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The ordinary world in the Hero's Journey is Odysseus' home, Ithaca, "on the peaked sea mark of Ithaca," (Homer line 21) In Ithaca, there is his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus. Odysseus is the ruler of Ithaca.

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The call to action of the hero's journey is Trojan War, "me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wander... troy," (Homer line 1-5). Odysseus did not want to go to war, although Athena convinced Odysseus to go fight in the Trojan war.

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The mentors that helped Odysseus were Athena, Circe, and Teiresias. Athen helped Odysseus by escaping the cyclops, and turning him into a beggar during part 2. Circe helped by warning him about the sirens. Teiresias helped by telling him his destiny, "...I see destruction for ship and crew. Though you survive alone," (Homer line 645-646).

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Odysseus first steps out of the Ordinary world and enters the New World during the land of the dead.  The goddess, Circe, told Odysseus and his men to go to Hades to meet with Tiresias "the blind prophet," (Homer 576). Odysseus violated on leaving his men behind, "Elpenor, of our company... unburied," (Homer line 578-579).

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The first test Odysseus had to go through was the battle of the Cicones. It was about Odysseus and his men landing on the coast of Cicones and taking peoples things. The people there asked for back up and killing most of Odysseus' men. Before Odysseus landed on the land of Cicones, Zeus made a big storm, leading Odysseus to the land, "years of rough adventure, weathered under Zeus," (Homer line 40). Odysseus upheld the greek value of  faithfulness, "...shipmate had raised a cry, three times, for each poor ghost," (Homer line 68).

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The second test that Odysseus had to go through was the Lotus Eaters test. This was about Odysseus and his men landing on the coastline of the Lotus-Eaters. Eating a lotus flower will make you not want to go home. Zeus set another storm on the ships, "Zeus...roused in the north a storm against the ships," (Homer line 70-71). Odysseus upheld the greek value of not leaving his men behind, "no one taste the Lotus, or you lose your hope of home," (Homer line 105)

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The third test that Odysseus went through was  The Cyclops. This was about Odysseus finding the land of the Cyclops. Odysseus and his men were trapped and imprisoned in a cave. Athena helped Odysseus escape the cave by giving him an idea. He said his name was Nohbdy, "Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me!" (Homer line 358). A greek value Odysseus showed was pride, "..Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye: Laertes' son, whose home's on Ithaca," (Homer line 459-460).

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The fourth test that Odysseus faced was the Island of Aeolia. Odysseus and his men sailed there and given a bag of wind. The bag was given by Aeolus, "a gift: a sack containing all the winds except the favorable west wind," (Homer 576).

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The fifth test Odysseus faced was the Laestrygonians. It was about sailing for seven days and landing in Laestrygonians, home of cannibals, "sail for seven days and arrive in the land of Laestrygonians, a race of cannibals," (Homer 576)  The greek value violated is the value of hospitality.

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The sixth test Odysseus faced was the defeat of Circe. This was about Odysseus and his men landing and reaching Aeaea. The island was ruled by the sorceress-goddess Circe. She changes half of Odysseus' men into swines, and tell him to go to Hades, "Circe informs him that in order to reach home he must journey to the land of the dead," (Homer 576)

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The seventh test Odysseus faced was Resisting the Sirens. This was about a singing nymph that can hypnotize people with its singing. Circe helped Odysseus by melting bee wax and putting it into his mens ears, "...beewax into bits... laid it thick on their ears," (Homer line 708 and 713)

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The eighth test Odysseus faced was Passing Scylla and Charybdis.This was about Odysseus and his men facing Charybdis and Scylla. Cerci helped Odysseus and his men escape the sea monster. A greek value upheld was that he cared about his men, he didn't want to lose them, "Scylla made her strike, whisking six of my best men," (Homer line 809-810)

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The ninth test Odysseus had to face was Escaping Calypso. Calypso had Odysseus under a spell for seven years. Odysseus said that he never gave consent. After the 7 years, he departs from the goddess and arrives in Phaecia, "I have been detained long by Calypso, loveliest among goddesses," (Homer line 29-30)

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Odysseus had several allies. The Phaecians helped Odysseus by giving him a ship to sail back, "Alcinous offers a ship to Odysseus and asks him to tell of his adventures," (Homer 562). Telemachus helped Odysseus by defeating the suitors,"  "Aided by Athena, Odysseus, Telemechas, Eumaeus, and other faithful herdsman kill all the suitors," (Homer  612). Eumaeus was his old faithful swineherd who helped Odysseus kill the suitors, "...Eumaeus, his old and faithful swineherd," (Homer 596).

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The enemy of Odysseus were the suitors in Ithaca. The suitors were an enemy because they were wanting to take Odysseus's wife, take food and his land, and were trying to kill Telemachus and take his throne of Ithaca, "...suitors...seeking hand of his wife...murder Odysseus' son, Teleachus," (Homer 595-596)

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The Ordeal that Odysseus faced was the Cattle of the Sun Gods. The Cattle of the Sun Gods was about Odysseus falling asleep. His men were hungry are started eating the Cattle of the Sun. Helios got mad and asked Zeus to punish them, "O father Zeus and gods in bliss forever, punish Odysseus' men," (Homer line 907-908). Odysseus' men violated greek value of selfishness, they believed drowning is better than dying from hunger, "No sooner had I caught sight of our black hull, than savory odors of burnt fat eddied around me," (Homer line 895-897)

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The Supreme Ordeal that Odysseus faced was getting his revenge on the suitors. Since the suitors wanted take everything of Odysseus, Odysseus wanted to take his revenge. Athena helped Odysseus dress up like a beggar and kill the suitors, "Aided by Athena, Odysseus, Telemechas, Eumaes, and other faithful herdsman kill all the suitors," (Homer 612).

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After Odysseus told his story to the Phaecians, set sail back to Ithaca after twenty years where Athena would greet him back, "Odysseus has finished telling his story to the Phaecians... Arrives in Ithaca after twenty years... Athena Appears," (Homer 595). He hears that suitor are plotting something to murder Telemachus and seek the hand of his wife. Athena diguises Odysseus as a beggar and thinks of a plan to kill the suitors.

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Odysseus' reward was making it back to Ithaca, and being reunited with his family, "Make up his bed for him... Who dared moved my bed?" (Homer 1566-1574). Penelope asked to move Odysseus' bed to see if he would react and he did, meaning he is truly reunited with his family.

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Odysseus is very much an epic hero. Throughout the story, he displayed his courage, leadership, and intelligence. During the Cyclops, he said his name was Nohbdy which was very smart, "my name is Nohbdy," (Homer line 315). During The Sirens, he had the courage to listen to the song while he helped his men put wax in their ears, "...beewax into bits... laid it thick on their ears," (Homer line 708-713). During the Scylla and Charybdis, he showed told his men to get closer to Scylla and they listened, "Scylla made her strike, whisking six of my best men... arms and legs, dangling," (Homer line 809-813). When he was back on Ithaca and planning to kill the suitors, he was smart enough to get their weapons so when they fought, Odysseus would be the only won with a weapon, "I shall signal you... round up all armor... stow the lot away back in the vaulted storeroom," (Homer line 1134- 1138).