CONTENTS OF VOL. I.

BOOK I.

VISIT OF PALLAS TO TELEMACHUS.

A Council of the Gods. - Deliberations concerning Ulysses. - Mer-

cury despatched to Calypso, to bid her send Ulysses to Ithaca.

Visit of Pallas, in the Shape of Mentor, to Telemachus, advising him

to repair to Pylos and Sparta in Quest of his Father, Ulysses. —

Revels of the Suitors of Penelope. - Phemius, the Minstrel, and

his Song of the Return of the Grecians. The Suitors rebuked by

Telemachus

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BOOK II.

DEPARTURE OF TELEMACHUS FROM ITHACA.

The Chief Men of Ithaca assembled by Telemachus. - His Com-

plaint of the Suitors.-Their Attempt to justify themselves.—

Prophecy of the Return of Ulysses by the Seer, Halitherses.

Request of Telemachus for a Vessel to visit Pylos and Sparta, in

Quest of his Father, granted by the Assembly. - Preparations for

his Departure

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BOOK III.

INTERVIEW OF TELEMACHUS WITH NESTOR.

Arrival of Telemachus, with Pallas in the Shape of Mentor, at Pylos.

- His Interview with Nestor.- - Nestor's Narrative of his Return

from Troy. History of the Death of Agamemnon and the Re-

venge of Orestes. - Departure of Pallas to Heaven. - Telema-

chus sent by Nestor with his Son Peisistratus to Menelaus at

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BOOK IV.

CONFERENCE OF TELEMACHUS AND MENELAUS.

Arrival of Telemachus and his Companion at Sparta.·

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- A Wedding;

the Marriage of the Daughter of Menelaus Helen in Sparta, —

Entertainment of the Guests. Helen's Account of her Return to

her Husband. -The Trojan Horse. - Narrative of the Visit of

Menelaus to Egypt, in Order to consult the Sea-God, Proteus. —

Menelaus informed by him that Ulysses is detained by Calypso in

her Island. - Plot of the Suitors to lie in Wait for Telemachus on

his Voyage and destroy him. - Penelope visited and consoled by

Pallas in a Dream

BOOK V.

DEPARTURE OF ULYSSES FROM CALYPSO.

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Mercury despatched by Jupiter to Calypso with a Message command-

ing her to send away Ulysses. A Raft constructed by Ulysses.—

His Departure on the Raft. - A Storm raised by Neptune, and the

Raft destroyed.- Escape of Ulysses from the Tempest, and his

Landing on the Isle of Scheria, inhabited by the Phæacians.

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BOOK VI.

ULYSSES DISCOVERED BY NAUSICAÄ.

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Nausicaä, Daughter of Alcinoüs, King of the Phæacians, directed by

Pallas to go to the River and wash her Marriage Robes.- Sports

of her Maidens after the Washing is performed. Ulysses awak-

ened by the Noise, relieved and clothed by Nausicaä, and bidden

to follow her into the City, and there make his Suit to the Queen,

the Wife of Alcinoüs.

BOOK VII.

RECEPTION OF ULYSSES BY ALCINOUS.

Return of Nausicaä to the City, followed by Ulysses. Palace and

Garden of Alcinoüs. - Reception of Ulysses by the Queen and her

Husband. Narrative given by Ulysses of his Voyage and Ship-

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wreck.

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BOOK VIII.

FESTIVALS IN HONOR OF ULYSSES.

A General Council of the Phæacians, in which it is determined to

send Ulysses home to Ithaca. A Solemn Feast. Lay of the

Trojan War, sung by Demodocus, the Minstrel. - Public Games.

- Ulysses conquers in throwing the Discus. The Amour of

Mars and Venus sung by Demodocus. - His Song of the Trojan

Horse and the Fall of Troy

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BOOK IX.

THE CICONIANS, LOTUS-EATERS, AND CYCLOPS.

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The Adventures of Ulysses after the Fall of Troy related by him at

the Request of Alcinous. His Attack on the Ciconians and the

Destruction of their City. - Rally and Reinforcement of the Cico-

nians, who slaughter many of the Companions of Ulysses. The

Lotus-Eaters, who subsist on Flowers. - Arrival of Ulysses at the

Land of the Cyclops. Polyphemus and his Barbarities. - Re-

venge of Ulysses, who puts out the single Eye of Polyphemus

and escapes

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ÆOLUS, THE LESTRIGONIANS, AND CIRCE.

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Arrival of Ulysses at the Land of Æolus, who gives him the Winds

in a Bag. - Folly of the Seamen, who untie the Bag while Ulysses

is asleep. A Tempest. Disastrous Encounter with the Gigantic

Læstrigons. Arrival at the Island of Circè. - Transformation of

the Greeks to Swine, and Recovery of their former Shape. - Prep-

arations for a Journey to the Region of the Dead

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BOOK XI.

VISIT OF ULYSSES TO THE LAND OF THE DEAD.

Voyage to the Land of the Dead. -Interview with Tiresias, the

Seer. -The Heroes and Heroines whom Ulysses saw there. In-

terview with his Mother, and with Agamemnon, Achilles, and

others. Occupations of the Dead. Punishments of the Guilty. 224

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BOOK XII.

THE SIRENS, SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS.

Return of Ulysses to the Island of Circè. —

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Her Counsels respecting
his Homeward Voyage. The Sirens. Escape from Scylla and
Charybdis. His Arrival at Trinacria. - Slaughter of the Oxen of
the Sun by his Companions. -A Tempest in Consequence, by
which his Companions all perish, and he only escapes by swimming
to the Island of Calypso

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