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Odysseus' home is Ithaca, an island off the west coast of Greece, "on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca (Homer 21)".

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Odysseus is asked to fight the Trojan war and doesn't want to go. Odysseus gets convinced by Athena to sail to Troy and defeat the Trojans.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Athena: The goddess of wisdom, Odysseus' main mentor, helped him get revenge on the suitors, disguised him as a beggar "disassemble to your son no longer now.  The time has come: tell him how you together will bring doom on the suitors in the town (Homer 1011)".

Circe: Tells him to see Teiresias and gives him advice on how to get past the Sirens " The goddess reveals his course to him and gives advice on how to avoid the dangers they will face. The Sirens, who hire sailors to their destruction.(Homer 671)

Tiresias: A blind prophet, tells Odysseus his destiny , ho do deal with Poseidon's curse, and how to complete his journey. "Great captain a fair wind and the honey lights of home are all you seek. but anguish lies ahead; the god who thunders on the land prepares it. (Homer 630)

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Odysseus goes to the land of the dead and finds Tiresias

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Greek value violated: loyalty.

God mentioned: Zeus "doom appeared to us, dark word of Zeus for us, our evil days (Homer 55)".
Odysseus men won the battle of Cicones but his men "were mutinous (Homer 12)". Fugitives ran back into town and brought reinforcements. The actions of Odysseus men caused him to lose 6 benches of men on each ship.

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Greek value upheld: Team Work
God mentioned: Zeus "storm against the ships and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea(Homer 70)".
Odysseus and his men land on the land of the Lotus Eaters. 3 of odysseus men ate the lotus and lost their will to return home. Odysseus tied the 3 men who ate the lotus to his ship.

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God mentioned: Poseidon "Come back ,Odysseus, and I'll treat you well, praying the god of earthquake to befriend you-his son I am,for he by his avowal fathered me, and, if he will, he may heal me of this black wound (Homer 473)".
Greek value violated: pride
Odysseus and his men meet the cyclops, the Cyclops Polyphemus takes odysseus and his men to eat. Odysseus and his men stab the Cyclops eye and escape but they get cursed by Poseidon

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Greek god mentioned: Aeolus "Aeolus king of the winds sends odysseus his way with a gift: a sack containing all the winds except the favorable west wind (Homer 526)".
Greek value upheld: Hospitality
Odysseus gets a gift from the god Aeolus, a bag of winds except for the west wind. when odysseus was near home his men opened the bag releasing the winds and sending them back to aeolia.

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Greek value violated: hospitality
Odysseus and his men go to the island called the land of the laestrygonians. the laestrygonians sink all of his ships except his main ship.

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God mentioned: Hermes "Protected by a magic herb, "given to him by Hermes, the messenger god" Odysseus demanded that Circe transformed to human form(Homer 526)".
Greek value upheld: Loyalty
Odysseus and his crew went the the island Aeaea and meet circe. Circe turned his men into swine.

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Goddess mentioned: Circe "Circe foresaw for us and shared with me, so let me tell her forecast" (Homer 687)".
Greek value upheld: loyalty
Odysseus ask his men to tie him up to his ship and let him hear the sirens call. odysseus also gives his men wax to put in there ears to not hear the sirens song while rowing the boat.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Greek god mentioned: Zeus "Zeus help us pull away before we founder(Homer 776)".
Greek value upheld: leadership
Odysseus and his men get stuck between Scylla and Charybdis.
Odysseus goes towards Scylla and passes the hydra.

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Goddess mentioned: Calipso "I have been detained long by Calipso loveliest among goddesses(Homer 29)".
Odysseus get detained by Calipso to be her lover. 10 years after the trojan war odysseus escapes from Calipsos island.

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The Phaecians: they take odysseus home after listening to his tale."great seafarers, the phaecians, gave me passage as they give other wanderers (Homer1074)".
Telemachus: Odysseus son that helps him kill the Suitors." Count up the Suitors for me, let me know what men at arm are there, how many men.(Homer 1083)
Eumaeus: helps Odysseus reclaim his throne."The servants armed themselves beside the master of battle.(Homer 1521)".

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The suiters: "God! what evil wind blew in this pest? Get over, stand in the passage way! Nudge my table, will you? egyption whips are sweet to what you'll come to hear. (Homer 1209)

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Cattle of the sun god:
God mentioned: Helios, the challenge Odysseus faces"They have killed by peaceful kine, my joy at morning when I climbed the sky of stars, and the evening, when I bore west ward from heaven. restitution or penalty they shall pay and pay in full.(Homer 909)
Greek value violated: loyalty odysseus men cook the cattle that Odysseus said not to cook.
"oh Father Zeus and gods in bliss forever, you made me sleep away this day of mischief! oh cruel drowsing, in the evil hour! (Homer 899)

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Goddess Mentioned: Athena, Athena disguises Odysseus as a beggar. "Son of Laertes and the gods of old, Odysseus, master of landways and seaways, dissemble to your son no longer now. The time has come: tell him how you together will bring doom on the suitors in the town. I shall not be far distant then, for I myself desire battle (Homer 1009)".
Greek value upheld: teamwork, Odysseus, Telemachus, Eumaeus and Athena work together to kill the suitors. "The servants armed themselves, and all three took there stand beside the master of battle (Homer 1521)".

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Odysseus gets help from the Phaeacians to return him to Ithaca and get his revenge on the suitors. "You yellow dogs, you thought I'd never make it home from the land of Troy.(Homer 1439)".

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"You make my stiff heart know that I am yours." Now from his breast into his eyes the ache of longing mounted, and he wept at last, his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms (Homer 1610)".

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Throughout the Odyssey Odysseus has displayed he is a hero because he continues to fight to get back home and also shows heroic traits of intelligence, bravery, quick thinking, and cleverness.
Odysseus when he faced the Suitors he displayed bravery Telemachus cries "How can two men do battle with a houseful in their prime?  For I must tell you this it is no affair of ten or even twice ten men, but scores, throngs of men (Homer 1095).  Although the odds are stacked against them Odysseus is not afraid he makes a plan to defeat the suitors which shows his bravery and intelligence,  "round up all the armor, lances, gear of war left in our hall, and stow the lot away. (Homer 1135).

Odysseus shows quick thinking and cleverness in blinding the cyclops Polyphemus. "Cyclops, you ask my honorable name? Remember the gift you promised me, and I shall tell you. My name is Nohbdy (Homer 313) . Polyphemus, why do you cry so sore in the starry night? You will not let us sleep. Sure no man's driving off your flock? No man has tricked you, ruined you? Out of the cave the mammoth Polyphemus roared and answered: Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me! To this rough shout they made the sage reply: Ah well, if nobody has played you foul there in your lonely bed (Homer 353).