Odyssey's timeline
Created by Lucía García on Thu, 06/30/2022 - 04:37
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In this post you'll be able to see clearly the steps of Ulysses' journey and how long he spent in every spot of the Aegean Sea.
Bear in mind that it tells of events that supposedly occurred in the Mycenaean period (XVII century BC - XII century BC) while Homer is said to have written them down in the Archaic period, around the 8th century BC.
For this reason, it is impossible to find the dates on which each of the events narrated took place. However, we can know how much time Ulysses spent in the different stages of his journey because of the numerous time references he makes when telling his story. Moreover, this platform doesn't allow us to write numbers with less than four digits. Therefore, in this timeline the dates are arranged in this way, being the year 1001, the year in which the Trojan War begins, as it is the beginning of Ulysses' journey, even though it isn't even set in the right millenium
Timeline
Chronological table
Date | Event | Created by | Associated Places | |
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1001 to 1010 |
Trojan warUlysses spends ten years fighting in the Trojan war before he can start his homeward journey |
Lucía García | ||
circa. 1010 to circa. 1012 |
Adventures and trials to overcomeUlysses goes through the greatest trials, in which he will lose his men. In these two years, he has his quarrel with the Cicones, the Lotus eaters, the Cyclops, he goes to the island of Aeolus, he meets Circe, they escape from the Sirens and go to the island of Helios.
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Lucía García | ||
circa. 1012 to circa. 1020 |
CalypsoFor seven years, Ulysses is trapped on the island of the nymph Calypso, who falls in love with him and does not want him to leave. |
Lucía García | ||
circa. 1020 to circa. 1021 |
Unimpeded return journeyIn about a month and after the gods forgive his hubris, Ulysses ends up on the island of the Phaeacians, who, after hearing his story, help him to return home, where he can see his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus again. |
Lucía García |