Zeus in The Odyssey: Text references listed by book and line

Zeus in The Odyssey

(listed by book and line)

The line numbers listed here correspond fairly well with the Lattimore and Murray/Dimock translations of The Odyssey. Other translations (Fitzgerald, Fagles et al) do not correspond as well but, with a small amount of effort, you should be able to find the reference you need regardless of the translation you use. Richmond Lattimore (ISBN 0060931957); A.T. Murray/George E. Dimock Vol. I & II (ISBN 0674995619 and 0674995627); Robert Fitzgerald (ISBN 0374525749); Robert Fagles (ISBN 0140268863)

01.010 - The Muse, daughter of Zeus, who inspired the writing of the Odyssey
01.027 - The Immortals are gathered on Mount Olympos (Olympus) at the house of Zeus
01.045 - Answering Zeus, Athene (Athena) says that the death of Aegisthus (Aigisthos) was well deserved because he murdered Agamemnon
01.059 - Athene (Athena) calls her father ‘the Olympian’
01.062 - Athene (Athena) asks Zeus why he is so harsh with Odysseus
01.063 - Zeus tells Athene (Athena) that he holds Odysseus in high esteem but Poseidon bears a grudge against him for blinding the Cyclops, Polyphemos (Polyphemus)
01.081 - Athene (Athena) tells Zeus that she wants to go to the island of Ithaka (Ithaca) and assure Odysseus’ son, Telemachos (Telemachus), that his father will return home
01.283 - Athene (Athena) tells Telemachos (Telemachus) to go to Pylos to see if Zeus has imparted any rumors or travelers-tales as to the fate of his father, Odysseus
01.348 - Telemachos (Telemachus) tells his mother, Penelope, that Zeus is to blame for the actions of men
01.386 - When Telemachos (Telemachus) spoke harshly to his mother’s suitors, Antinoos (Antinous) said that he hoped the son of Kronos (Cronos) would never make such a brash young man the ruler of Ithaka (Ithaca)
01.390 - Telemachos (Telemachus) tells Antinoos (Antinous) that he would gladly become the ruler of Ithaka (Ithaca) if Zeus commanded it
02.033 - At the assembly of the men of Ithaka (Ithaca), the aged Aigyptios (Aegyptius) told them that he hoped whoever had called the assembly would be granted his desires by Zeus
02.068 - At the assembly of the men of Ithaka (Ithaca), Telemachos (Telemachus) supplicates the Olympian and Themis
02.144 - At the assembly of the men of Ithaka (Ithaca), Telemachos (Telemachus) tells Penelope’s suitors that he hopes Zeus will punish them
02.146 - When Zeus heard the sage words of Telemachos (Telemachus) to Penelope’s suitors, he sent two eagles as a warning of his intent
02.216 - Telemachos (Telemachus) says that he is going to Sparta and Pylos to see if Zeus has imparted any rumors or travelers-tales as to the fate of his father, Odysseus
02.296 - Telemachos (Telemachus) listened to the disguised Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, and then went into his home to face his mother’s suitors
02.351 - Telemachos (Telemachus) instructs the nurse, Eurykleia (Eurycleia), to bring him the second-best wine in the house because the best wine was being saved for the return of his father, Odysseus, the seed of Zeus
02.434 - Telemachos (Telemachus) and the other sailors poured libations to the Immortals but especially Zeus’ Gray-eyed daughter, Athene (Athena)
03.042 - When Telemachos (Telemachus) arrived at Pylos, Nestor prayed to Pallas Athene, daughter of Zeus
03.088 - Telemachos (Telemachus) tells Nestor that the son of Kronos (Cronos) has made the fate of his father, Odysseus, a mystery
03.119 - Nestor tells Telemachos (Telemachus) that, after nine years of fighting at Troy, the son of Kronos (Cronos) finally ended the war
03.132 - Nestor tells Telemachos (Telemachus) that after the sack of Troy, Zeus scattered the Argives
03.152 - Nestor tells Telemachos (Telemachus) that as the Argives were making plans to leave Troy, Zeus was devising hardships for them
03.160 - Nestor tells Telemachos (Telemachus) that after he left Troy, Zeus delayed his homecoming
03.337 - The words of Athene (Athena), the daughter of Zeus, were listened to by Nestor and Telemachos (Telemachus)
03.346 - Nestor tells Telemachos (Telemachus) that he hopes that Zeus will not allow the son of Odysseus to refuse the hospitality of his fine home
03.378 - Nestor tells Telemachos (Telemachus) that it is obvious that he has the protection of the daughter of Zeus, Athene (Athena)
03.394 - Nestor pours a libation to Athene (Athena), the daughter of Zeus of the aegis
04.026 - When Telemachos (Telemachus) and Peisistratos (Peisistratus) arrived in Sparta, Menelaos (Menelaus), dear to Zeus, was told that two men had arrived who looked to be of the seed of Zeus
04.034 - When Telemachos (Telemachus) and Peisistratos (Peisistratus) arrived in Sparta, Menelaos (Menelaus) told his henchman, Eteoneus, to invite the two strangers into the house because other men had given him hospitality when he was in need and he hoped that Zeus would not make him needy again
04.044 - When Telemachos (Telemachus) and Peisistratos (Peisistratus) arrived in Sparta, they admired the palace of Menelaos (Menelaus), whom Zeus loved
