Odysseus and the "Sun Island" in Homer's Odyssey
Odysseus and his crew never landed on a "sun island" in Homer's Odyssey. Their major stops included:
- Island of the Lotus-Eaters
- Land of the Cyclopes (Polyphemus)
- Aeolus' island (keeper of winds)
- Laestrygonians' land
- Circe's island (Aeaea)
- Underworld (consulting Tiresias)
- Sirens, Scylla & Charybdis
- Helios' cattle island (Thrinacia) – where crew ate sacred cattle, leading to destruction
- Calypso's island (Ogygia)
- Phaeacia (Scheria)
Helios is the sun god, and his cattle were on Thrinacia—but the island itself wasn't a "sun island." The crew couldn't leave Thrinacia initially due to unfavorable winds sent by Zeus as punishment for eating the cattle.