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Odysseus "Home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca" (Homer Line 21). The hero of this journey has a family of his own. His wife's name is Penelope, his sons name is Telemachus, and his dogs name is Argus.

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Odysseus did not want to fight in the war; however, Athena convinced him to sail to Troy and use his intelligence to defeat the Trojans.

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Athena is Odysseus mentor because she grants his wish about the cyclops. Athena "...Granted what I prayed for" (Homer Line 264). All the sheep were let in the cave that night so in the morning we would escape tied under the sheep.

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Circe is Odysseus mentor because she helps guide him on his journey. Circe "...Gives advice on how to avoid the dangers he will face" (Homer). The goddess explains who the sirens are and how to escape them.

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Tiresias is Odysseus mentor because he tells him his destination. Tiresias tells "Odysseus and his men sail to Aeolia" (Homer). Tiresias helps odysseus to concur all the missions and find his destination safely.

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Crossing the Threshold (The Land of the Dead) 

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Crossing the Threshold (The Land of the Dead) 

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Odysseus officially crossed the threshold when he enters the Land of the Dead. They are there because the goddess Circe told them to go talk to the prophet Tiresias to figure out their destiny. When they arrived, Odysseus saw his "...mother, daughter of autolycus, dead now" (Homer Lines 615-616). Although he did violate the Greek Value of leaving.

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Once the men were sailing from Troy, Zeus made a storm that got them to the island Ismarus "on the far shore, a strong point on the coast of the Cicones" (Homer 42-43). They battled and once they won, they upheld the greek value of death by mourning for their fallen soldiers.

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After the Battle of the Cicones the men went to the island named Dejerba. This island was filled with flowers called the Lotus Eaters. These flowers made he men "never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay forever" (Homer Lines 98-99). Odysseus uses his intelligence to tie his men on the boat and sail away from the island with the poisonous flowers.

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After the tragic incident with the lotus flowers, they went to the island Sicily. They ran into the cyclops cave and were trapped. The cyclops "Slept in this cave alone, and took his flocks to graze afield" (Homer Lines 129-130). Odysseus prays to the goddess Athena to help him escape and she grants his wish.

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After they defeated the cyclops, they arrive at the island of Aeolia where the God Aeolus lives. Aeolus is the God of wind, "Gifts: a sack containing all the winds" (Homer page 576). Aeolus told them not to open the bag of wind. Odysseus men showed ignorance when they opened the bag of wind and flew back to where they started.

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The men arrive at the Land of the Laestrygonians. The people here are a race of cannibals that "destroy all of Odysseus ship except the one he is sailing in" (Homer page 576)

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Once the men pass the Laestrygonians then they run into the goddess Circe. She "Transforms half of the men into swine" (Homer Page 576). Once Odysseus men are back into human form, Circe informs him that he had to consult with the blind prophet Tiresias.

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On his journey he encountered the sirens, just like he had been warned by Tiresias. The sirens sang "A haunting song over the sea" (Homer line 691). that would hypnotize anyone who could hear it. Odysseus plugged his mens ears with beeswax.

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Like Tierces had warned Odysseus and his men they encountered Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla is a 6 headed monster and Charybdis is a whirl pool. Scylla "Made her strike whisking six of my best men from the ship" (Homer Lines 809-810). All 6 men were hanging from Scylla's mouth like a fish on a hook.

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Calypso put Odysseus under a 7 year spell. Odysseus said that he would remain true to the greek values.  "ten years after the trojan war, Odysseus departs from the goddess Calypso's island" (Homer pg. 562).

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The phaecians helped Odysseus by giving him a ship. The next day the "Phaeacian noblemen conduct him home by ship" (Homer Page 595).

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Telemachus helps Odysseus when he returns home after 20 years of being away. Odysseus explains to Telemachus (his son) who he is and that he needs help defeating all the suitors in order to gain trust in his wife, Penelope.

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Eumaeus is an old friend who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors. He also talks about what happened to Argus his dog. Eumaeus told Odysseus "A hunter owned him-but the man is dead in some far place" (Homer 1190-1191).

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Polyphemus wished for Odysseus return home to be miserable. The suitors are Odysseus enemies because the suitors are trying to marry his wife Penelope. The suitors violated many of the Greek values, one of them being the value of hospitality. When Odysseus gets to his home he is welcomed by the suitor Antinous saying "What evil wind blew in this pest? (Homer Line 1210).

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On there way home they passed this island with Helios, God of the sun. Odysseus told his men many times not to eat the cattle. All of his men were starving and were desperate for any food. So later when Odysseus fell asleep, the men ate the cattle. When Odysseus wakes up he prays to "Zeus and gods in bliss forever, punish Odysseus men!" (Homer lines 907-908). Zeus listens to his prayer and strikes Odysseus mens boat in half and all of them die except Odysseus.

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Odysseus revenge is when he arrives home to a house full of suitors and had to kill all of them. After Odysseus kills the main suitor Antinous, the rest beg for forgiveness. Odysseus did not listen and finish off each and everyone of them. Odysseus wanted to "Fight, I say, let's remember the joy of it. Swords out!" (Homer Lines 1478-1479).

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Odysseus journey home was not the easiest thing in the world. Odysseus took one of the Phaeacians ships for telling King Alcinous all about his journey. Odysseus talks to the Muses about the recap of his journey. Once he  makes it back to Ithaca, Athena transforms Odysseus from a human to look like a beggar so he can hide his identity to get into his own home. Once he is inside his house, he reveals himself to the suitors and kills every single suitor. "...If you think you can escape death. I doubt one man of you skins by." (Homer 1470-1471)

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Odysseus kills off all of the suitors and Penelope got to "... Rejoice, her gaze upon her husband, her white , arms round him pressed as though forever" (Homer Lines 1622-1623).

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Odysseus is a hero in so many ways. He displays the heroic character traits of leadership, determination, and intelligence. Odysseus is very much a leader. When they were trapped by the Cyclops Odysseus "Cheered my men along with battle talk to keep their courage up" (Homer lines 325-326). He was also a leader when he told his men to "Unloaded all the Cyclops flock to make division" (Homer Lines 506-507). He was telling them what to do and how to escape the Cyclops. Odysseus is also very determined to finish through the journey. He is not going to give up without seeing his wife and getting back home. Odysseus "Must think hard if you would conjure up the fighting strength to take us through" (Homer lines 1106-1107). Finally Odysseus is very intelligent. Odysseus told the cyclops "My name is Nohbdy" (Homer Line 315). When people ask what happened to the cyclops, he is going to respond with Nohbdy did it. Then they will question why he is hurt if nobody did anything.