04.063 - Although he does not know their names, Menelaos (Menelaus) recognizes Telemachos (Telemachus) and Peisistratos (Peisistratus) as the spawn of kings who are favored by Zeus
04.074 - Telemachos (Telemachus) secretly tells Peisistratos (Peisistratus) that the palace of Menelaos (Menelaus) is like the court of Zeus
04.077 - Menelaos (Menelaus) overhears the hushed compliments of Telemachos (Telemachus) and tells him that no man could rival Zeus in material possessions because Zeus is immortal
04.138 - Helen asks her husband, Menelaos (Menelaus), beloved of Zeus, the names of the two strangers in their home
04.172 - Menelaos (Menelaus) says that he honored Odysseus above all other men and, if Olympian Zeus had not denied his homecoming, he would have given Odysseus part of his kingdom
04.184 - As Menelaos (Menelaus) spoke of Odysseus, Helen, daughter of Zeus, and the others began to cry in sorrow
04.207 - Menelaos (Menelaus) tells Peisistratos (Peisistratus) that he is as well spoken as his father, Nestor, and it’s easy to see why the son of Kronos (Cronos) granted his family good fortune
04.219 - Helen, descended from Zeus, put a medicine in the wine to ease the sorrow of Telemachos (Telemachus) and Peisistratos (Peisistratus)
04.227 - Helen dispensed the medicines of Zeus, which she obtained in Egypt, to Telemachos (Telemachus) and Peisistratos (Peisistratus)
04.235 - Helen calls Menelaos (Menelaus), dear to Zeus, ‘the son of Atreus’
04.236 - Helen reminds Menelaos (Menelaus) that divine Zeus gives good and evil as he pleases
04.341 - Menelaos (Menelaus) prays to father Zeus, Athene (Athena) and Apollon that Odysseus will return home and punish Penelope’s suitors
04.472 - Menelaos (Menelaus) tells Telemachos (Telemachus) and Peisistratos (Peisistratus) of the prophecy of Proteus and how he should have made sacrifices to Zeus before he sailed from Troy
04.561 - Menelaos (Menelaus), fostered of Zeus, tells Telemachos (Telemachus) that he was told by Proteus that Odysseus was alive on the island of Ogygia with the nymph, Kalypso (Calypso)
04.570 - Proteus knew that, as the husband of Helen, Menelaos (Menelaus) was the son-in-law to Zeus
04.667 - Penelope’s suitor, Antinoos (Antinous), prayed that Zeus would bring destruction to Telemachos (Telemachus) in the form of an ambush
04.699 - The faithful servant, Medon, tells Penelope that the suitors are plotting to kill Telemachos (Telemachus) and he hopes that the son of Kronos (Cronos) will foil their plan
04.722 - After hearing that the suitors plan to kill Telemachos (Telemachus), Penelope moans that the Olympian has brought her many sorrows
04.752 - Penelope’s nurse urges her to pray to Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, for the safe return of her son, Telemachos (Telemachus)
04.762 - Penelope prays to Athene (Athena) for the safe return of her son, Telemachos (Telemachus), and refers to the goddess as ‘Atrytone, daughter of Zeus’
05.004 - Eos (Dawn) and Tithonos (Tithonus) rose from their bed as Zeus convened an assembly of the Immortals
05.007 - At an assembly of the Immortals, Athene (Athena) reminds Zeus that Odysseus is being held prisoner by the nymph, Kalypso (Calypso)
05.021 - Zeus scolds Athene (Athena) and calls her ‘my child’
05.029 - Zeus tells Hermes to proceed to the island of Ogygia to inform the nymph, Kalypso (Calypso), that Odysseus must be allowed to proceed on his homeward journey
05.099 - Hermes ate and drank with Kalypso (Calypso) and then told her of Zeus’ message and how she must release Odysseus so he can return to his home
05.104 - Hermes tells Kalypso (Calypso) that there is no escape from the will of Zeus
05.112 - Hermes tells Kalypso (Calypso) that Zeus insists that Odysseus be allowed to leave her island
05.128 - Kalypso (Calypso) reminds Hermes that Demeter was allowed to take Iasion as a lover until Zeus struck him down with a thunderbolt
05.131 - Kalypso (Calypso) tells Hermes that Zeus shattered Odysseus’ boat and stranded him on her island
05.138 - Kalypso (Calypso) tells Hermes that there is no way to resist the will of Zeus
05.147 - Hermes warns Kalypso (Calypso) that she must obey Zeus or face his wrath
05.150 - After Hermes delivered Zeus’ message, Kalypso (Calypso) went in search of Odysseus to tell him that he would be leaving her island
05.176 - Kalypso (Calypso) tells Odysseus that his journey home will be difficult because even well made ships have trouble with the winds from Zeus
05.203 - Kalypso (Calypso) addresses Odysseus as ‘son of Laertes, seed of Zeus’
05.303 - At sea, Odysseus wonders if he will survive the storm-clouds of Zeus and the turbulent sea
05.382 - After Poseidon casts Odysseus into the sea, Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, quiets the winds and sends him towards the island of the Phaiakians (Phaeacians)
05.386 - Athene (Athena) quieted the turbulent sea so that Odysseus, seed of Zeus, could swim to the island of the Phaiakians (Phaeacians)
