The occupants of Bloom's carriage are Bloom, Simon Dedalus, Martin Cunningham, and Mr. Power. At the Cemetary Bloom and the others see Parnell's grave and observe the interment of Paddy Dignam. Odysseus promised Elpenor a proper burial. Odysseus' men opened the bag while he slept, and the released winds blew the ship off course. The angry Aeolus refused to help Odysseus and his men again.
Bloom walks along the streets south of the river, deciding where to eat lunch.
In the course of his walk he meets and talks with Mrs. Breen, sees constables walking Indian file, goes into the Burton restaurant but doesn't like the look of it, and finally goes on to Davy Byrne's pub where he has a cheese sandwich and a glass of burgundy. While in Byrne's pub he talks with Nosy Flynn. After his meal Bloom walks toward the National Library, sees Boylan, and ducks into the National Museum. Homer's Lestrygonians were giant cannibals who ate many of Odysseus' crew. In this episode Stephen presents his theory of Hamlet and Shakespeare to several people gathered in the National Library.