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What Odysseus considers his ordinary world is his home "on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca"(Homer line 21). Where his son Telemachus and his wife Penelope live with him.

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He was called to fight in the Trojan war but refused to go because he did not want to leave his family. But, the very convincing Athena, convinced him to go which he won as Homer says "Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending...after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy"(Homer lines 1-5).

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The goddess of wisdom, skill and war has helped Odysseus with many things on his journey including disguising him on his return home and reuniting him with his son. Odysseus says "As for my change of skin, that is a charm of Athena, Hope of soldiers"(Homer lines 1053-1054). that made Telemachus believe that he was truly his very own father.

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He was back to Aeaea were the enchantress "reveals his course to him and gives advice on how to avoid the dangers he will face"(Homer pg 580). Circe helped him survive through the Sirens.

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Odysseus entered a whole new world where the blind prophet named Tiresias spoke to him "Great captain, a fair wind and the honey lights of home are all you seek. But anguish lies ahead"(Homer lines 632 and 634). And he told the dreadful truth of his destiny.

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Odysseus had to navigate his way through the unfamiliar world to find Tiresias like he was told."till I should know the presence of Tiresias"(Homer lines 577). Where we also learn that he violated the Greek value death "Elpenor...who lay unburied still"(Homer 578-579).

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The weather was not in favor of Odysseus at this time, "wind carried west from illium brought me to Ismaris, on the far shore, a strong point on the coast of Cicones"(Homer 41-43). Which they thought was the doing of Zeus,"dark word of Zeus for us"(Homer 56). During this war his men were non compliant and that resulted in him losing six of his men.

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Zeus sent bad weather again,"the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships"(Homer lines 70-71). They drifted for nine days until coming across the The Lotus eaters were Odysseus "sent out to picked men and a runner"(Homer lines 92). To scope out the place which was smart of him since they were poisoned by the flower that was held there making them lose all hope of going back home. Odysseus took leadership in tying them down to the ship and ordered no other men to leave the ship and left as soon as possible.

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The Cyclops are humongous giants with one eye on their heads and they feast on men. After, Odysseus and his men stayed in the cave waited for the giant to come back to be offered whatever they had, but instead they were instantly trapped. Odysseus had a plan,"grind that spike into Cyclops' eye"(Homer 281). Get him drunk with their wine and thens stab his eye out. While also being smart and telling him that his name was 'Nohbdy'. After the Cyclops was blinded they made their escape with his flock. But, Odysseus got cocky and one him and his men were on his ship he started to blab. "how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye:Laertes son, whose home's on Ithaca"(Homer lines 468-469). Which led to Cyclops praying to god Poseidon to curse him,"grant that Odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home...should destiny intende that he shall see his roof again...far be that day, and dark the years between. Let him lose all companions, and return under strange sail to bitter days at home"(Homer lines 486-493). And so Poseidon put it into play.

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The king of winds, Aeolus sends Odysseus off with a bag that stores all the winds in it and orders to not open the bag. His men being once again defiant "open the sack"(Homer pg 576). Releasing a huge storm that takes them back to Aeolia and Aeolus casts them out on a seven day sail.

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They arrive in the land of the Laestrygonians, met by a group of cannibals. The abused the Greek value of hospitality, "creatures destroy all of Odysseus' ships except the one he is sailing on"(Homer pg 576). They were not pleased with their visit.

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Circe turns half of Odysseus's men into pigs but,"protected by a magic herb"(Homer pg 576). That Hermes gave to him, Odysseus was safe from her drug and he was able to overpower her, getting her to change his men back after the fact that they were lovers.

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Odysseus shows leadership as he tells his men what Circe shared with him. What danger they will be facing and let them know what to do,"Circe foresaw for us and shared with me...you are to to tie me up, tight as a splint, erest along the mast, lashed to the mast, and if I shout and beg to be untied, take more turns of the rope to muffle me"(Homer lines 687 and 695-698). He is the only one to listen to the song, the men's ears are packed with beeswax. It's testing all of their self strength. The men follow orders as Odysseus yells they "bent steady to the oars"(Homer lines 748).

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Waves crashed upon their ship making their oars break and disappear. Odysseus spoke to his men "Friends, have we never been in danger before this?...Did I not keep my nerve, and use me wits to find a way out for us"(Homer lines 766-770). He assured that he was going to get them through it. Seeking more help,"Zeus help us pull away before we founder"(Homer lines 776). Which pushed in action. Charybdis is a enormous whirlpool that pressurizes swallowing the entire ship which is why he "sent them towards Scylla"(Homer lines 843). The outcome was six of his 'best men' being eaten.

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The beautiful nymphs island that Odysseus lived  "ten years after the Trojan War"(Homer pg 562). When he left going to Phaeacia. He ran into Alcinous there and he "offers a ships"(Homer pg 562). To Odysseus in return to tell him his adventures.

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The Phaeacians sit and listen to Odysseus's story and afterward they "conduct him home by ship"(Homer pg 595) Helping him finally arrive at home.

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Telemachus is Odysseus's one and only son and he helps him take his revenge,"with a spear throw from behind Telemachus hit him between the shoulders, and the lancehead drove cler through his chest"(Homer lines 1597-1599). Keep his real identity a secret when he returns to Ithaca after twenty years with Athena by his side."after the blow his father bore, sat still without a tear, though his heart felt the blow"(Homer lines 1261-1262).

