The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy

sland that has all around it a wall of bronze. And when we came to his island, the Lord of the Winds treated us kindly and kept us at his dwelling for a month. Now when the time came for us

ight drive us from our course could escape. Then he sent the West Wind to blo

its coast and the beacon fires upon the coast and the people tending the fires. Then I thought that the curse of the Cyclops w

we come back to it after ten years' struggles and toils, with empty hands. Different it is with our lord, Odysseus. He brings gold and silver from P

nd away from our land. What became of the other ships I know not. I awoke and I found that we were being driven here and there by the winds. I did not know whether I s

e pillars of his threshold and he came out and spoke to me. "How now, Odysseus?" said he. "How is it thou hast returned so soon? Di

he good that thou didst for me, O King of the Winds. They opened the bag

n surely accursed by the gods. Go from my Island, for nothing will I do f

out seeing the sign of a habitation. On the third day I saw smoke rising up from some hearth. I spoke of it to my men, and it seemed good to us that part of our company should go to see we

hed stones. All round that house wild beasts roamed-wolves and lions. But these beasts were not fierce.

of a woman, singing as she went to and fro before a web she was weaving on a loom. The men shouted, and she who had been singing opened the polished doors

nd with the wine she gave them to drink. No sooner had they eaten the food and drunk the wine than she struck them with a wand, and behold! the men turned

I went through the forest and came to the house of the enchantress. I stood at the outer court and called out. Then Circe the Enchantress flung wide the shining doors, and called to me t

d cried out, "Who art thou who art able to guess at my enchantments? Verily, thou art Odysseus, of whom Hermes t

you must swear to me first that t

rubbed myself with olive oil, and Circe gave me a new mantle and doublet. The handmaidens brought out silver tables, and on them set golden baskets

ou sit like a speechless man? Dost thou think there is a drug in this food? But

meat and drink while his companions are as swine in swine-pens? If thou would

as there with a charm. As she did, the bristles dropped away and the limbs of the man were seen

p with the enchantress. She did not treat us guilef

o me and craved that I should ask Circe to let us go on our homeward way. She gave