05.408 - At sea, Odysseus regained hope when Zeus granted him the sight of land
06.107 - Artemis dances with the nymphs, daughters of Zeus, in the mountains
06.151 - Odysseus compares Nausikaa with the goddess Artemis, daughter of Zeus, in beauty and stature
06.188 - Nausikaa tells Odysseus that Zeus, the Olympian, grants good fortune to all people as he wishes
06.208 - Nausikaa tells her companions that they must help Odysseus because strangers are sacred to Zeus
06.229 - As the wretched looking Odysseus stood before the king’s daughter, Nausikaa, Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, made him handsome
06.323 - Odysseus prays to Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, in her sacred grove
06.324 - Odysseus prays to Athene (Athena) and calls her ‘Atrytone, child of Zeus of the aegis’
06.330 - Pallas Athene (Athena) hears Odysseus’ prayer but does not reveal herself to him because she knows that her father’s brother, Poseidon, still harbors anger towards Odysseus
07.164 - At the home of king Alkinoos (Alcinous), the aged Echepolos (Echepolus) suggests that they make Odysseus comfortable and pour a libation for Zeus
07.180 - King Alkinoos (Alcinous) instructs his herald to serve wine so that they can pour a libation to Zeus
07.249 - Odysseus tells king Alkinoos (Alcinous) how Zeus shattered his ship and stranded him on the island inhabited by the nymph, Kalypso (Calypso)
07.263 - Odysseus tells king Alkinoos (Alcinous) that he was with the nymph, Kalypso (Calypso), for eight years until either a message from Zeus or a change of mind prompted her to free him
07.311 - Alkinoos (Alcinous), king of the Phaiakians (Phaeacians), wishes to father Zeus, Athene (Athena) and Apollon that Odysseus could be his son-in-law
07.316 - King Alkinoos (Alcinous) tells Odysseus that he may stay or go as he pleases because Zeus’ father would not approve if he was detained against his will
07.331 - Odysseus prays to father Zeus that king Alkinoos (Alcinous) will be true to his word and not detain him against his will
08.003 - King Alkinoos (Alcinous) takes Odysseus, descendent of Zeus, to the Phaiakian (Phaeacian) assembly
08.082 - The singer, Demodokos (Demodocus), sang of how the troubles of the Trojans and the Danaans were the designs of Zeus
08.244 - King Alkinoos (Alcinous) compliments Odysseus on his civility and hopes that he will tell others of how Zeus established the Phaiakian (Phaeacian) society
08.290 - Ares waited for Aphrodite until she left the house of her father, the son of Kronos (Cronos)
08.305 - When Hephaistos (Hephaestus) found Ares with Aphrodite, he cried out to Zeus and all the Immortals
08.307 - Hephaistos (Hephaestus) shows the other Immortals how he has trapped Aphrodite, daughter of Zeus, and Ares in their secret love affair
08.334 - Apollon, son of Zeus, asks Hermes if he would endure the snares of Hephaistos (Hephaestus) if he could share the bed of Aphrodite
08.335 - Apollon asks Hermes, son of Zeus, if he would endure the snares of Hephaistos (Hephaestus) if he could share the bed of Aphrodite
08.432 - King Alkinoos (Alcinous) gave Odysseus a parting gift of a golden cup so that he could pour libations to Zeus and the other Immortals
08.465 - After meeting Nausikaa, Odysseus wishes to Zeus, husband of Hera, that he will see his home again
08.488 - Odysseus tells the blind singer, Demodokos (Demodocus), that surely the Muse, Zeus’ daughter, or Apollon taught him to sing
09.038 - After revealing his true identity to king Alkinoos (Alcinous), Odysseus says that Zeus inflicted many hardships on him after he left Troy
09.052 - Odysseus tells king Alkinoos (Alcinous) that when he was attacked by the Kikonians (Cicones), Zeus gave him an evil fate
09.067 - Odysseus tells king Alkinoos (Alcinous) that after he escaped the attack by the Kikonians (Cicones), Zeus drove Boreas (North Wind) against his ships
09.111 - Odysseus tells king Alkinoos (Alcinous) that Zeus’ rain nourishes the vineyards of the Cyclops
09.263 - Odysseus tells king Alkinoos (Alcinous) that when he was in the Cyclop’s cave, he tried to reason with Polyphemos (Polyphemus) by saying that he had arrived there by the will of Zeus
09.270 - Odysseus tells king Alkinoos (Alcinous) that when he was in the cave of the Cyclops, Polyphemos (Polyphemus), he asked for hospitality in accordance with the God of the guest and the supplicant
09.275 - Polyphemos (Polyphemus) tells Odysseus that the Cyclops do not worship Zeus or any of the other Immortals
09.277 - The Cyclops, Polyphemos (Polyphemus), tells Odysseus that he does not fear Zeus
09.294 - Odysseus tells king Alkinoos (Alcinous) that after the Cyclops, Polyphemos (Polyphemus), had eaten two of his men, he cried out to Zeus
09.358 - The Cyclops, Polyphemos (Polyphemus), tells Odysseus that his vineyards are watered by Zeus’ rain
09.411 - When the Cyclops, Polyphemos (Polyphemus), called for help from his neighbors and said that Nobody had attacked him, they told him that they could not help him with an affliction brought on by great Zeus and that he should call upon his father, Poseidon, for assistance
