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Odysseus' Ordinary world is the "sea-mark of Ithaca" (Homer line 21). This is where he lives with his wife, Penelope along with his son, Telemachus.

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People are being called to fight in the trojan war. However Odysseus' has his wife and child so he does not want to leave. "What of my sailing from troy?" (Homer line 39).  He eventually accepted the call after some convincing from Athena, who will become his main mentor.

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At this point Odysseus and his men are sailing back from troy but decide to raid Ismarus. "brought me to Ismarus... I stormed the place and killed the men who fought. plunder we took" (Homer line 42). However this angers Zeus they leave knowing what comes next may be bad.

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They land on a island after rough seas, Odysseus sent out two men who met with friendly islanders. However when they ate the lotus flower food it made them not want to leave Odysseus had to drag them back to the ship. "I drove them all three wailing, to the ships, tied them down under there rowing benches" (Homer line 101). They got off the island as fast they could heading back out to sea.

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Odysseus sees cyclops island and being curious about it decides to make landfall and talk to it. They bring gifts to cyclops but it goes wrong when cyclops attempts to eat them so they hide in a cave while cyclops waits to eat them. They from a plan with the help of athena, "but Athena granted what I prayed for. Here are the means I thought would serve my turn: a club, or staff" (Homer line 264). They turned the staff into a spear stabbing cyclops in the eye and using his ram to escape.

However Odysseus thinks its a good idea to taunt cyclops "If ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities took your eye" (Homer line 457)  This is when Odysseus violates a greek value he is to prideful. As they escape. Cyclops reveals he is the son of Poseidon and prays to him that "Odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home" (Homer line 486)

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Odysseus along with his crew sail to  Seolia they meet with "Aeolus, King of the winds" (Homer 525-530) he gives them a bag of winds to help them on their journey warning them not to open it. However when they near home Odysseus's men open it and they get blown back to Aeolus. The King of the winds sends them on there way without any help the second time.

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After the debacle at Aeolus, "They sail for seven days and arrive at the land of the Laestrygonians, a race of cannibals." (Homer line 525-530). They end up destroying almost all of Odysseus ships except for the main one before they escape.

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After the escape from the Laestrygonians, they reach Aeaea, "the island ruled by the sorceress-godess Circe." (Homer line 525-530). She transforms Odysseus's men into swine, protected by a herb. Odysseus demands that Circe transforms his men back to normal. He eventually departs from the island a year later, this is when Circe becomes somewhat of a mentor. She tells him that "in order to reach home he must journey to the land of the dead, Hades, and consult the blind prophet Tiresias" (Homer line 525-530).

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Land of the dead (Crossing the threshold) 

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Land of the dead (Crossing the threshold) 

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They Crossed out of their ordinary world in a literal sense when they went to the land of the dead. They walked through the place to find Teiresias which would tell him his fate. "a fair wind and the honey lights of home are all you seek. But anguish lies ahead;" (Homer line 632). He learns he has a great deal of pain ahead but he can survive as long as he follows Teiresias's  directions. This is Teiresias mentoring Odysseus so he knows what is ahead.

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"As Circe spoke, Dawn mounted her golden throne, and on the first rays Circe left me" (Homer line 672). Homer had return to circe after going to the land of the dead, she tells him how to get past the sirens. He has his crew tie him down on the mast while they have wax plugs in there ears do block the sirens song. They make it through successfully despite the sirens tempting there egos, Odysseus still hearing them was yelling from the mast the whole way.

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Odysseus and friends now have to find a way through a giant whirlpool and a 6 headed hydra. Odysseus rallies his men together and they follow their directions sailing close to the hydra, unfortunately they lost 6 men trying to make it through but they did escape.

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Odysseus and his men arrive on the island with helios's cattle at dawn. Odysseus travels across the island alone to make a supplication to the gods. His men decide eating Helios's cattle is better than starving. On his way back he smells the cooking meat and knows what happend. he blames the gods because they made Odysseus sleep and are going to punish Odysseus for the cattle.

Helios hears about this, angry he goes to Zeus and says "'O Father Zeus and gods in bliss forever, Punish Odysseus' men!". Zeus replies to him saying "'Peace, Helios: shine on among the gods... Let me throw down one. white-hot bolt, and make splinters of their ship in the wine dark sea." (Homer line 915). Zeus waited until Odysseus and his crew got out to sea and then brought down lightning on the ship destroying it. Odysseus is the only survivor, It deteriorates to him hanging onto a branch above a whirlpool.

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Odysseus manages to row to shore onto Ogygia Isle. He has been battered and beaten at this point. "The dangerous nymph Calypso lives and sings there" (Homer line 990). This is when calypso uses him for her pleasure for a while before she eventually gets what she wants and Odysseus escapes.

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Odysseus makes it on to the Phaeacians island after his escape. Then he meets with the King of the Phaeacians were Odysseus tells the king about his journey. The Phacean noblemen are nice enough to help him home to Ithaca by ship. When he makes it to Ithaca Athena appears to him telling Odysseus of the "Numerous suitors, believing Odysseus to be dead, have been continuously seeking the hand of his wife, Penelope" (Homer line 995-1000). Athena disguises Odysseus as a beggar and he goes to Eumaeus and eats breakfast with him. His son Telemachus arrives and then Athena appears to Odysseus once again.

She makes him look young and fresh again, then directs him to go to his son and plan on what to do with the suitors. They hatch a plan together Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar. He plans to go distract the suitors and will eventually signal his son to take the suitors battle gear. He tells his son to set by some gear, and after that he says they must make sure the women are not corrupt.

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On his way to the palace his dog argus now abandoned and mistreated is the only one who notices his old master.

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When odysseus makes it he puts his plan into effect while distracting them he is insulted by the black hearted Antinous. "The stool he let fly hit the man's right shoulder" (Homer line 1228). Antinous violated a greek value attacking a guest, Penelope hearing of the guest calls him to her chamber to ask him some things.

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Not knowing she is talking to Odysseus she questions him. He tells her Odysseus is alive but does not reveal himself as Odysseus.

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Penelope decides after being pressed by the suitors proposes a challenge to have her hand in love. to win one of them must fire a arrow through twelve axe handle sockets. Odysseus still disguised decides to have a hand in it. He makes the shot and reveals himself his son comes to his side and the pull there weapons preparing to fight.

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Odysseus draws his bow making Antinous his first kill.As the suitors team up Telemachus goes to grab shields, armor, and spears. Holding strong as Odysseus' servants join him along with his son they kill the rest of the suitors.

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Penelope needs to know for sure her husband is truly home, She reorders there chambers moving the bed that is bolted to the bed. Odysseus gets angry at why the room is messed up, Penelope now knows for sure she has her husband back.

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Now with everything over with Odysseus sails of with his wife together this time, He has his kingdom and family back.

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Odysseus is a hero and the story shows it. For example "but Athena granted what I prayed for. Here are the means I thought would serve my turn: a club, or staff" (Homer line 264). Odysseus uses what athen gave him to save his crew he show intelligence. Or when he lies to protect his crew saying "My ship? Poseidon Lord who sets the earth a- tremble, broke it up upon the rocks." (Homer line 228). A Third example is with the cyclops when he approaches him and speaks "We are from Troy, Achaeans blown of course" (Homer line 204). He shows bravery standing up to speak to him despite of his men's fears.

A fourth example is when Antinous attacked him, "The stool he let fly hit the man's right shoulder.. he walked on facing the whole crowd". Odysseus shows determination even after a heavy blow he continues and speaks to the suitors. This evidence shows that Odysseus is a hero he's not perfect but no one is.