Entry Three: The Journey Begins

I began my journey from Troy, where we set sail. At Ismaros, we fought the army of Cicones and won, losing six full benches of people. Even though we had our lives, we lost our friends too. On the tenth day of our sailing we stopped, at the coastline of the Lotus Eaters, to take on water. Those who ate the Lotus Eaters longed to stay there forever eating the native bloom, forgetting their homeland. I had to grab all three men, my two picked men and runner, and tie them down to the ships at their rowing posts just to get them to leave. In my next adventure, I had an encounter with the Cyclops, Polyphemus. We all sat around the fire and burned an offering. When the Cyclops entered, we scrambled to the far walls, hoping to stay out of sight. However, he saw us and asked us who we were and where we came from. I spoke up and perhaps saved us all. The Cyclops however kept us hostage, and over time, began eating us all one by one for meals. One night, we offered him wine to “wash down his meal” and he accepted. Our goal was to make him drunk, stab him in his eye, and escape. I went up to him and put my spear to his eye, but stopped realizing that if he was dead, we would be trapped. So, I backed away and let him be. However, we did end up stabbing him in the eye and blinding him.

Mood: Lonely/ Scared/Trapped
Song: Trapped by Adam Lang

Word Count: 258