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The epic hero Odysseus live with his wife, Penelope and his son Telemachus on an island called Ithaca.  Odysseus Ordinary world "is on the peakked sea-mark of Ithaca" (Homer lines 21).

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Odysseus was departed from Ithaca to Go fight In the Trojan war. Odysseus Had "All feats on that great field in long warfare" (Homer Lines 736-737). In the first place Odysseus never wanted to go fight in the war. Athena Told Odysseus To go fight in the war and go sail to troy and fight.

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Though this Story Odysseus had lot of help from the gods. Athena Was the Mentor That helped the most out of them all. During the Cyclops episode,  Athena helped the men by Giving them and olive tree so they can make a spear and get out. "A club, or staff, lay there along the fold an olive tree, felled green and left to season for Cyclops"( Homer lines 266-268). Circe's let Odysseus know what was to come in the episode "The Sirens". "The Sirens, who lure sailors to their destruction"(Homer). After they all survived, Circe Told them where  to find
Teiresias. Odysseus Wen't to the land of the dead to meet up with Tiresias who told him his destiny. "Under strange sail shall you come home, to find your own house filled with troubled: insolent men eating your livestock as they court your lady" (Homer lines 648-650).

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After Odysseus'S victory against circes, He was told "To reach home he must journey to the land of the dead, Hades, and consult the blind prophet Tiresias" (Homer). He was encouraged to learn his destiny but later was told he has broken a greek value, Death. Odysseus never buried his men properly and left him in circe's hall. " Elpenor, of our company, who lay unburied still on the wide earth as we had left him--dead in circe's hall."(Homer line 578-580). Odysseus Had seen His mom, not knowing that she was dead, but he had to ignore her and focus on finding his destiny. "Seeing the ghost I grieved, but held her off"(Homer Lines 617-618). He Learned that His men will not make it out alive, but only him will survie.

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Odysseus and his men were on there way to troy when "The wind that carried west from Ilium brought me to Ismarus, on the far shore, a strongpoint on the coast of cicones"(Homer lines 41-43). Zeus Had sent them to the land of the cicones to fight. "I stormed that place and killed the men who fought" (Homer 44). His men valued the greek value of death.

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After the fight with the cicones they left and set sail to the sea on the way home. "Zeus the lord of clouds roused in the north a storm against the ships" Zeus again sent them in to wrong direction, he sent them to the lotus land. Odysseus sent men to go look around and they found "Lotus-Eaters, who showed no will to do us harm only to offer us the sweet lotus to our friends" (Homer lines 94-96). The men who ate the Lotus lost the interest to go back home or return. The greek value that was shown was hospitality Because they lotus eater was not very nice.

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After Odysseus and his men landed on the cyclops island. "The Cyclops Polyphemus returns to his cave, where Odysseus and his men are imprisoned" (Homer). They needed a way out so the asked the goddess Athena to help out. "I pondered how I hurt him worst, if but athena granted what i pray for"(Homer lines 263-264). Odysseus upheld the value of intelligence when he had come up with the idea of taking The Cyclops vision then hiding under his sheep to get out of the cave.

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Odysseus and his men meet Aeolia on see. He gave the men a bag of wind which they where told not to open. "Odysseus men open the sack letting loose a storm that drives them back to aeolus" (Homer).  Aeolus tells them they are detested by the gods. After being cast out by Aeolus they sail for 7 days they arrive to the land of the Laestrygonians.

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After sent By aeolia, they arrive at land of the laestrygonians after 7 long days. the land was full over giants that eat men. they violated hospitality with odysseus's Arrived "These creature destroyed all of odysseus's ships except the one he was sailing on"(Homer 576)

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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the goddess circe's was the ruler of the island Aeaea, which is where Odysseus and his men met her.she transformed all his men into swine, the only way to fix them is to get a magic herb which protected.  "Odysseus demand that circe change his men back into human form"(Homer 576). Hermes tells Odysseus that demanding does not work on her so he tells them a way on how to defeat her. To protect himself from circe magic Hermes gives Odysseus moly. Draw your sword like you were going to attack her and demand your men back. he was able to defeat her and circe became odysseus new mentor.