09.479 - After escaping the cave of Polyphemos (Polyphemus), Odysseus told the Cyclops that he had been blinded as a punishment sent by Zeus
09.552 - After escaping from the island of the Cyclops, Odysseus sacrificed a ram to Zeus, the son of Kronos (Cronos)
10.021 - The son of Kronos (Cronos) made Aiolos (Aeolus) lord of the Winds; Aiolos gave Odysseus a bag with the Winds trapped inside so that he could sail home without being blown off course
10.401 - Kirke (Circe) addresses Odysseus as ‘son of Laertes, descended from Zeus’
10.443 - When one of Odysseus’ crew refuses an order, the other crewmen beg Odysseus, spawn of Zeus, not to be hasty in his anger
10.456 - Kirke (Circe) tells Odysseus, spawn of Zeus, that she knows of his troubles and ordeals
10.488 - Kirke (Circe) tells Odysseus, spawn of Zeus, that he and his men are free to leave her house whenever they wish
10.504 - Kirke (Circe) tells Odysseus, spawn of Zeus, that Boreas (North Wind) will guide his ship when he leaves her island
11.060 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus, seed of Zeus, encounters the ghost of Elpenor
11.092 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus, seed of Zeus, encounters the ghost of the prophet, Teiresias
11.217 - At the entrance to the Underworld, the ghost of Odysseus’ mother, Antikleia (Anticleia), explains that he cannot hold her in his arms because all who die become insubstantial and that Persephone, daughter of Zeus, is not to blame for her condition
11.256 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus met the ghost of Tyro and she told him that she and Poseidon were the parents of Pelias and Neleus, both became strong henchmen of Zeus
11.262 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus met the ghost of Antiope and she told him that she and Zeus were the parents of Amphion and Zethos (Zethus)
11.267 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus met the ghost of Alkmene (Alcmene), she and Zeus were the parents of Herakles (Heracles)
11.297 - At the entrance to the Underworld, the ghost of Chloris told Odysseus the story of how Iphikles (Iphicles) held Melampous (Melampus) prisoner for a full year at the will of Zeus
11.303 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus learns that Kastor (Castor) and Polydeukes (Polydeuces) are honored by Zeus even though they are dead
11.318 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus learns that Apollon, the son of Zeus and Leto, killed Otos (Otus) and Ephialtes, the sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia
11.405 - At the entrance to the Underworld, the ghost of Agamemnon tells Odysseus, seed of Zeus, that he was not killed by Poseidon but by Aigisthos (Aegisthus)
11.436 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus tells the ghost of Agamemnon that it is sad that Zeus has cursed the sons of Atreus through the schemes of women
11.473 - At the entrance to the Underworld, the ghost of Achilles asks Odysseus, seed of Zeus, how he can endure the phantoms of the dead
11.559 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus asks the ghost of Aias to forgive him and says that it was Zeus who wished sorrow for the Danaans
11.568 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus saw Minos, son of Zeus
11.581 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus saw Tityos who was being punished for his mistreatment of Leto, consort of Zeus
11.617 - At the entrance to the Underworld, Odysseus, seed of Zeus, met the ghost of Herakles (Heracles)
11.620 - At the entrance to the Underworld, the ghost of Herakles (Heracles) tells Odysseus that he is the son of Zeus
12.063 - Kirke (Circe) tells Odysseus that the moving rocks, known as the Planktae (Rovers), will not let any living thing pass between them, not even the doves carrying ambrosia to Zeus dare fly between them
12.065 - Kirke (Circe) tells Odysseus that when one of the Father’s doves is crushed by the moving rocks, known as the Planktae (Rovers), Zeus replaces the bird to keep their numbers consistent
12.215 - When his ship approaches the lair of Skylla (Scylla), Odysseus tells his men that if they row hard Zeus might allow them to pass the monster safely
12.313 - After Odysseus passed the lair of Skylla (Scylla), he beached his ship on the island of Thrinakia (Thrinacia) and endured a gale sent by Zeus
12.371 - On the island of Thrinakia (Thrinacia), Odysseus cried out to father Zeus when he realized that his men had disobeyed him and eaten the cattle of Helios
12.377 - When his daughter, Lampetia, tells him that Odysseus’ crew have eaten his cattle, Hyperion, the Sun God, demands justice from Zeus
12.384 - Zeus promises Helios that Odysseus’ crew will be punished for killing his cattle
12.399 - After six stormy days on the island of Thrinakia (Thrinacia), the son of Kronos (Cronos) finally calmed the winds and Odysseus and his crew sailed away from the island
