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Odysseus lives out the rest of his days and dies peacefully, knowing that he has taught his son well and has learned to be humble himself.

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Odysseus restores his relationship with Penelope, and makes amends with the gods that he has

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Odysseus atones with the suitor's families and the gods.

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Odysseus and Telemachus fight off all the invading Suitors, and successfully kill them all.

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Odysseus informs his son, Telemachus, that he must learn to control his anger--that it is easy to be angry, but that you need to know when to be angry for the right reason, at the right time.

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With the help of Athena, Odysseus disguises himself as an old man so that he can successfully get back into his kingdom--which is has now far been overrun by other men.

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Odysseus returns home to Ithaca.

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Odysseus goes on the trip to return home with the help of the Phaeacians.

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After escaping Calypso, Odysseus arrives at the land of King Alcinous, who recognizes him and gifts him a ship to return to Ithaca with.

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Odysseus survives the vortex of Charybdis after fleeing the Sun God's island on a raft and struggles ashore ten days later at Ogygia, the island of Calypso. There he is held captive for the next seven years.

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The men now arrive on the island of Thrinacia, land of the sun god, Helios. There they are tempted with the challenge of trying not to eat the sacred cattle on the island. Odysseus's men fail to do so, landing them in deep waters--literally. Zeus, outraged, sends down a monstrous storm and kills all the men except for Odysseus.

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The men set sail again, but this time, with thick wax over their ears. In order to overcome the sirens, they must be unable to hear the enchanting song. Odysseus chooses just to be tied down during the voyage so he can hear the song.  Thereafter, Odysseus must choose if he would rather face Charybdis or Scylla, the monsters of the sea. The first is a six-headed monster lurking in an overhanging, fog-concealed cavern that will devour one man for each head. The second is Charybdis, a monster whirlpool that swallows everything near it three times a day. He chooses Scylla, and pushes through the monster's attack without stopping for a fight, realizing that delay would only cost him more men. He loses six of his men, but realizes that he has saved more lives despite the heart-wrenching feeling of guilt.

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Odysseus goes to the Land of the Dead, where he receives a prophecy from the blind prophet, Tiresias. It is there that he learns of the evil that awaits him--Scylla and Charybdis.

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Odysseus lands on the island of Aeaea, home to the dangerous but beautiful goddess Circe. It is there that he is kept as a prisoner until the divine intervention of Zeus and Hermes allows him to escape her. He also receives a prophecy from her.

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The men, having escaped the cyclops, arrive on the land of Aeolus--master/keeper of the winds--where they are greeted warmly, and hosted for a month. Odysseus receives a bag of all the winds that could blow their ship off course from Aeolus, and set off again, only to have their plans ruined when Odysseus falls asleep right before they arrive on Ithica. The men, expecting treasure, open the bag, and release all the malevolent winds, blowing them far off course once again.

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Odysseus arrives on the island of Cyclops, where he and his men happen upon the cave of Polyphemus, a cyclops that lives there. Polyphemus is angered at the fact that they ate his food and whatnot, as he does not abide by the customs. After successfully tricking and blinding Polyphemus, the men escape his wrath, but not without receiving a curse from the one-eyed beast's father, Poseidon.

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After ten days of being lost at sea, the men arrive on the land of the Lotus-eaters. The Lotus-eaters, a race of men who do no harm except offer up an almost hypnotizing plant called the lotus, entrance two of Odysseus's men. Odysseus is forced to take his brainwashed men and leave the island, in fear of the rest of them being lost to the plant's mind-altering state.

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From Troy, the violent winds sweep Odysseus and his men to the city of Cicones--Ismarus. The men, overcome with greed, stay on the land until the ranks of the Cicones come and attack, forcing the group to leave with six men lost in battle.

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The war is over, and the Greeks have won. Odysseus and his men depart from Troy and begin their voyage home.

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Odysseus receives assistance from the god, Poseidon, after his plan with the Trojan Horse nearly fails.

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The Goddess of strategic warfare and wit, Athena, guides Odysseus on part of his journey on the sea.

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Odysseus is called to go fight in the war at Troy, forcing him to leave his wife and newborn child behind.

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Odysseus is at his home, Ithaca, where he rules with his wife Penelope.