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While on his way to free his men, Odysseus ran into Hermes. Hermes gave him a special potion and specific advice on how to beat Circe. If Odysseus had not ran into Hermes, he would have been bewitched by Circe and his entire journey would have ended there.  I chose this passage because although Hermes’ interactions with the group began and ended with that passage, the entirety of the group depended on Hermes and Odysseus was rude to not even mention his help to his men. Odysseus was simply following Hermes' great plan. 

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While on his way to free his men, Odysseus ran into Hermes. Hermes gave him a special potion and specific advice on how to beat Circe. If Odysseus had not ran into Hermes, he would have been bewitched by Circe and his entire journey would have ended there.  I chose this passage because although Hermes’ interactions with the group began and ended with that passage, the entirety of the group depended on Hermes and Odysseus was rude to not even mention his help to his men. Odysseus was simply following Hermes' great plan. 

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what stood out to me it that Odysseus was so close to home but his poor

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What stood out out to me was when Odysseus had to overcome his sadness and grief when he was in Circe's bed. He wanted to give up and end his own life but his inhuman determination to keep going and not give up.

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Circe’s role as a female nymph really stood out to me. I found it very interesting that despite the fact that she was a nymph (which holds less power than a god), she was still extremely powerful.

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What stood out to me was how Odysseus acts. During this book there's a lot of chaos, and Odysseus remains calm and collected, and has good leadership.

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I find when Aeolus gives Odysseus an ox-skin pouch. I find this interesting because inside, are the captured winds that might drive ships off course. This was something that made me think that this could really get Odysseus home. But in the end temptation ruined it for all of them.

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What stood out to me was the way Odysseus reacted when one of his men stood up to him. Odysseus's arrogance has historically gotten some of his men killed, yet when one of his men points this out, he threatens to kill them personally.

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What stood out to me was Odysseus's leadership. Even in the worst times, Odysseus always finds a way out and perseveres. I feel like Odysseus always puts his crew before himself and that is what makes him a hero. He always helps his men when they are in trouble.

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What stood out to me was how many days they havd been traveling to get back home.  They traveled for nine whole days they sailed, nine nights, nonstop. They had pounds of gold and silver in their ship waiting to be handed out as gived upon their return. Men in the ship were getting eager to land back on the land they called home.

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What stood out to me in this chapter was the edge that women have in the area of deception. Odysseus and his men are misled into situations because of deception. Circe invites the men in with innocence and the men fall for it. The women use their kind, heartwarming nature to draw the men in, only for them to find out of the intention of evil.

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It really surprised me in this book that even in the worst situations Odysseus perseveres and gets out of the situation.  During these hardships Odysseus also maintains great leadership.  This can be seen whenever his men are introuble and instead of leaving he stays and helps.

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Something that stood out to me in book 10 was Odysseus' leadership towards his men. When his men were in trouble at Circe's palace he was told not to go and just leave them behind but, he choose to go and save his men. His main goal was to get back home in order for his men to feel at peace again. Even when his one crewmember had died he was able to help his crew move on and continue working their way back home.

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What stood out to me in book 10 was how collected Odysseus remains. In book 10 people are dying all around him and he remains collected, calm and orderly.

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What stood out to me the most was the sheer amount of bad luck Odyssius has.  Every turn brings another heap of hardships. The other thing that also stood out to me was the part where the story described Aeolus as having sired 12 children within his halls, 6 sons and 6 daughters in the lusty prime of his youth, so he gave his daughters as wives to his six sons. My morally western mind is making an extreme face of disgust.

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The thing that stood out to me the most was that Odysseus always seems to have a way get out of situations. In this case, a god just happened to be there in order to help him. I just feel like Odysseus is always getting help or successful in every position he is put in. He is not saving himself in these situation but his crew which always makes him a hero.

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What stood out most to me is that everything was always to good to be true, but the crew never seemed to learn there lesson. Anytime they came to an island and they saw sign of life, they immediately investigated, getting attacked or killed every time. They had this unfounded hope that something good would happen and it rarely ever did.