12.405 - After Odysseus and his crew left the island of Thrinakia (Thrinacia), Zeus sent a black cloud to hover over their ship
12.415 - After Odysseus and his crew left the island of Thrinakia (Thrinacia), Zeus splintered their ship and killed the crew
12.416 - A thunderbolt from Zeus spun Odysseus’ ship in the turbulent sea
12.445 - Zeus protected Odysseus from Skylla (Scylla) when he helplessly drifted by her rock on the timbers of his ruined ship
13.025 - King Alkinoos (Alcinous) sacrificed an ox for Zeus, son of Kronos (Cronos)
13.052 - King Alkinoos (Alcinous) insists that a libation be poured to father Zeus in preparation for Odysseus’ departure from the island of the Phaiakians (Phaeacians)
13.127 - Poseidon asks Zeus if he is held in disfavor by the other Immortals because of his harsh treatment of Odysseus
13.128 - Poseidon addresses Zeus as ‘father’
13.139 - Zeus tells Poseidon that he may punish any man who deserves his wrath, including Odysseus
13.146 - After Odysseus has been safely transported to Ithaka (Ithaca) by the Phaiakians (Phaeacians), Poseidon tells Zeus that when they return to their island he will destroy them
13.153 - Zeus tells Poseidon not to destroy the island of the Phaiakians (Phaeacians) but to give them a more subtle demonstration of his power
13.190 - When Odysseus awoke on Ithaka (Ithaca), Pallas Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, put a mist on the land and on Odysseus so that no one could recognize him and, likewise, he would not know where he was
13.213 - Odysseus does not realize that he is on his home island of Ithaka (Ithaca) so he calls for Zeus to punish the Phaiakians (Phaeacians) for not taking him to his home as they promised
13.252 - Odysseus was delighted when the disguised Pallas Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, told him that he was on the island of Ithaka (Ithaca) but lied to her about his true identity
13.300 - Pallas Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, tells Odysseus that she was the one who has been standing beside him and helping him survive his adventures
13.318 - After Athene (Athena) reveals herself to Odysseus, he addresses her as ‘daughter of Zeus’
13.342 - Athene (Athena) explains to Odysseus that she could not do more to help him because of the anger of her father’s brother, Poseidon
13.356 - Realizing that he was on the island of Ithaka (Ithaca), Odysseus raised his hands and prayed to the Naiad nymphs, daughters of Zeus
13.359 - When he realized that he was on the island of Ithaka (Ithaca), Odysseus prayed to the Naiad nymphs and to Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus
13.370 - When Odysseus hid the gifts the Phaiakians (Phaeacians) had given him in a cave, Pallas Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, sealed the entrance with a stone
13.375 - The goddess Athene (Athena) speaks to Odysseus, seed of Zeus, about how Penelope’s suitors have been living in his home for three years
14.053 - When the disguised Odysseus is welcomed into the home of the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), he offers his host the blessings of Zeus
14.058 - The swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), welcomes the disguised Odysseus into his home and says that wanderers are protected by Zeus
14.086 - The swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), tells the disguised Odysseus that even the lawless suitors of Penelope secretly fear justice from Zeus
14.093 - The swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), tells the disguised Odysseus that the suitors of Penelope do not make proper sacrifices to Zeus and the other Immortals
14.118 - The disguised Odysseus innocently asks the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), who is master of the island because perhaps Zeus has crossed their paths
14.158 - In the home of the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), the disguised Odysseus swears, with Zeus as his witness, that he detests the gates of Hades as much as he detests a poor man who lies to gain favor
14.184 - The swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), tells the disguised Odysseus that Telemachos (Telemachus) has left the island and that the son of Kronos (Cronos) may, or may not, be protecting him
14.235 - The disguised Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), that Zeus was responsible for the war with Troy
14.243 - The disguised Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), that Zeus had many trials in store for him after the walls of Troy had been toppled
14.268 - The disguised Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), that after leaving Troy he plundered Egypt and Zeus scattered his men in panic when the Egyptians defended themselves
14.273 - The disguised Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), that when his men had lost the battle with the Egyptians, Zeus gave him the insight to beg the Egyptian king for mercy
14.283 - The disguised Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), that the Egyptian king spared his life in the name of Zeus
