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Odysseus' is a epic hero because he showed intelligence, leadership, and bravery. He showed bravery by stabbing the Cyclops "rammed it deep in his crater eye" (Homer). He showed Intelligence by coming up with solutions like "Beeswax into bits" inside the men's ears (Homer). He showed a lot of leadership towards his men. " I walked up and down from bow to stern, trying to put heart into them, standing over every oarsman, saying gently" (Homer).

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Odysseus' journey took leadership, intelligence, and bravery. He made it home by using his intelligence with his men. Even though he had many people against him he was brave and kept going. After 20 years he made it back home. His reward was being "reunited with his family and his kingdom"(Homer).

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"The Phaeacians, gave me passage as they give other wanderers. By night over the open ocean, while I slept, they brought me in their cutter, set me down on Ithaca, with gifts of bronze and gold and stores of woven things." This is how they helped him get home (Homer).

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Odysseus's Revenge is killing the suitors. Zeus and Athena got involved. Here Antinious is breaking the greek value of hospitality "But here Antinous broke in, shouting: "God! What evil wind blew in this pest?" (Homer).

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Zeus kills off all Odysseus' men for killing the cattle. Helios beggs "O Father Zeus and gods in bliss forever, punish Odysseus' men!" and he does (Homer lines 908-909).

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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The Suitors, They are breaking the value of hospitality, and trying to court his wife. "Numerous suitors, believing Odysseus' to be dead, have been continually seeking the hand of his wife, Penelope, in marriage, while overrunning Odysseus' palace and enjoying themselves at Penelope's expanse" (Homer).

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The Phaecians "He arrives in Phaeacia, ruled by Alcinous. Alcinous offers a ship to Odysseus' and asks him to tell of his adventures. "He gives Odysseus' the ship to go back home (Homer). Telemachus "Telemachus, who, like Penelope, still hopes for his father's return... learn what he can about his father's fate. "He still believes and hopes to meet his dad (Homer). Eumaeus- Even after all this time "Eumaeus, his old and faithful swineherd". is still waiting for him (Homer).

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Odysseus' was captive in Calypso's cave on Ogygia. He spent the last 7 years of his journey on Calypso's Island. Athena and Zeus helped Odysseus' escaped and found out that the "rough adventures, weathered under Zeus" (Homer). He finally escaped Calypso and then he arrived in Phoenicia.

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Circe was giving advice to Odysseus' not to go through Scylla and Charybdis. He thought that she was going to help, "thinking to see her first from there, the monster of the gray rock" (Homer). Six of his men died from walking through and trying to get past the big monster Odysseus' " Walked up and down from bow to stern". He showed a lot of bravery and courage.

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Odysseus' returns to Circe's Island where she helped odysseus resist the sirens. Circe said to him "his course to him gives advice on how to avoid the danger he will face"(Homer Lines). His smart idea was to put beeswax in all the men's ears so they didn't hear the sirens.

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When Odysseus' and his men arrived at the arena Circe transforms some of the men into swine. But Odysseus' didn't get turn into swine because he got "a magic herb he was protected by" (Homer Line). She tells Odysseus' that he has to go visit the underworld before leaving.

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Odysseus' and his men arrived on Laestrygonians where the Island showed no hospitality when, "these creatures destroy all of Odysseus' ships except the one he is sailing in (Homer Line ). There were a lot of cannibols that landed and only odysseus' ship was still sailing and a lot of other boats were not.

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Odysseus' and his men sail to Aeolia. "Where Aeolus, the king of the winds"(Homer Introduction), sends Odysseus' with a gift that contains winds. "A sack containing all winds except the favorable west winds" (Homer Introduction). Odysseus' and his men open the sack and the storm pushed them back to Aeolia. Seven days later they arrive to Laestrygonias.

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Odysseus' and his men got trapped in the cave by a giant Cyclops. " So three sheep could convey each men. I took the wooliest ram, the choicest of the flock, and hung myself under his kinky belly"(Homer Lines 382-384). The goddess is Athena she helped bring the sheep so Odysseus' could escape.

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Odysseus' and his men went to the Lotus Eaters Island, they were encouraged to eat the Lotus plant. "With the Lotus-Eaters, who showed no will to do us harm, only offering the sweet Lotus to our friends-but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus never cared to report, nor to return"(Homer Lines 94-98). Zeus the god came and put a storm against the ships.

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Odysseus', his men, and their twelve ships, began their journey home to Ithaca. "The wind that carried west from llium brought me to Ismarus, on the far shore a strongest point on the coast of Cicones"(Homer Lines 41-43). Odysseus' and his men attacked their people, and stole their possessions.

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Odysseus' entered the new world The Land of the Dead  by Crossing the Threshold. Circe the goddess told him to go to hades to find out his destiny.

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Circe is one of his mentors that helped him. "Circes bidding against arms had slipped my mind"(Homer). She helped him get pass Scylla and Charybdis. Athena was the other Mentor that helped him through his entire journey. Odysseus' demands that "Circe change his men back into human form" (Homer Introduction). Tiresias- In the land of the dead, Circe tells him to "Consult the blind prophet Tiresias" who tells him how to get passed Scylla and Charybdis (Homer).

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Odysseus' did not want to participate in the war. Athena convinced him to sail to Troy and use his intelligence to defeat the Trojans.

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Odysseus' ordinary world is "on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca under Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves" (Homer Lines 21-22). His wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus lives with the epic hero and protagonist in Ithaca.