In Homer's Odyssey, Ulysses returned to Circe’s island after he visited the underworld to ask Circe for advice about his journey.
Odysseus is the hero of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey and one of the most frequently depicted figures in Western literature. In accordance with Homer, Odysseus was king of Ithaca, son of Laertes and Anticleia (the daughter of Autolycus of Parnassus), and father, by his wife, Penelope, of Telemachus.
I think the French allied with a local tribe, and helping the tribe fight the Iroquois was part of the deal. This persuaded the Iroquois to ally with the British.