14.300 - The disguised Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), that he was to be sold as a slave but Zeus engineered the destruction of the man who was trying to sell him
14.303 - The disguised Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), how Zeus put a black cloud over the slave ship where he was being held captive
14.305 - The disguised Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), how Zeus crashed his thunder on the slave ship where he was being held captive
14.306 - The disguised Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), how Zeus spun the slave ship where he was being held captive with a thunderbolt
14.310 - The disguised Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), how Zeus destroyed the slave ship where he was being held captive and saved his life
14.328 - The disguised (and untruthful) Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), that he saw Odysseus in Dodona seeking the prophecy of Zeus
14.389 - The swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), tells the disguised Odysseus that he did not invite him into his house to be entertained but because of fear of Zeus
14.406 - The swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), tells the disguised Odysseus that he could easily murder a guest, such as Odysseus, and then pray to Zeus, son of Kronos (Cronos)
14.441 - The disguised Odysseus thanks Eumaios (Eumaeus) for his hospitality and hopes the swineherd is loved by Zeus for his kindness
14.457 - When Odysseus slept in the home of the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), the rain of Zeus fell during the night and Zephyros (West Wind) blew wet and strong
14.486 - The disguised (and untruthful) Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), how he once camped with Odysseus, seed of Zeus, on a cold and windy night
15.111 - Menelaos (Menelaus) tells Telemachos (Telemachus) that he hopes Zeus, husband of Hera, will grant him a safe homecoming
15.180 - Telemachos (Telemachus) wishes that Zeus, husband of Hera, will grant him a safe homecoming
15.245 - The prophet Theoklymenos (Theoclymenus) tells Telemachos (Telemachus) how Zeus and Apollon loved the warrior Amphiaraos (Amphiaraus)
15.297 - Telemachos (Telemachus) guided his ship with the wind from Zeus
15.342 - The disguised Odysseus thanks Eumaios (Eumaeus) for his hospitality and hopes the swineherd is loved by Zeus for his kindness
15.354 - The swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), tells the disguised Odysseus that Laertes, Odysseus’ father, is alive but constantly prays to Zeus for death
15.475 - The swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), tells the disguised Odysseus how he was kidnapped as a child and how the winds of Zeus carried him far from his home
15.477 - The swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), tells the disguised Odysseus how he was kidnapped as a child and how when Zeus brought the seventh day, Artemis killed the nurse who had taken him from his family
15.488 - After hearing the sad story of the life of the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), the disguised Odysseus comments that Zeus gave him some kindness by bringing him to the island of Ithaka (Ithaca)
15.523 - As Telemachos (Telemachus) is pondering the will of Zeus, the Olympian, a falcon flies by with a pigeon in it’s talons; the prophet Theoklymenos (Theoclymenus) interprets this to mean that Odysseus and his son are destined to rule Ithaka (Ithaca)
16.117 - Telemachos (Telemachus) explains that the son of Kronos (Cronos) made his family line with one son for each father; Arkeisios (Arceisius) to Laertes to Odysseus to Telemachos
16.167 - Athene (Athena) tells the disguised Odysseus, seed of Zeus, that he must reveal his true identity to Telemachos (Telemachus)
16.260 - Odysseus tells his son, Telemachos (Telemachus), that they can count on the help of Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, when they battle Penelope’s suitors
16.291 - Odysseus tells his son, Telemachos (Telemachus), that the son of Kronos (Cronos) gave him the idea to hide all the weapons except two pairs of swords and spears
16.297 - Odysseus reassures his son, Telemachos (Telemachus), that Zeus and Pallas Athene (Athena) will be there to help them fight Penelope’s suitors
16.320 - Telemachos (Telemachus) tells his father, Odysseus, that unless he has been given a sign from Zeus, they should deal with Penelope’s suitors before they confront the disloyal servant women
16.403 - Amphinomos (Amphinomus) tells the other suitors that they should consult great Zeus before they murder Telemachos (Telemachus)
16.423 - Penelope reprimands Antinoos (Antinous) for plotting to kill her son, Telemachos (Telemachus), and calls on Zeus as witness to his vile intentions
17.051 - Telemachos (Telemachus) tells his mother, Penelope, to retire to her chamber and pray that Zeus will sanction the revenge due to the suitors
