Circe

(Achillea millefolium)

Yesterday we reached a thickly forested island. Half of my men explored the interior of the island, but only one returned. He told me of a goddess named Circe who had turned my men into pigs. To rescue my men, I forced Circe to give a magical herb to the pigs. The magical herb was given to me by the god Hermes, and it worked well; the pigs turned back into men. Thank you Hermes! Please accept my offering.

Escape from Polyphemus

(Wooly Ram)

We have been stuck in Polyphemus' cave for a few days now. This monster of a cyclops eats a couple of my men for every meal. I am in the midst of creating a plan to escape this sealed cave. In the evening, I will serve Polyphemus some wine and tell him that my name is Nohbdy. While he is sleeping, I will stab his eye, blinding him. When his comrades come to his aid, they will hear and think that "nobody" is hurting him. Then, each of my men will be tied to each of the wooly rams, to hide themselves from the cyclops. In the morning, when Polyphemus lets his rams out, we will exit with the rams and take off towards our ship. I hope that this plan will work out.

The Lotus Eaters

(Lotus)

My men and I have come to the coastline of the Lotus Eaters, where they serve us lotuses like these to make us forget about our dreams of coming home. I will refuse the lotuses and make my men see sense, for I am determined to return to my wife Penelope.