Odysseus's Journey Home: A Complete List of Stops from Troy to Ithaca

Major Stops in The Odyssey

1. Troy (Asia Minor) – Departure after the war.
2. Ismarus (Cicones) – Raid and battle.
3. Lemnos – Respite, wine from King Thoas.
4. Land of the Lotus Eaters – Crew drugged, Odysseus forces them back.
5. Island of the Cyclopes (Sicily) – Polyphemus blinded; escape.
6. Aeolia – Aeolus gives bag of winds; crew opens it, causing storm.
7. Telepylus (Laestrygonians) – Cannibal giants destroy fleet.
8. Aeaea (Circe's Island) – Crew turned to pigs; year-long stay.
9. Land of the Dead – Consults Tiresias; meets spirits.
10. Sirens – Passes safely with wax and mast-binding.
11. Scylla & Charybdis – Navigates between monster and whirlpool.
12. Ogygia (Calypso) – Held captive 7 years.
13. Scheria (Phaeacians) – King Alcinous helps him return.
14. Ithaca – Homecoming; reclaims kingdom.