17.132 - Telemachos (Telemachus) tells his mother, Penelope, that Menelaos (Menelaus) had prayed to father Zeus, Athene (Athena) and Apollon that Odysseus would return home and eject Penelope’s suitors
17.155 - The prophet, Theoklymenos (Theoclymenus), with Zeus as his witness, swears to Penelope and Telemachos (Telemachus) that Odysseus is on the island of Ithaka (Ithaca)
17.240 - Odysseus prays to nymphs of the fountain, daughters of Zeus
17.322 - While observing the faithful dog of Odysseus, the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), tells the disguised Odysseus that Zeus takes away half a man’s virtue when he is bound into slavery
17.354 - The disguised Odysseus tells the swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), that he hopes that Telemachos (Telemachus) will be blessed by lord Zeus
17.424 - The disguised Odysseus tells the suitor, Antinoos (Antinous), that he was sent to Egypt by Zeus after the fall of Troy
17.437 - The disguised Odysseus tells the suitor, Antinoos (Antinous), that after leaving Troy he plundered Egypt and Zeus scattered his men in panic when the Egyptians defended themselves
17.597 - The swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), tells Telemachos (Telemachus) to be careful and that he hopes that Zeus will protect the young man from the suitors
18.112 - After defeating the beggar, Iros (Irus), the disguised Odysseus is applauded by the suitors who jokingly say that they hope Zeus will fulfill his desires
18.137 - Odysseus warns the suitor, Antinoos (Antinous), that men tend to think that they are invulnerable when they are young but all men are subject to the will of the father of the Gods
18.235 - Telemachos (Telemachus) wishes to father Zeus, Athene (Athena) and Apollon that Penelope’s suitors will be ejected from his house
18.273 - Penelope laments that Zeus has taken away her happiness
18.376 - The disguised Odysseus tells the suitor, Eurymachos (Eurymachus), that when the son of Kronos (Cronos) brings on a battle, he will be at the forefront of the battle
19.080 - The disguised Odysseus tells Penelope that he once had riches but Zeus, the son of Kronos (Cronos), took them away
19.161 - Penelope tells the disguised Odysseus that her son, Telemachos (Telemachus), was given the honor of adulthood by Zeus
19.179 - The disguised Odysseus tells Penelope of his travels and mentions how king Minos once conversed with Zeus
19.275 - The disguised Odysseus tells the tale of how his crew was lost because they earned the hatred of Zeus and Helios by killing Helios’ cattle
19.297 - The disguised (and untruthful) Odysseus tells Penelope that he saw Odysseus in Dodona seeking the prophecy of Zeus
19.303 - The disguised Odysseus swears to Penelope, with Zeus as his witness, that her husband will return home within the year
19.363 - The servant woman, Eurykleia (Eurycleia), tells the disguised Odysseus that he looks so wretched that Zeus must hate him
19.366 - The servant woman, Eurykleia (Eurycleia), tells the disguised Odysseus that he may have sacrificed to Zeus but he was still denied his homecoming
20.042 - Odysseus asks Athene (Athena) how he can escape if, by the grace of Zeus, he manages to kill all of Penelope’s suitors
20.061 - Penelope calls upon Artemis, daughter of Zeus, to pierce her heart and ease her pain
20.075 - While shining Aphrodite was trying to get Zeus to agree to the marriages of the orphaned daughters of Pandareos (Pandareus), the storm-winds carried the girls away and gave them to the merciless Furies
20.097 - Odysseus prayed to Zeus for the trials he must endure
20.098 - Odysseus asks father Zeus for an omen within his heart
20.101 - Odysseus asks Zeus for an external omen of his blessing
20.102 - Zeus hears the prayer of Odysseus and thunders from Mount Olympos (Olympus)
20.112 - When Penelope heard Zeus thundering in answer to Odysseus’ prayer, she also prayed that the suitors would soon take their last meal in her house
20.121 - When Odysseus heard the thunder of Zeus, he was pleased and knew that the day of punishment for the suitors had come
20.201 - The herdsman, Philoitios (Philoetius), greets the disguised Odysseus and declares that he looks as if father Zeus has given him many misfortunes
20.230 - The disguised Odysseus swears to the herdsman, Philoitios (Philoetius), with Zeus as his witness, that he will be present when Odysseus returns home and kills the suitors of Penelope
20.236 - The herdsman, Philoitios (Philoetius), tells the disguised Odysseus that if the son of Kronos (Cronos) brings Odysseus home to punish the suitors, he will lend his strength to the effort
20.273 - After hearing the bitter words of Telemachos (Telemachus), the suitor, Antinoos (Antinous), tells the other suitors that the only reason Telemachos is still alive is because Zeus prevented his death
20.339 - Telemachos (Telemachus) swears, by Zeus, to Agelaos (Agelaus) that he will not prevent his mother, Penelope, from marrying the man of her choice
