⚔️​Odysseus vs. Charybdis: The Ordeal ⛵​ Odysseus' men do not heed the warning and eat some of the cattle while Odysseus sleeps and so when they set off from the island their ship is wrecked in a storm and Odysseus is the only survivor He is thrown into the whirlpool Charybdis but is saved by the branch of a fig tree and then drifts on the sea for 9 days before coming ashore on the island of Ogygia. The flashbacks end here and Odysseus farewells Alcinous He leaves Phaeacia and finally lands back in Ithaca Upon his return Athena tells Odysseus not to reveal his true identity when he returns to his palace so he can deal with the suitors living in his home in his own time Athena transforms Odysseus into an old beggar before leaving to fetch Telemachus  #odyssey #ancientgreece #odysseus #greek #myths #homer #history #worldhistory