At the start of Book XIII, Odysseus is still in Phaeacia, where he has finally finished the tale of his travel woes. If Poseidon has his way, Odysseus will be in for more years of travails at sea. Fortunately for our hero, the Phaeacians deliver Odysseus quickly and easily to Ithaca. Odysseus is asleep (again, but this time with no harmful consequences) when he is dropped off, so when he awakens to an unfamiliar landscape he fears trickery. The only trickery is his or his divine protege's.I've written a 10-question quiz on Odyssey XIII, but some information may refer to earlier books of Homer's Odyssey and even the Iliad.
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