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Odysseus is the King of Ithaca. He is the protagonist, Epic Hero, great warrior. His son is Telemachus, wife is Penelope. His Home is in Ithaca.

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Asked to fight in the Trojan War and does not want to go. Athena the goddess of wisdom, war, and beauty convinced Odysseus to sail to Troy and use his intelligence to defeat the Trojans, Odysseus is presented with a challenge/adventure and does not want to participate.

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The people who give Odysseus advice and/or help him along the way.

Athena, the main mentor, disguises him as a beggar when he returns to Ithaca, helps him defeat Polyphemus, helps him defeat the suitors, and reunites him with Telemachus.

Circe, tells him to see Tiresias to find out his destiny and gives him advice as to how to defeat the Sirens and Scylla and Charybdis

Tiresias tells Odysseus his destiny and how to navigate through his journey and return hot to Ithaca.

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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 leaves the ordinary world and enters into a “new world”. This is when he enters the “gateway” to the unknown.

Land of the Dead is when he enters an unfamiliar new world that he has to navigate to find Tiresias the blind profit.

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The episodes that test Odysseus in some way causing him to learn new rules.
1 battle of the Cicones(sailing from Troy)

2 The Lotus -Eaters Odysseus shows will power snapping out of the poison

3 Defeat of the Cyclops (Polyphemus) Odysseus shows pride and this is not okay to do

4 (The land of Aeolia (encounter with Aeolus)

5 Laestrygonians (Cannibals who destroy all his ships except the one he is one)

6 The Defeat of Circe

7 The Sirens Odysseus shows bravery

8 Passing of Scylla and Charybdis

9 Escaping Calypso

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Those people who help Odysseus in some way. His allies are not the same as his mentors.

1. King Alcinous and the Phaeacians

2. Telemachus helps Odysseus kill the suitors

3. Eumaeus (The herdsman)

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The people that are out to harm him or his family in some way.
1 Poseidon creates storms and bad weather upon Odysseus ship.

2 The Suitors eat Odysseus food and try to marry his wife.

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An episode where Odysseus is faced with death and one of his biggest, greatest challenges.

The Cattle of the Sun God episode. Zeus final tests are in this episode and eventually help Odysseus out. Odysseus overcomes many fears and relies heavily on his intelligence.

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Odysseus’ greatest challenge where he is not only faced with death but has to apply everything he learned throughout his journey.

Odysseus; Revenge episode - uses all he learned throughout his journey, is faced with death, and overcomes his final fear. If his women was loyal.

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How Odysseus is able to return home without fully completing his journey and passing all of his tests.

This is when Odysseus tells his story to King Alcinous and reveals his identity to the suitors and starts to kill them.

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Odysseus has completed and passed all of his tests, survived death, and has overcome his fears.
He is reunited with his family and regains control of his kingdom. Everything is back to normal as he is back in his ordinary world.

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Odysseus is a hero because he is a skilled leader and warrior that possesses honnor, intellect bravery and death. Odysseus' actions during his journey shows his better traits.