https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8 A Hero's Journey en-us 2020-10-21 13:05:08 UTC 2025-10-21 17:11:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/26f5.png mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/876067889 Book 1 gives a brief overview of the adventures Odysseus had, and the tragedies that occurred. This book hooks the reader, and makes them want to venture further into Odysseus's story. ]]> 2020-10-30 12:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/876067889 mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/877419819 In the italics of book 1, the goddess Athena makes it clear that she has taken a liking to Odysseus. She is appealing to other gods to send him home, and she is also keeping a watch over Odysseus's wife and son at Ithaca. ]]> 2020-10-30 18:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/877419819 mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/877461817 In book 5, the island of the goddess Calypso is the main focus. It is described in great detail, and is said to be a very beautiful place that even a god would take delight in. Despite the island and the goddess Calypso's beauty, Odysseus still longs for home. ]]> 2020-10-30 18:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/877461817 mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878194728 Odysseus is unfaithful to his wife while with Calypso during the night, and in terrible anguish during the day because he misses her. He regrets his actions but continues to repeat them throughout his entire stay with the goddess. Finally, he is so terribly sad, that Calypso agrees to let him leave.  ]]> 2020-10-31 01:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878194728 mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878211442 This book highlights on Odysseus's pride in himself. He is constantly saying, "I am Odysseus, son of Laertes," to make sure he is given credit for his actions. His pride will be end up costing him greatly. ]]> 2020-10-31 01:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878211442 mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878214102 Odysseus and his men face many conflicts in this book, including the cyclops and the lotus eaters. Both are challenges the crew overcomes in order to get just one small step closer to completing the journey. While Odysseus loses his first few crewmates, he knows the journey must go on. ]]> 2020-10-31 02:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878214102 mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878216046 In the italics of book 10, Odysseus and his men meet Aeolus, the wind king. They win over his favor, and he gives them a bag of wind that will blow their ship homeward. However, he also gives them a bag of bad wind that will cause them to go in the wrong direction. Odysseus's crewmates, letting their curiosity get the best of them, open the bag of bad wind, thinking it to be gold and riches. The men are blown off course. ]]> 2020-10-31 02:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878216046 mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878235824 In Book 10, Odysseus and his men land upon the shore of Circe, a well renown witch. Odysseus's crew, again displaying their uncontained curiosity, go to meet her and she turns them into pigs. Odysseus goes to save his men with the help of the god Hermes, and convinces Circe to transform them back and let them go. Circe agrees, but tells Odysseus he must visit the land of the dead before he leaves. ]]> 2020-10-31 02:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878235824 mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878239699 Before Odysseus can leave Circe, he must visit the land of the dead. Here he meets several shades, or ghosts, of people who have passed on. One of these people he promises to give a proper burial and memorial for his death, and another is his mother, whom he did not know to be dead. Odysseus also receives his fate, and is told the way to get home. ]]> 2020-10-31 02:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878239699 mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878241263 In the italics at the end of Book 11, Odysseus speaks to the shade of his mother. She informs him with news of his family back home. Odysseus's father, wife, and son are all mourning him, and his mother tells him that she died from a broken heart. ]]> 2020-10-31 02:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878241263 mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878243250 In Book 12, Odysseus and his men face the final trials before returning home. They faced Sirens, beings who tried to make the crew jump ship, Scylla, a six headed monster, and Charybdis, a whirpool. ]]> 2020-10-31 02:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878243250 mccurdym243031 https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878250445 In the italic at the end of Book 12, Odysseus loses the rest of his men because they eat forbidden cattle. Odysseus is the lone survivor, and he finally makes it home to Ithaca. ]]> 2020-10-31 02:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mccurdym243031/8uqtcuam7hn4rmj8/wish/878250445