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Friendless man who is stuck on Calypso's Island after sailing from Troy trying to get home.

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The gods discuss about the mortal men. Athena brings up Odysseus and the gods agree that he shouldn't have to suffer.

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Poseidon has a grudge against Odysseus, Odysseus killed one of Poseidon's sons, a cyclops, is this going to affect what happens to Odysseus later in the book?

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Athena, disguised as an old beggar, goes down to talk to Telemachus. She tells him to discover whether or not Odysseus is still alive, she also gives him the courage to yell at the suitors and warn them. She then flies away and Telemachus realizes she is a god.

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The bard's singing uspets Penelope, Odysseus' wife. Telemachus tells her to shut up and go back to her chamber. This is hypocritical, as Telemachus was just also grieving his father.

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Telemachus tells the suitors to leave, but they refuse and tell him that they wish him well and hope that no one takes his home or his wealth. ISN'T WHAT THEY ARE DOING?? They are killing his animals for food and invading in his home. MORE HYPOCRITICAL.

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Telemachus tells suitors all the reasons they should leave, all the harm they've done, and that the gods would be mad at them, but the suitors reply with the fact that Penelope tricked them by saying when she was done knitting she would marry them, but unkitted it all during the night so it didn't finish.

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Penelope shows loyalty by tricking the suitors to not let them marry her, so that she isn't disloyal to her husband Odysseus.

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Disguised as Telemachus, Athena gets him a strong crew and a fast ship in order to find Odysseus, and then Telemachus sets off to jeers of the Suitors.

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Telemachus has dinner with Melenaus and tells Melenaus why he is there. Melenaus recounts stories of Odysseus and informs Telemachus that he is still alive, but trapped on Calypso's Island.

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The suitors plot to ambush Telemachus upon his return, and Penelope worries, but Athena talks to her in form of Penelope's sister and reassures her it will be ok

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The gods discuss helping Odysseus get off island

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The gods discuss helping Odysseus get off island

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The gods discuss and send down Hermes to Calypso to convice her to let him go and help he leave the Island

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Poseidon wrecks Odysseus' raft and brings about big waves to try to drown him, but he is saved by a sea god who gives him a scarf

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Odysseus couldnt have gotten anywhere in the story without the help of each god, Athena helped the most, and also convinced others gods to help Odysseus, but others helped and hurt some.

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Phaeacian princess dreams about Athena. Athena tells her to wash her clothes down by the river and go find a husband. She washes her clothes with her slaves and there find Odysseus who she treats with kindness and plans for him to go to the king.

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On his way to the palace he meets Athena who is disguised as a little girl, but leads him to the palace and surrounds him in a protective mist so no one will notice him. He meets the king who thinks he is a god but he says he is not, he explains the predicament and the King and Queen agree to help him.

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He tells the story of his journey, Zeus caused the Cicones to overpower his army, and then he had to retreat with loss of his troops, then he landed upon the island of the lotus eaters and had to help his men who got enchanted by eating the lotus, after he landed on the island of the cyclopes, where he killed Polyphemus. He then he went to king Aeolus who gave him a bag of air. He almost got to Ithaca but Zeus made his men jealous and they opened the bag which sent them back to Aeolus. Aeolus cursed them and sent them on their way with no gift. He told them to go to Hades

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Very small moments of Gods helping in book.

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Very small moments of Gods helping in book.

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"Some god was breathing courage in us." (Athena maybe? but the who did it doesn't matter) Hermes gave him a potion to help against Circle (more obvious of god helping) (ADD MORE LATER)

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Odysseus tells the cyclops his name is "noman" which causes him to yell that "no man" is hurting him. He also cleverly sneaks himself and his men out by tieing them in between sheep. This is a big theme that shows how smart Odysseus is and his cunning, not mentioned, but maybe the Gods play a role in boosting his mind in a sense to think of up these which would show another theme if it is true.

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Odysseus gets told by the ghosts how he should go back and kill the suitors by tricking them.

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Does Athena help Odysseus out a lot because she sees him as an equal in some ways? They both have a mind of wisdom, Odysseus is good with trickery. Does Athena admire that?

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Odysseus' lie about his life to the swineherd

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Odysseus' lie about his life to the swineherd

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Odysseus bases his lie off his own story? "Far seeing Zeus arranged that expedition of disaster, which made so many men collapse and fall." When Zeus saw Odysseus' troops to stay too long and had them get defeated. "But they indulged willfully doing damage to the fields of Egypt and enslaved the little children and women, and they killed the men." What the Odysseus' troops did with the sun cattle. "Beside his chariot I grasped his knees and kissed them. He was merciful; he kept me safe, and took me home with him riding his chariot." Alcinous connection? "Zeus set a dark-blue cloud across our ship that cast a shadow over the sea. He thundered and then hurled a bolt of lightning at the ship". This DID happen

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Athena and Odysseus? Odysseus teller of great stories of deception. Also planning to kill suitors with Athena.

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Odysseus, being the smart trickster he is, is able to convince Penelope by pulling on her heartstrings. He describes Odysseus as a man in certain robes, but knew at the same time that those robes were given to him by Odysseus. "I gave those clothes to him that you describe" -Penelope. He knows how to get his way.

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Another bird is used as a message sent from the Gods. "But then an eagle flew high on their left, holding a wild dove". To show the suitors that their plan to kill Telemachus will fail.

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Odysseus promises Eumaeus and Philoetius good treatment for helping him and reveals his identity to them. The play a major role in defeating the suitors, as they helped him get the bow. But not super major, as they could've been replaced by anyone and didn't necessarily contribute their own self to the story.

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HE PLUCKED THE STRING OF THE BOW LIKE A GUITAR JUST TO SPITE THE SUITORS

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Odysseus proves himself superior and reveals his identity at the same time with the bow, it callbacks to the time he was unmatched and unchallenged, as none of the suitors even got close to him.

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He already faced the consequences at the beginning so Athena making everyone forget about the bloodshed is justified.