Greek Mythology/Odyssey - Returning to Greece

In English

   Odysseus (Οδυσσέας) had been gone for ten years. Now the Trojan War was over, and Odysseus and his companions were preparing for their return to Greece. The trip back though, would not be as quick and safe as they thought.

   The gods were upset with many of the Greek kings because they killed innocent people and they burned temples. Athena was particularly upset, because a soldier tried to rape Cassandra in her temple, and the Greeks did not even punish him.
   Even though Athena (Αθηνά) loved Odysseus very much, she was the one that originally started his troubles.

   In the next chapters we'll see what happened to his family while he was gone, his adventures and his reunion with his wife and son.

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In Greek

   Ο Οδυσσέας είχε φύγει για δέκα χρόνια. Τώρα ο Τρωικός πόλεμος είχε τελειώσει και ο Οδυσσέας και οι συντρόφοι του ετοιμάζονταν για την επιστροφή τους στην Ελλάδα. Το ταξίδι όμως, δεν ήταν τόσο γρήγορο και ασφαλές όπως νόμισαν.

   Οι θεοί ήταν θυμωμένοι με πολλούς από τους Έλληνες βασιλιάδες γιατί σκότωσαν αθώους ανθρώπους και έκαψαν ναούς. Η Αθηνά ήταν ιδιαίτερα θυμωμένη γιατί ένας στρατιώτης προσπάθησε να βιάσει την Κασσάντρα μέσα στο ναό της, και οι Έλληνες ούτε που τον τιμώρησαν.
   Αν και η Αθηνά αγαπούσε τον Οδυσσέα πάρα πολύ, ήταν αυτή που πρώτη άρχισε τις φασαρίες του.

   Στα επόμενα κεφάλαια θα δούμε τι συνέβηκε στην οικογένειά του όταν ήταν φευγάτος, τις περιπέτειές του και την ανασύνδεσή του με την γυναίκα του και τον γιο του.

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Words you Need to Learn

Pay attention to the following before you start reading.

In phonetics where you see:

Capital letters is where the word is accented.
ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.
e as the e in the word bet.
a as the a in the word father.
o as the o in the word only.
ou as the ou in the word Lou.
th like the th in think, (bold).
th like the th in this. (bold and underline)
Where you see a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that word, that " g " is pronounced like the y in yes.

ιδιαίτερα (ithi-E-tera) = particularly
εγώ βιάζω (vi-A-zo) = I rape
αρχικά, πρώτα (arhi-KA, PRO-ta) = originally
η ανασύνδεση (ana-SI-nthesi) = reunion

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Odyssey Index		Odysseus
Greek Mythology

Greek Mythology - The Odyssey

Chapter 1

Returning to Greece - Επιστρέφοντας στην Ελλάδα

In English

In Greek

Words you Need to Learn