1. The Odyssey
Paintings
Book X

2. The Laestrygonians 1st Century BC
Depicts Laestrygonians hurling rocks at Odysseus' ship destroying all but one
Painting was found on the wall of a Roman house
Artist: Unknown
Medium: Acrylic

3. Circe Early 20th Century Painter: Wright Barker
Depicts the goddess Circe whom turns Odysseus' men into pigs
Odysseus in turn must sleep with Circe to change his men back to normal
Medium: Acrylic

4. The Bag of Winds 1956 Artist: A.M. Provenson
Depicts Aeolus, the god of winds, giving Odysseus the bag of winds to guide him home
Medium: Water Color

5. Modern Day Examples
Book X

6. The Simpsons Homer depicts Odysseus in this Parody of the Odyssey
He travels to Circe's island where she turns his men into pigs
He comically eats the pigs not knowing there his men

7. Spongebob; The Bag of Winds
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Spongebob receives a bag of winds to assist him in getting back to Bikini Bottom (Ithaca)

8. Percy Jackson
Laestrygonians appear as bullies and attack Percy in a game of dodgeball
In The Odyssey the Laestrygonians destroy Odysseus' ships with boulders