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Circe had told Odysseus about the Sirens and the way to avoid them, "I carried wax along the line, and laid it thick on their ears. They tied me up"(Homers 712-713). The god Helios had also helped out with giving Odysseus sunlight that softened the wax that he would place in his mens ears. Odysseus had ordered his men to tie him up and not to untie. even if he asked him to.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Odysseus and his men encounter Scylla and Charybdis "Scylla to port and on our starboard beam Charybdis, dire gorge" (Homer 780). With the odds not in his favor with his men dying either way, they chose to sail pass scylla with only loosing 6 men. Circes help a lot with telling them which way was the best way to go."Then made my way along to the foredeck- thinking to see her first from there, the monster of the gray rock"(Homer 789-791). The greek value was braver because he had to go though a 6 headed monster and make a very tuff choice to go on.

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Odysseus had been held by Calypso for 10 years under a spell "though I have been detained long by Calypso" (Homer 29). he really never gave consent which made him still loyal.

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After Odysseus had told the Phaeacians about his story they helped him sail home "The next day, young Phaeacian noblemen conduct him home by ship. (Homer). Another ally Odysseus had was his son Telemachus. He had helped him fight off the suitors "the great soldier give way at the door. But with a spear throw from behind Telemachus hit him between the shoulders" (Homer 1497). Along with Telemachus, Eumaeus had also helped fight off the suitors "I can arm on the run myself: I’ll give outfits to Eumaeus and this cowherd" (Homer 1509)

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Odysseus really only had one enemies which was the suitors. really all they did was "insolent men eating your livestock as they court your lady" (Homer 649-650) Mainly just eat his food and try to get with his wife.

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circes had told odysseus and his men "grazing herds of Helios
by whom all things are seen, all speech is known, Avoid those kine"(Homer lines 641-643). Odysseus men did not listen to him and they had a big feast on Helios cattle while Odysseus was napping. Helios was not happy so he had prayed to Zeus "‘O Father Zeus and gods in bliss forever, you made me sleep away this day of mischief!"(Homers Lines 899-900). Zeus listen to Helios request and Zeus destroyed all of the ships and killed all of the men besides Odysseus because he did nothing wrong. The greek values violated is hospitality because his men ate Helios cattle.

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When Odysseus was on his way to his home land Ithaca, Athena stops to tell him "Numerous suitors, believing Odysseus to be dead, have been continually seeking the hand of his wife, Penelope, in marriage, while overrunning Odysseus’ palace and enjoying themselves at Penelope’s expense" (Homer). The sutors showed no hospitality toward odysseus and his wife with eating all of his food.

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Odysseus had help form Phaeacian to get back home. When he got to Ithaca He was dressed as a beggar "Athena disguises Odysseus as a beggar and directs him to the hut of Eumaeus, his old and faithful swineherd"(Homer). He later revealed himself to kill all the people who invaded his home.

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After 20 years of one the sea away from his family, he finally got to return with them and live with them.  "Odysseus is reunited with his father. Athena commands that peace prevail between Odysseus and the relatives of the slain suitors. Odysseus has regained his family and his kingdom"

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Though out the story Odysseus has shown us why he is a heroic person. He has shown us that he is brave, smart, and fearless. Most of all he has shown us what his brain can do and he knows what to do in hard times. He showed great intelligence when he told the cyclops his name was Nohbdy, "My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends, everyone calls me Nohbdy"(Homer lines 315-316). He also showed lot of intelligence when the sirens came to try and listen to tell. Odysseus's men cover their ears so they could not hear them."I carried wax along the line, and laid it thick on their ears"(Homer Lines 711-712). when he had to pass the two sea Monster he had to choice which path was the best, "Then Scylla made her strike, whisking six of my best men from the ship" (Homer Lines 809-810). Odysseus Showed great intelligence when he was told to be desired as a beggar so he wold not be noticed."Athena disguises Odysseus as a beggar"(Homer)