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Odysseus ordinary world is "on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca"(Homer line 21) The hero Odysseus lives on the island with his wife Penelope, his son, Telemachus along with his dog.

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Odysseus leaves his home for his adventure and goes on to fight in the Battle of Troy."While he fought only to save his own life, but to bring his shipmates home"(Homer line 8) Odysseus never wanted to fight because he thought he would die in the war.

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Odysseus had three mentors during his journey Teiresias, Athena and Circe. The first one he meets is Teiresias, he tells him the obysticals he will have to go through to survive. "I swore to sacrifice a black lamb, handsome of all our flock"(Homer line 560). Next was Athena and she helped him more than once. She helps in the end by making him look old to fool the suitors. "The goddess Athena appears and informs him of the situation at home. 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. Next was Circe and told Odysseus how he was going to get home and the things he would have to do to get home. I shall not see on earth a place more dear,
though I have been detained long by Calypso, loveliest among goddesses, who held me
in her smooth caves to be her heart’s delight,
as Circe of Athena, the enchantress,
desired me, and detained me in her hall.(Homer Introduction Para)

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Odysseus wants to go home back to Ithaca but cannot after asking Circe to go home and gets declined. She told him he has to go to the underworld (Hades) to speak with Tiresias and he will tell him how to get home."Meanwhile I crouched with my drawn sword to keep
the surging phantoms from the bloody pit till I should know the presence of Tiresias.(Homer line 575)

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Odysseus first test was when he and his men and the 12 ships came upon the Cicones island Odysseus and his men decided to "sack" and kill and steal everything they had."And this new grief we bore with us to sea:
our precious lives we had, but not our friends. No ship made sail next day until some shipmate had raised a cry, three times, for each poor ghost
unfleshed by the Cicones on that field. (Homer line 65)

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The Lotus Eaters were plants. When odysseus and his mean left the island that was home to the Cicones they went on to a land of creatures that look peaceful and human like. They offered Odysseus and his men to eat fresh lovely fruit and these fresh juice flowers that the Lotus-Eaters would give them. These flowers made it so that they would not ever want to leave the land. They finally escaped with the help of Zeus who sent a storm sweeping the island. They lost 6 men a ship. "that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland."(Homer line 100)

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Odysseus and his men came up on another island after the escape of the Lotus-Eaters. It was home to a man eating one eyed giant that was hungry. When Odysseus and his men showed up they wondered the island and got captured by the beast. He kept them prisoner and feed off Odysseus men one by one. They where thinking of escaping every day but could not just leave because of the giant rock that covered the exit whole and only the giant could move it. Before they realized it they wanted to stab it in the eye. Their second plan was to get the giant drunk and maybe he would be less harmful and they could kill him while the door was open."Cyclops, try some wine.
Here’s liquor to wash down your scraps of men"(Homer line 296) After they had him drunk they came up with their 3rd and final plan to escape on the bellies of the sheep that the Cyclops had. They knew he would have to let them out at some point so they can go eat and he could not see well due to the amount of wine he had and stabbing him in the eye so, when he let the sheep out he was letting the men out too and he didn't even know it. After escaping Odysseus yelled out his name and his father and even where he lived. Not a good idea to put into a pissed off giant."So three sheep could convey each man. I took the woolliest ram, the choicest of the flock, and hung myself under his kinky belly"(Homer line 382). After escaping the Ciclopes heard Odysseus yelling his name and everything the giant asked Poseidon to heal him and deal with Odysseus.

