More than a couple of years after the war, I was sent off by the wind to Ismaros, on the far shore, a strong point on the coast of the Cicones. I fought all the men who fought back and enslaved the women, but my foolish men were too busy taking the wine from the shops and butchering sheep after sheep and didn't bother to listen to me. The people of their home ran to tell the main Cicones army what had happened, You should have seen how many of them were there. My men fought off the army while retreating back to the ship.
After we had fled from the Cicones, we came upon the coastline of the Lotus Eaters to store up on water. So I sent my men to see what we might come upon on the land. These plants were so tasty, but very dangerous. Once you eat even one flower your mind goes blank and forget what your task is and continue to eat more Lotus Eaters.
Now once we reached shore all us men were hungry enough to eat one another, but I had sent a group of men to go find some food for us all. But soon later I found out that my group of men that were sent out to find food, were turned into swine. So me being the leader and most brave of all, I search for who and what kind of person would do this to my men. I then was stopped by the god Hermes to give me a plant to eat. Then I meet Circe who tried to turn me into swine but the plant had saved me. She then forced me to make love with her she told me that none of my men will be turned back into men if I didn't make love.
After Circe had forced me to sleep in bed with her she had told me to visit the land of the dead to find out what my future holds for me, if i'd ever see my home and family again. Once I had risen Teiresias up he had told me that I will make it back home but it'd be a long await. So then I left back to my ship.
Circe gives me beeswax to plug my men's ears because this group of these woman's voices were like voices of angels. And if you listened to what they were singing you'd be stuck in a trance forever and do anything you can to get to them. But being as curious as I am, I told my men to tie me up to the ship that way I can listen to their voices without leaving.
Once I had reached home I had to hide under dirty rags and old clothes so no one would make a big deal. So I hid for quite a while until one god got tired of waiting and made me look godly. I had revealed myself to you, my son first because I knew you wouldn't tell anyone, then you Penelope. But I King of Ithaca am back to rule this land with my family.