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Summary:  (Melissa)
They come to the island of Aeolia who is a favorite of the gods, the island is on a cliff and surrounded by a wall of bronze. Aeolia lives their with his wife and twelve kids, 6 boys and 6 girls who are married to eachother. Odysseus stayed with them and then Aeolia helped him leave by calling a breeze to help blow the ships. On the 10th day the crew decides to undo the bag with that Aeolia gave to Odysseus that was giving them the breeze because they thought there was treasure inside it, all of the winds rushed out and they were blown back to the island of Aeolia. Aeolia sees Odysseus's misfortune as the God's doing and kicks him off the island. They then sailed to Telepylus and the Laestrygonians attacked their ship with huge rocks.They got away and then sailed to the island of Aeaea, home of the Goddess Circe. The crew split into two groups and looked for Circe's house, the one group that went first all ate her poisoned food they all turned into pigs that she herded into her pen except for Eurylochus who had not eaten any of the food. He went back and told Odysseus what had happened. Odysseus then decides to go see Circe and try to rescue the other men, on the way there he meets Hermes who gives him a plant that will make him immune to Circe's poison. When he is not affected by the food Circe is amazed and frees his men, she then helps them leave.

Major Themes: (Tori)
page 128-hospitality page 135-Homeric simile

Locations Traveled: (Mingus) 

 * Aeolia**- The Home of Aeolus who is the ruler of winds.
 * The land of the Laestrygonians(sp?!)-** The Laestrygonian's are powerful giants who eat some of Odysseus' men and then thow's rocks at the rest of them in the harbor.
 * Aeaea** - The home of the witch (goddess?) Circe who turn's Odysseus' men into pigs.

Study Guide Questions:
Where are the men in this chapter? (EB)


 * They are in Aeolia**

What gift does Aeolus give to Odysseus? (EB)
 * A leather bag filled with winds**

Why do the men open the bag? (EB)


 * Because they thought the bag was filled with silver and gold**

Why does Aeolus refuse to help Odysseus again? (EB)
 * Because Odysseus opened the bag**

Where do the men arrive next? (Donna) Laestrygonian

Who is in charge of the land? (Donna) Antiphates

How do the giants treat Odysseus? (Donna) They eat some of his men and scare him

Where do they arrive next? (Donna) Aeaea

What does Circe do to the men who go to inspect the island? (Paiton)

What does Hermes tell Odysseus to do to save his friends? (Paiton)

What does Odysseus convince Circe to do? <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Paiton)

How long do they stay with Circe? <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Paiton)

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

What must Odysseus do once he arrives there? <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Natalie) eat an herb to protect himself from Circe's drug and then attack her when she trys to stab him with her sword.

What happened to Elpenor? <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">(Natalie) He was drunk and fell off the roof <span style="color: rgb(29, 24, 247);">