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Odysseus and his men are sailing and come across a floating island. The island is floating above the sea with steep bronze cliffs."Odysseus and his men sail to Aeolia, where Aeolus, king of the winds, sends Odysseus on his way with a gift: a sack containing all the winds except the favorable west winds."(Homer)

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Odysseus and his men are close to an island full of man eating beasts that kill people by placing giant boulders that the ships will hit and then they will come onto the island so they can be eaten. Hospitality is violated.""They sail for seven days and arrive in the land of the Laestrygonians, a race of cannibals. These creatures destroy all of Odysseus’ ships except the one he is sailing in."(Homer)

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Circe turns into a 6 headed monster and then Helios sends her to an island far at sea to spend the rest of her days. Hermes provides Odysseus with moly to protect him from Circe's magic."Odysseus and his reduced crew escape and reach Aeaea, the island ruled by the sorceress-goddess Circe. She transforms half of the men into swine. Protected by a magic herb, Odysseus demands that Circe change his men back into human form."(Homer)

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Odysseus and his men are at sea and they hear a wonderful noise that they all just want to sing alone to and dance to. It was a nice peaceful song. But they had to tie themselves to the boat so they would not die. They just kept sailing and kept the orders not to listen to odysseus if he told them anything else but to keep sailing."The goddess reveals his course to him and gives advice on how to avoid the dangers he will face: the Sirens, who lure sailors to their destruction; the Wandering Rocks, sea rocks that destroy even birds in flight".(Homer)

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When Odysseus and his men came across Scylla and Charybdis the monster ate 6 off the deck mates. The giant whirlpool was insane and caused trouble for Odysseus and his men. But he knew what he had to do and he had no choice. They violated the greek value of hospitality. The god Poseidon was used to make the whirlpool."But scarcely had that island faded in blue air than I saw smoke and white water, with sound of waves in tumult—
a sound the men heard, and it terrified them."(Homer Line 756)

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Calypso puts a spell on Odysseus and makes him stay on her island for seven years as her lover. Eventually Zeus sends Hermes to deliver the message that she must let him go back to Ithaca and she sends him off with supplies. "Ten years after the Trojan War, Odysseus departs from the goddess Calypso’s island. He arrives in Phaeacia, ruled by Alcinous. Alcinous offers a ship too Odysseus and asks him to tell off his adventures".(Homer)

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Odysseus had 3 allies. The first one was the Phaeacians, then then there was Telemachus, and lastly there was Eumaeus. The first allie was the Phaeacians. They told him they would take him down the river but then they dumped him somewhere else.

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Odysseus had the suitors to deal with after his long journey and had to find a was to get ride of them. He killed them with Eumaeus a loyal servent of Odysseus, Telemachus."Still disguised as a beggar, Odysseus enters his home. He is confronted by the haughty suitor Antinous"(Homer)

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Odysseus men on the ship were very hungry. All the food on the ship had run out and they insisted on stoping to eat some beef on this island ran the "Sun God" Odysseus advised the men to stay away from it because he knew that those who eat the meat will be punished. His men were dumb and went on and ate it. Also a storm was made by Zeus so they would crash."and clouds driven by Zeus shrouded land and sea in a night of storm."(Homer Line 830). Also hospitality was not shown because when the men wanted to eat the cattle they would be punished."and I went down the seaward path. No sooner
had I caught sight of our black hull, then savory odors of burnt fat eddied around me; grief took hold of me, and I cried aloud".(Homer line 895)

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Odysseus came home to his wife and kingdom being treated like crap. He killed all the suitors and got his wife back. Also he got to see his dog before it died. The god involved is Athena and she helps Odysseus look homeless and then changes him back to make his wife happy."He drew to his fist the cruel head of an arrow for Antinous just as the young man leaned to lift his beautiful drinking cup"(Homer line 1412)

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After his 20 year long years at sea and fighting in many battles and meeting people as well as losing people Odysseus finally makes it home to his family and friends. His journey goes from
King Alcinous, the Phaecians helping him get back to Ithaca, and him revealing himself to the suitors before he kills them. "Still disguised as a beggar, Odysseus enters his home. He is confronted by the haughty suitor Antinous".(Homer)

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He has the right to be back to the ordinary world and have his family back and his union."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."(Homer)

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Odysseus was a epic hero because he saved a lot of people and went on an epic journey for 20 years fighting and winning his way home. He went in many wars and battles and won them all. Odysseus son of Poseidon is a epic hero. Odysseus held the traits of strength, courage and nobility. He Shows strength when he shot the arrow through the doorknob. "Now shrugging off his rags the wiliest fighter of the islands leapt and stood on the broad doorsill". Homer line 1405)