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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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By: Evelyn Ortiz and Reina Lalisan

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Odysseus has now lost his ship and men. He also lands on Calypso`s island and is her prisoner for 7 years. Till Hermes gets sent from Zeus to release Odysseus from Calyspo`s imprisonment : " But he saw nothing of the great Odysseus, who sat apart, as a thousand times before, and racked his own heart groaning, with his wet eyes scanning the bare horizon of the sea..." (Homer 71-74)

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Odysseus seeks for his fate by going to The Land of the Dead to ask Teiresias: " The surging phantoms from the bloody pit till I should know the presences of Teresias...." (Homer 605-606)  His purpose is to know how his journey will be on his way home.

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Odysseus faces the Lotus Eaters, a group of men and their plant Lotus, "We came upon to the coastline of the Lotus Eaters, who live upon that flower" "(Homer 198-199).

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The Greeks hero Odysseus hints at his departure from the ordinary world when he asked the audience of king alchinous court, "what of my sailing, then from Troy?" and describes his journey through the special world as, "years, of rough adventure, weathered under Zeus" (Homer 147-148)

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2 o`clock (Assistance/ Spirtal guidance)

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2 o`clock (Assistance/ Spirtal guidance)

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Athena, goddess of wisdom, helps Odysseus and his men in the war. She assist that they build a Trojan Horse as a "gift" that shows the Trojans that Odysseus and his men surrender. They would hide within the wooden horse and wait to attack at night.

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Odysseus is the king of his home land Ithaca.His home land is full of Greeks. He is very rich and has many great possessions in his home. His wife is Penelope and now has a son Telemachus.

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A major challenge that Odysseus encounters is the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, three gruesome sea monsters that lurk in Poseidon's waters. "Square in your ships's path are Sirens, crying beauty to bewitch men coasting by; woe to the innocent who hears that sound!" (Homer 661-663).
"...That is the den of Scylla, where she yaps abominably, a newborn whelp's cry, though she is huge and monstrous." (Homer 679-681).
"A great wild fig, shaggy mass of leaves grows on it and Charbdyis lurks below" (Homer 697-696).

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One of the many trials Odysseus faces is the Cyclops, a giant with only one eye. "Polyphemus, Posideon's one-eyed monster son, may represent the brute forces that any hero must overcome before he can reach home. To survive, Odysseus must rely on the special intelligence associated with his name (Homer 284)

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In the end, after making peace with the gods, Odysseus is relieved of all of his curses. He then spends the rest of his days, ruling Ithaca with Penelope at his side. Odysseus then dies peacefully at an old age.

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After killing the suitors, Odysseus is finally reunited with his wife Penelope. After twenty years of his long journey he is finally at home in Ithaca. He did not forget to make peace with the gods. He made the sacrifices he was told and in return the gods forgive Odysseus.

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Instead of running back to his kingdom, Odysseus must wait to see his beloved Penelope who is swarmed by suitors. So, Athena disguises Odysseus as an old man to sneak in his kingdom. There he sees everything as a mess, all the suitors have ruined his home. The day Penelope must choose her suitor, Odysseus steps up and removes his disguise. With the help of his son Telemachus, they both kill the suitors of Penelope.

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A few of King Alcinous' men give Odysseus a sleeping potion while on their journey back. When Odysseus wakes up he is on the shore of Ithaca. Odysseus goes to the farm,where Penelope gave birth to Telemachus, and Eumaeus greets him.

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King Alcinous is honored to have Odysseus in his court. He gives Odysseus a ship and some of his best sailors to help Odysseus return back home to Ithaca.

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After Odyesseus' long journey of sailing around the sea in search for Ithaca, he finds himself washed upon the shores of King Alcinous’s court. Here, Odyesseus is gifted with clothes and food by the king. In return Odyesseus tells the king about his journey.

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The Trojans attack the Greeks. Which is know as the Trojan war. Odysseus must lead his army in the war. So he sails to Troy in order to fight.