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“‘Don’t force me back there, captain, king— leave me here on the spot. You will never return yourself, I swear, you’ll never bring back a single man alive. Quick, cut and run with the rest of us here— we can still escape the fatal day!’ But I shot back, ‘Eurylochus, stay right here, eating, drinking, safe by the black ship. I must be off. Necessity drives me on.’ “

I chose this quote because it proves Odysseus is a hero. Odysseus doesn’t force Eurylochus to come with him to rescue their men.  He respects his wishes to stay on the ship, but Odysseus decides to go back for his men even though all odds are against him. Odysseus knows he will be alone, yet goes anyways. He had the option of fleeing for his life and leaving them behind, but chooses to stay and fight for them.

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"‘Captain, this is madness!  High time you thought of your own home at last, if it really is your fate to make it back alive and reach your well-built house and native land'" (page 170).

This quote stood out to me because it took Odysseus's men telling him he needed to go home after a year to finally realize that that was his intended plan.  He made Circe accept the binding oath in order to leave with his men; however, he had an affair with the woman who turned his men into swine for an entire year.  He could leave whenever he wanted in order to return to his loyal wife that he has not seen in a decade.  Not only did this setback Odysseus's return, but it also affected his men.  Staying with Circe was extremely selfish on Odysseus's part because his wife and son desperately want him back, and his men also have families they wish to see again.

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"Now this Aeolus loads him
down with treasure. Favoritism, friend to friend! Hurry, let’s see what loot is in that sack,
how much gold and silver. Break it open—now!’ They loosed the sack and all the winds burst out
and a sudden squall struck and swept us back to sea, wailing, in tears, far from our own native land. ...held firm, hiding my face, clinging tight to the decks while heavy squalls blasted our squadron back
again to Aeolus’ island, shipmates groaning hard" (page 157).

Something that stood out to me in chapter 10 was this quote. This quote shows Odysseus's problems with judgement. It's a major flaw of his. He let his men open the pouch of wind because he wasn't guarding it wisely. Odysseus has an obligation as a leader to provide a proper burial for his men. However, he seems to not act like it all the time.

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“Hurry, let’s see what loot is in that sack, how much gold and silver. Break it open—now!’ A fatal plan, but it won my shipmates over. They loosed the sack and all the winds burst out and a sudden squall struck and swept us back to sea, wailing, in tears, far from our own native land.”

I chose this quote because Odysseus’s shipmates, who think that Aeolus has secretly given Odysseus a fortune in gold and silver, teared the bag open and the winds escaped and stirred up a storm that brings Odysseus and his men back to Aeolia. This time, however, Aeolus refuses to help them, certain that the gods hate Odysseus and wish to do him harm.

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Something that stood out to me during this reading is that Odysseus stayed with Circe and became her lover, even after she had just turned some of his men into pigs and tried to do so to him, while Penelope had been faithful and waited for him to return from his long journey the whole time he was gone.

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Throughout book 10, the main thing that I took away was how Odyssues's men began to lose trust in him and slowly turn on him. It started with the bag of good wind which made them return further back on their journey and then giant cannibals ate more of his men. Then they were turned into pigs when getting with Circie, and then Odysseus still trusted her and stayed with her.

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In book 10, the thing that most stood out to me was how the flaws of the characters, specifically Odysseus and his men, got them into more trouble than actual antagonists in the world. Odysseus's men were the ones who distrusted their great warrior leader and opened the bag of wind, losing a lot of progress on their journey. They also were the ones who trusted a witch and fell under her spell. And Odysseus himself gave in to the temptation of Circe, thus stranding himself an his men on her island while under her spell.

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Something that stood out to me in book 10 was the continued personification of dawn. In both books 9 and 10, dawn is described as though it is a person. For example, "Dawn rose on her golden throne" (Book 10, pg 172). This makes me wonder whether or not the idea of dawn has a hidden meaning. If this concept continues to reappear, how will dawn be described next? Also, will dawn continue to be something that is subtly noted or will it eventually effect the plot?

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I think what stood out to me was that the crew ruined their chances of getting home around the beginning of this book. Odysseus says they were so close to Ithaca that they could see men tending fires there, and yet they still rebelled and went against Odysseus and ended up getting themselves blown further away, causing their journey to take much longer. It was just interesting to me that they were so close to just being back home, but they did one stupid thing that cost them years of their lives.

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What stood out to me the most in book 10 was at the end when Odysseus is talking to Circe and she tells him he must go to the underworld to talk to the ghost of Tiresias before he is able to return home. This stood out to me because it sets up the next couple events in the story like Odysseus traveling to the underworld, talking to Tiresias, and starting his journey back home.