next? (Brianna) Circe house

What does Circe do to the men who go to inspect the island? (Dani)
 * -she turns them into pigs **

What does Hermes tell Odysseus to do to save his friends? (Dani)
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 3); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-he tells him to go to Circe's palace and sleep with her to let her friends go and also make her swear an oath to not try any more tricks on him **

What does Odysseus convince Circe to do? <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Dani)
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 3); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-to sleep with him and makes swear on a solemn oath that she is not going to play anymore tricks on her **

How long do they stay with Circe? <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Dani) <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 3); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 3); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-one year **

Where does Odysseus have to go next? <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Dana) went to Hades

What must Odysseus do once he arrives there? <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Dana) consult the ghost Teiresias

What happened to Elpenor? <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Dana) he died.

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