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Eumaeus is Odysseus's old and loyal swineherd. When Odysseus got back home, Athena "direct him to the hut of Eumaeus"(Homer pg 596). And even though he doesn't recognize his old leader, he was still nice and gave him food and shelter. Plus, helped him, Athena and Telemachus fight off the suitors "Eumaeus, and other faithful herdsman kill all the suitors"(Homer pg 612).

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They were out to hurt Odysseus's home and family. Wasting his food, "men have bread to throw away on you because it is not theirs"(Homer lines 1215-1216). Trying to get with his wife,"pressed by the suitors to choose a husband among them"(Homer pg 607). And attempted to kill his son,"tried to trap your son and would have killed him"(Homer line 1457).

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This angry god of the sea has put Odysseus and his men through a lot on their journey home. Thanks to them blinding his son and his son putting a revenge curse on them."In these words he prayed, and the god heard him. Now he laid hands upon a bigger stone and wheeled around, titanic for the cast"(Homer lines 494-496). Was the response he got after the Cyclops, Polyphemus prayed to him.

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Odysseus's men rudely eat all of the Cattle making Lord Helios very angry about it that he prays to father Zeus to punish the men,"O Father Zeus and gods in bliss forever, punish Odysseus' men! So overweening, now they have killed my peaceful kine"(Homer lines 907-909). Which Zeus answers "Let me throw down one white-hot bol, and make splinters of their ship in the winedark sea"(Homer lines 918-919).

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This is when Odysseus finally got his revenge. Starting off with asking for protection to the god of archers,"if I can make this shot. Help, Apollo"(Homer lines 1411). Then beginning with the leading suitor that disrespected him "Odysseus's arrow hit him under the chin and punched up to the feathers through his throat"he fell and bleed out right in front of him.(Homer lines 1419-1420). The rest of the suitors were outraged as they yelled but then Odysseus finally revealed himself with utter anger "You yellow dogs, you thought I'd never make it home from the land of troy You took my house to plunder"(Homer lines 1439-1440). One of the suitors tried to talk himself and his men out of getting killed but Odysseus didn't agree. The suitors were told to fight but they were no match for Odysseus and the people he had behind his back,"In blood and dust he saw that crowd all fallen, mand many slain"(Homer line 1534).

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It has been a wild ride with Odysseus and to think all of it could have been prevented had he not blinded the great gods son. First it was the war in Troy and that finale was him losing six of his men. Second, it was the Lotus Eaters where his men were poisoned,"They fell in...never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay"(Homer lines 94 and 98-99). Blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus to escape from the cave,"rammed it deep in his crater eye, and leaned on it"(Homer lines 332-333). Which resulted in him shadowing a curse on him from one of the most powerful gods. When he had to navigate into a whole new world, the Land of the Dead to "consult the blind prophet Tiresias"(Homer pge 576). And he got told his destiny form there on out.  The sirens,"who lure sailors to their destruction"(Homer pg 580)  his men passed this test by having self strength and Odysseus showed bravery as he was the only one who listened to the mesmerizing tone "I alone should listen to their song" he says.(Homer lines 693-694). The sea monster, Scylla and great whirlpool Charybdis was the next challenge for them. They passed successful with the dreadfulness of "six of my best men" were eaten by Scylla. Next his men ate all of Lord Helios' cattle making him livid and letting Zeus punish them,"Zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit"(Homer lines 948-949). Lastly, Odysseus returns home,"has finished telling his story to the Phaeacians"(Homer pg 595). And thanks to Athena he is disguised as a beggar so that he could take out the Suitors with his son Telemachus. But, his rage gets the best of him after kills Antinous and he reveals himself,"You dare bid for my wife while I was still alive. Contempt was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven, contempt for what men say of you hereafter. Your last hour has come. You die in blood"(Homer lines 1441-1444). One suitor, Eurymachus, tries talking them out of dying but that soon doesn't work and he tells the suitors to fight anyway but they are no match for Odysseus."every shot brought down one of his huddling enemies"(Homer lines 1523-1524).

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Now home, Odysseus finally has his wife back and she is safe and still loves him,"he wept at last, his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms"(Homer lines 1614-1615). He has overcome everything thrown at him and now he "had regained his family and his kingdom"(Homer pg 616).

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Odysseus is a epic hero because of the reassurance he gave his men when during with Scylla, "have we  never been in danger before this?...Did I not keep my nerve, and use my wits to find a way out for us?"(Homer lines 766-770).  Along with taking charge and showing leadership as he told them what to do,"Heads up, lad! We must obed the orders as I give them. Get the oar shafts in your hands, and lay back hard on your benches"(Homer lines 773-775). Intelligence when he tells his men "to tie me up, tight as a splint, erect along the mast, lashed to the mast, and if I should and to be untied, take more turns of the rope to muffle me"(Homer lines 695-698). And when he lied to Polyphemus about his name, "My name is Nohbdy" he says to him(Homer line 315). Odysseus showed bravery as he navigated through the Land of the Dead to find the prophter even though he was "sick with fear"(Homer line 570).
Odysseus repeatedly was faced with monsters and problems that he resolved continuously. Along the way he did lose some men but he still didn't give up or let that tear him down. Odysseus was a great leader and didn't stop until he was finally finished, back home with his family.