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Odysseus home world is the Island of Ithaca where he is king and father of Telemachus. "The peaked sea-mark of ithaca"(Homer Line 21) Odysseus is the epic hero and protagonist of the story.

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Odysseus is asked to fight in Troy which he refuses. Odysseus is convencened by Athena to fight using his intelligence.

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Athena is a constant ally and Mentor to Odysseus. Athena is the main mentor of Odysseus with helping him defeat polyphemus, and reunite him with his family on Ithaca. Circe tells odysseus to seek out the prophet Teiresias to find out his destiny and gives him advice as to how to defeat the Sirens and Scylla and Charybdis. Teiresias tells Odysseus his destiny and how to navigate through his journey and return home to Ithaca.

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Crossing the Threshold is in the episode of Land of the Dead because he literally enters an unfamiliar new world that he has to navigate to find Tiresias.

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Battle of the Cicones

The lotus-Eaters
Defeat of the Cyclops

The land of Aeolia

Laestrygonians

The Defeat of Circe

The sirens

Passing of Scylla and Charybdis

Escaping Calypso

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Odysseus and his crew plunder the coast eventually coming upon the ciciones after fighting and taking of resources odysseus men refuse to listen to him which violates loyalty. "My men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine."(Homer line 47-48) Zeus is mad at odysseus for kidnapping and enslaving women and attacks the ship. "So doom appeared to us, dark word of Zeus"(Homer line 55-56).

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Odysseus and his crew end up at the Lotus-Eaters after being attacked by Zeus."Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships"(Homer Line 70-71). Members of odysseus crew eat the lotus flower and long to stay on the Island for ever. This violates the greek value of hospitality buy putting you in a trance when eating the flour."No one taste the Lotus, or you lose your hope of home"(Homer Line 104-105)

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Odysseus and his crew arrive in the land of the cyclopes. Polyphemus traps Odysseus and his crew in a cave and the scheme a plan to free themselves by stabbing out Polyphemus eyes and tricking him with word play. Polyphemus violates the greek value of hospitality by killing and eating members of Odysseus's crew. "Caught two of them in his hands like squirming puppies to beat their brain out"(Homer Line 234-235). Poseidon the father of polyphemus is asked by polyphemus to curse Odysseus."Grant that Odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home"(Homer line 486-487).

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Odysseus and his crew sail to Aeolia. Aeolus the god of the winds sends odysseus a gift warning not to open it. Odysseus nears home but his crew opens the winds which send them back to Aeolia."Aeolus casts them out, having decided that they are detested by the gods."(Homer Land of the Dead Introductory paragraph)

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Odysseus and his crew are attack by the Laestrygonians a race of cannibals that destroy all of his ships except the one he is on. The greek value of hospitality is violated by the Laestrygonians by attacking Odysseus and his crew."These creatures destroy all of Odysseus' ships except for the one he is sailing in"(Homer Land of the Dead Introductory paragraph).

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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After reaching Aeaea Circe transforms odysseus men into swine. Odysseus is protected from a magic herb given to him by Hermes. Circe turns his crew back into humans and informs Odysseus that "he must journey to the land of the dead."(Homer Land of the Dead Introductory paragraph).

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Odysseus and his men encounter sirens. Odysseus plugs his crew's ears with melted beeswax with help from Helios"no long task for a burning heat came down from Helios, lord of high noon."(Homer Line 710-711). Odysseus crew showed loyalty by trusting Odysseus word and putting wax on their ears. "My faithful company rested on their oars now, peeling of the wax"(Homer Line 753-755)

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Odysseus and his crew come across scylla and charybdis with his intellect Odysseus forwards them towards scylla since they could only get 6 of his men. Odysseus violated the geek value of honor by not telling his crew the plan and having 6 of his men killed. "Voices came down to me in anguish, calling my name for the last time."(Homer Line 813-814).

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Arriving at Calypso island Odysseus is taken hostage and is finally freed after 10 years"Ten years after the Trojan war, Odysseus departs from the goddess Calypso's Island."(Homer Sailing from Troy introductory paragraph.)

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King Alcinous and the Phaeacians "Alcinous offers a ship to Odysseus and asks him to tell of his adventures"(Homer Sailing from troy introduction paragraph).

Telemachus
"Aided by athena odysseus Telemachus, eumaeus kill all the suitors"(Odysseus's revenge paragraph).

Eumaeus (The herdman)
"Go to that man on my behalf, Eumaeus, and send him here, so I can greet and question him."(Homer Line 1282-1283). Go get Odysseus.

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The sutors "you sit here fat on others' meat, and cannot bring yourself to rummage out a crust of bread for me!"(Homer Lines 1221-1223) This violates the greek value of hospitality.

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Helios (The sun God who owns the cattle) and Zeus are the main gods in the cattle of the sun god. "O Father Zeus and gods in bliss punish Odysseus' men."(Homer Lines 907-908). Odysseus crew eat the cattle which violates hospitality. "Overlord of noon: THey have killed your kine."(Homer Lines 904-905).

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Athena assists Odysseus by "Disguisingeing him as a beggar"(Homer Twenty years gone and back again introductory paragraph).
The suitors violate the greek value of hospitality by not giving food to Odysseus. "you sit here fat on others' meat, and cannot bring yourself to rummage out a crust of bread for me!"(Homer Lines 1221-1223).

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Odysseus returns to Ithaca with the help of King alcinous and the Phaeacians. "Alcinous offers a ship to Odysseus and asks him to tell of his adventures"(Homer Sailing from troy introduction paragraph). "You thought I'd never make it back from the land of Troy."(Homer Lines 1439-1440) Odysseus reveals himself then kiss all of the suitors.

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After reuniting with Penelope and passing her test They embrace with "her white arms round him pressed as though forever."(Homer 1623).

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Odysseus is a epic hero because he  leads his crew with his leadership."then scylla made her strike whisking six of my best men."Saving the rest of his crew. He is courageous and protects his crew by standing up to polyphemus.“ We are from Troy, achaeans, blow off course by shifting gales on the Great South Sea”(Homer 204-205).Odysseus uses his intelligence to save his crew mates by tricking polyphemus. “My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends, everyone calls me Nohbdy” (Homer 315-316). Odysseus also uses his intelligence to win unwinnable battles. "at that point round up all armor, lances, gears of war left in our hall"(Homer Lines 1135-1136). Odysseus sways the battle by telling telemachus to take all their armor and weapons.