21.025 - Odysseus’ bow had been a gift from Iphitos (Iphitus) before Herakles (Heracles) murdered him while the hero was a guest in Iphitos’ home
21.036 - Odysseus and Iphitos (Iphitus) were guest-friends but the son of Zeus, Herakles (Heracles), killed Iphitos before he had the chance to visit Odysseus’ home
21.102 - Telemachos (Telemachus) declares that Zeus has taken away his wits because he laughed when his mother, Penelope, said that she would marry one of the suitors
21.200 - The herdsman, Philoitios (Philoetius), tells the disguised Odysseus that if the son of Kronos (Cronos) brings Odysseus home to punish the suitors, he will lend his strength to the effort
21.413 - After the disguised Odysseus strung the bow, the sound of thunder from Zeus made the suitors go pale
21.415 - After the disguised Odysseus strung the bow, he heard the thunder of Zeus and knew that it was the omen he had prayed for
22.051 - After Odysseus reveals his true identity to the suitors and kills Alkinoos (Alcinous), Eurymachos (Eurymachus) says that Alkinoos was the worst of the suitors and wanted to kill Telemachos (Telemachus) but the son of Kronos (Cronos) stopped him
22.164 - The swineherd, Eumaios (Eumaeus), asks Odysseus, seed of Zeus, if he should kill the disloyal servant, Melanthios (Melanthius), or drive him into the hall so that Odysseus can kill him
22.205 - Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, appears to Odysseus in the guise of Mentor
22.253 - The suitor, Agelaos (Agelaus), aims his spear at Odysseus and prays that Zeus will grant him glory and direct his spear
22.335 - After the killing of the suitors began, the singer, Phemios (Phemius), could not decide whether to hide by the altar of Zeus or go to Odysseus and beg for his life
22.380 - Odysseus sends the servant, Medon, and the singer, Phemios (Phemius), into the courtyard to the safety of the altar of Zeus
23.140 - After having killed the suitors, Odysseus tells Telemachos (Telemachus) and his other allies that they will go to his father’s estate in the country and wait for the Olympian to give them a plan as to how to deal with the hostile townspeople
23.218 - Penelope asks Odysseus not to blame her for the actions of the suitors and says that Helen of Argos, daughter of Zeus, acted shamefully because of the influence of the gods
23.330 - Odysseus tells his wife, Penelope, of his adventures and how Zeus shattered his ship with a thunderbolt as punishment for his crew killing the cattle of Helios
23.352 - Odysseus tells his wife, Penelope, that Zeus and other gods kept him from coming home
24.025 - In the Underworld, the ghost of Achilles says that he thought Agamemnon was the best loved by Zeus of all the heroes
24.042 - In the Underworld, the ghost of Agamemnon tells the ghost of Achilles that, after he had been killed, they fought over his body until Zeus stopped them with a windstorm
24.096 - In the Underworld, the ghost of Agamemnon tells the ghost of Achilles that his death was devised by Zeus and that he was killed by his wife and her lover, Aigisthos (Aegisthus)
24.164 - In the Underworld, the ghost of the suitor, Amphimedon, tells of how Odysseus and Telemachos (Telemachus) took their revenge when Zeus deemed the time to be right
24.344 - As Odysseus spoke of the seasons of Zeus to his father, Laertes realized that his son had finally come home
24.351 - Laertes declares that, by father Zeus, the gods really do reside on Mount Olympos (Olympus) if the suitors are dead
24.376 - Odysseus’ father, Laertes, wishes to Father Zeus, Athene (Athena) and Apollon that he was young again so that he could help Odysseus and Telemachos (Telemachus)
24.472 - Athene (Athena) asks Zeus how he intends to end Odysseus’ conflict with the men of Ithaka (Ithaca)
24.477 - Zeus refers to Athene (Athena) as ‘my child’ and tells her to do as she wishes in regards to the final conflict between Odysseus and the men of Ithaka (Ithaca)
24.502 - Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, appears to Odysseus in the guise of Mentor
24.518 - When the disguised Athene (Athena) speaks to Odysseus’ father, Laertes, she refers to herself as ‘the Gray-eyed girl’, daughter of Zeus
24.521 - Odysseus’ father, Laertes prays to Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, and throws his spear at the attacking men of Ithaka (Ithaca)
24.529 - Athene (Athena), daughter of Zeus, calls out to the men of Ithaka (Ithaca) and tells them that they can settle their differences with Odysseus without bloodshed
24.539 - When Odysseus tried to pursue the fleeing men of Ithaka (Ithaca), Zeus hurled a lightning bolt in front of him and Athene (Athena)
24.542 - Athene (Athena) calls Odysseus ‘son of Laertes, descended from Zeus’
24.544 - Athene (Athena) tells Odysseus to hold back his anger lest he enrage Zeus, the son of Kronos (Cronos)
24.547 - The daughter of Zeus, Pallas Athene (Athena) in the guise of Mentor, accepted the pledges of Odysseus and the men of Ithaka (Ithaca) and settled their differences

Zeus in The Odyssey

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