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Nearly 3,000 years ago, in the place that we now call "Greece" was originally a place that were rumored over stories of war. The Odyssey preferably tells the story of the Greek hero, Odysseus returning home from the Trojan War.

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Although Odysseus did not want to fight in the Trojan War, he had to for multiple reasons. He was obligated to join, due to making an oath to protect Helen.

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Odysseus had a very great mentor. Odysseus' mentor was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, handicraft and warfare. Another mentor was Circe. Circe had helped odysseus by telling him how to get home, what would happen at each island, and the advice about Scylla involving to just flee if she takes his men.

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On the way to "crossing the Treshold", Athena guided him. When the war had ended, the gods were angry, and Odysseus' ship was taken off the course. Odysseus' and his men had to go through multiple tests including fighting enemies, a sea monster, and a cyclops.

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Odysseus' and his men had to go through multiple test during his misguidance after the war.
- Battle with Polyphemus, the cyclops
- A storm was sent by Poseidon
- They encountered a with
- He was punished by Zeus
- He was captivated by the Sirens

There were multiple other tests given throughout this journey as well.

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During book nine, Odysseus and his men had to take Ismara by suprise and slay most of the Ciconian men that they came across, taking all the Ciconian women captive, and slaving them. Later during the fighting, Ciconians "Backup" or "reinforcements" arrived to attack the invaders, killing almost all of them leaving Odysseus and his men to flee in their ships.

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When Odysseus and his men went to the Lotus Eaters' island, they were told to eat the Lotus plant. The plant acted like a relief, or a drug substance causing sailors to forget about their goals & homes.

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Odysseus and his men had eventually stumbled upon a large cave. They entered, and helped themselves to food and drinks that they had found there, leading them to fall asleep. When the Cyclops found Odysseus and his men here, he became so mad that he grabbed two of the men, smashed their heads against rocks, and ate them. Eventually, Odysseus got revenge telling Cyclops that his name was "No man." Cyclops fell fast asleep in a drunken sleep, and Odysseus and his men took the timber and heated the sharpened end in the fire until it "glowed red". With all their strength, they pushed the red-hot point into the eye of Polyphemus, defeating him.

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This island was found when Odysseus and his men sailed until they stumbled across an island floating, with a steep cliff of bronze with a palace atop it. They realized that they eventually have come upon the island of Aeolia, home of Aeolus who was the god of wind. During their stay there, Aoelus presents Odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, stirring up a powerful wind to guide Odysseus and his men back home, though they didn't make it as their wind created a storm, bringing him and his men right back to Aoelia.

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In the Odyssey, Laestrygonians are cannibalistic giants introduced in book 10. When Odysseus and his men found the island native to them, the giants peted Odysseus' ships with boulders, sinking everybody's ships except for Odysseus' ship.

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During the defeat, Herems told Odysseus to eat a herb called "moly" to protect himself from Circe's drug. He was also told to lunge at her when she tries to strike him with her sword. Odysseus decided to follow Hermes' instructions, and when he did he overpowered Circe, forcing her to change his men back to their human forms, defeating Circe.

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During this scene, Odysseus decides to resist the bewitching song of the Siren's by having his ship's crew tie him up, blocking their own ears to prevent themselves from hearing the songs. After Odysseus' ship passes by, the sirens flung themselves into the sea eventually drowning.

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When Odysseus had passed the Sirens' island, him and his men navigate the straits between Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla is a six-headed monster, that swallows sailors. Charybdis is an enormous whirlpool that threatens to swallow the entire ship. The easiest way to beat them, was to avoid them. He rowed through a narrow channel, avoiding Charybdis, but forcing them to pass Scylla. When they passed Scylla, it resulted in the deaths of six of his men from his crew.

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When Hermes was sent to Calypso's island to tell her that Odysseus must leave, Calypso helps him build a new boat and stocks it with provisions from her island.

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Some of Odysseus' Allies include;
- Telemachus
- Penelope
- Laertes
- Argos
- Euryclecia
- Eumaeus
- Philoetius
- Eurylochus
- Elpenor
- Nestor
- Menelaus
- Helen

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Some of Odysseus' Enemies include;
- Melanthius
- Antinous
- Eurymachus
- Leodes
- Eupithes
- Cicones
- Calypso
- Lotus Eaters
- Polyphemus
- Laestrygonians
- Circe
- Scylla
- Charybdis

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Odysseus must go to the underworld. If Odysseus completes his task, he receives a passage back home.

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Getting back to Odysseus' home of Ithaca and reuniting with Penelope and Telemachus is the "ultimate ordeal" of Odysseus. Before he can do that, he must drive the careless suitors from his once proud household.

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Odysseus' journey home lasted 20 years.

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Odysseus is a hero due to his fight in the war, his journey home, and his role as the king of Ithaca. Odysseus was a very great thinker, and hero's are very intelligent, or have some sort of ability. Odysseus could think or plan him and his men out of tough situations.

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After 20 years, Odysseus returns to HIS "ordinary world", Ithaca.