Ithaca: Odysseus’ home

Troy: battleground of Trojan war

Cicones: Odysseus and his men attack the tribe and lose some men.

Lotus-eaters: feed Odysseus’ men fruit so Odysseus has to force them to leave.

Cyclopes: At Polyphemos’ cave, four men are killed, and Poseidon curses Odysseus for his actions.

Laestrygonians: The giants eat some of the men and destroy most of Odysseus’ ships.

Circe: Odysseus and his men stay with her for a year while she gives directions to the Underworld and suggests routes back to Ithaca.

Underworld: Odysseus seeks Teiresias’ advice and meets souls of the dead.

Scylla and Charybdis: Odysseus loses six men to the monster Scylla.

Helios: Odysseus and his men are stranded for a month when the men slaughter Helios’ cattle, prompting Zeus to cause the death of all of Odysseus’ men.

Ogygia: The nymph Calypso imprisons Odysseus for years, but the god Hermes ultimately convinces her to free Odysseus.

Scheria: After washing up here, the Phaeacians help Odysseus and send him home to Ithaca.