The Odyssey of Homer is a Greek epic poem that ... On the last leg of his return he is entertained by the Phaeacians on the island of Scheria (perhaps modern Corfu), where Odysseus, his identity ...

Although the gods assist him in his escape, sea-god Poseidon causes him to be shipwrecked on Scheria. Odysseus’s voyage home is fraught with numerous challenges and dangers. The Odyssey is ...