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Odysseus' ordinary world is "on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca" (Homer line 21).  Odysseus is the hero, protagonist, and the king of Ithaca whom lived with his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus.

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Odysseus' call to adventure was going to the battle of troy "he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy" (Homer 4-5).  His refusing the call was how he didn't want to go to Troy because he was happy at home and a Prophecy told him that if he was to go, it would take him awhile to come back.

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Odysseus' mentor most of the Odyssey was Athena, the main parts she helped the most were the Trojan War, The Cyclops, and the Return to Ithaca "And now I pondered how to hurt him worst,
if but Athena granted what I prayed for"(Homer). Odysseus met Tiresias in Hades where he told Odysseus his future "I see destruction for ship and crew. Though you survive alone, bereft of all companions, lost for years, under strange sail shall you come home, to find your own house filled with trouble: insolent men eating your livestock as they court your lady." (Homer 645) All this was to come true in the rest of the story. Circe helped him get passed the sea monsters, Scylla and Charybdis, to only get rid of a few men rather than all of them.

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Odysseus crosses the threshold being entering the land of the dead.

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Odysseus and his men get pushed by the wind to the Cicone island where they had to fight many soldiers. Then "I stormed that place and killed the men who fought" (Homer line 43).

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Odysseus and his men were trapped on an island with Lotus eaters. He sent a few of his men and they ended up falling with the lotus eaters. "who showed no harm, only offering the sweet Lotus to our friends-- but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus, never cared to report, nor to return," (Homer lines 95-98). I say this is mostly Odysseus crossing the threshold because this is his first test that happens other than the Cicones.

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Hospitality was a big greek value which was upheld by Odysseus and his men. However Polyphemus didn't uphold to this rule, he even said he doesn't believe in the gods. "We Cyclopes care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus or all the gods in bliss;" (Homer line 219-21). Odysseus also prays to Athena for help during this. "I pondered how to hurt him worst, but if Athena granted what I prayed for." (Homer line 263-265).

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Odysseus met with Aeolus, the god of wind. Aeolus ends up deciding to help Odysseus by giving him the North, East, and South winds so he can get home fast. However Odysseus tried to open the bag but he can't. "When they are near home, Odysseus' men open the sack, letting loose a storm that drives them back to Aeolia. Aeolus casts them out, having decided that they are detested by the gods." (Homer page 576).

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After they left Aeolus they sailed seven days to the land of Laestrygonians which was a race of cannibals. Hospitality wasn't held up by both Odysseus nor the Laestrygonians a race of Cannibals. These creature destroy all of Odysseus' ships except the one he is sailing in.

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Odysseus was "protected by a magic herb, Odysseus demands that Circe change his men back into human form"(Homer intro to the land of the dead). Hermes finally gives Odysseus the magic herb.

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During this test, Odysseus used his intelligence to get past the Sirens with as many men as possible. He asked his men to tie him to the mast because he could hear the screams and didn't want to be lead to his death. " I alone should listen to their song. Therefore you are to tie me up," (Homer line 693-95). Odysseus told his men if he was to demand to be untied that they need to tie him tighter. "If I shout and beg to be untied take more turns of the rope to muffle me" (Homer line 697-98).

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Odysseus gets advice from Circe about "the perils of the sea monster Scylla and, nearby, the whirlpool Charybdis" (Homer). Odysseus asks "Zeus help us pull away before we founder"(Homer). Odysseus shows the greek value of leadership by encouraging his men with words like "‘Friends, have we never been in danger before this?"(Homer Line 766)

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"Ten years after the Trojan War, Odysseus departs from the goddess Calypso’s island," (Homer). As this long amount of time passed, Odysseus was under a spell and he was forced to be her lover. This action angered the gods and they decided to force her to set him free.

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After Odysseus had told the Phaeacians about his story they helped him sail home "The next day, young Phaeacian noblemen conduct him home by ship. (Homer). Telemachus helped his father in Odysseus' revenge  when  "Telemachus hit him between the shoulders, and the lancehead drove
clear through his chest"(Homer 1499-1502). Along with Telemachus, Eumaeus had also helped fight off the suitors "I can arm on the run myself: I’ll give outfits to Eumaeus and this cowherd" (Homer 1509)

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During the years he was gone they had tried to court his wife, Penelope. "In blood and dust
he saw that crowd all fallen, many and many slain"(homer). Odysseus had killed all the suitor out of pure rage and anger, starting with Antinous.

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I think Ordeal that Odysseus had encountered was the Cattle of the Sun God. He had told his men to not eat any of the cattle. Later, while praying Odysseus had fallen asleep and when he woke up, he found his men had eaten the cattle. "Come, we’ll cut out the noblest of these cattle for sacrifice to the gods who own the sky."(Homer) This didn't sit well with Helios, who asked for all of Odysseus' men to be punished.

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Odysseus' supreme ordeal was fighting against the suitors "Fight, I say, let’s remember the joy of it. Swords out" (Homer 1479) Odysseus, Telemachus and Eumaeus had killed all of the suitors. Telemachus helps in multiple ways. Some of the following include taking the suitors weapons but placing aside a few for them. He made sure to "let no one hear Odysseus is about.
Neither Laertes, nor the swineherd here, nor any slave, nor even Penelope," (Homer lines 1156-1158).

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When Odysseus starts his journey home he tells of his adventures to King Alcinous of the Phaeacians, who provide him with a ship. He takes this ship and returns to 'Ithaca after an absence of twenty years"(Homer).

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After 20 years of absence and being gone from Ithaca, Odysseus' reward was finally being reunited with his family  "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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In the Odyssey, Odysseus shows his heroic traits such as, bravery, intelligence, and leadership. His bravery was expressed in The Sirens "...the mast, and if I shout and beg to be untied, take more turns of the rope to muffle me," (Homer lines 696-698). Odysseus shows his intelligence in the Cyclops he when he tells Polyphemus his "...name is Nohbdy" (Homer line 315). He says his name is Nohbdy so Polyphemus can't tell anyone who stabbed him. Another way he expresses his intelligence is when he uses "three bowls I brought him, and he poured down. I saw the fuddle and flush come over him' then I sang out in cordial tones," (Homer lines 310-312). He also shows great leadership in the Scylla and Charybdis episode. He "...walked up and down from bow to stern, trying to put some heart into them, standing over every oarsman," (Homer lines 763-764). Throughout the Odyssey, Odysseus expresses his different skills which helped him survive. He proves himself to us and Zeus that he is worthy to live and he knows what to do when the time is right.