Odysseus has returned from Troy at last!

Last washed up on the shores of Scheria, Odysseus was found by a bunch of young women looking like an old man. He then went to the palace and the King gave him everything he needed to get back to Ithaca. When he got back, Odysseus found the suitors and his dog, Argos, recognised him. 

“When that stranger walked up to the palace”, said one of the palace guards, ”Argos began barking frantically. It was very strange but when we heard Odysseus was back I understood that the gods had disguised him!  

The suitors were killed by Odysseus!

The suitors that were trying to marry Queen Penelope have been killed by Odysseus of Ithaca, a hero at Troy and his son, Telemachus along with many of the palace servants at Pelicata Palace on the island of Ithaca. All happening right when Odysseus strung his old hunting bow. 

“I was there,” said every servant we interviewed, “we all, led by Odysseus, attacked those terrible suitors that were trying to seize the throne and rise to power and I killed one of them!”

Odysseus! is back to Ithaca 

Ithaca is now back to being under Odysseus’ rule, free of those terrible suitors that were trying to marry Queen Penelope for her power and riches and not her beauty this is very important because it means Ithaca will not end up in a nasty persons’ rule like the suitors

“my parents are very happy that they are back together now,” said Prince Telemachus, son of Odysseus, “they have been missing each other for over 20 years!”

 

After twelve years of hardship and loss of a king, Odysseus finally returns to a kingdom running out of food and crawling with greedy suitors to the throne. With this terrible situation Odysseus goes to a banquet full of the power thirsty suitors and acts like a beggar. Little did suitors know that they would be killed later by the king of Ithaca and his mighty bow. The result is that Ithaca is now returning to it’s former glory. 

 

When Odysseus finally arrived he didn’t roam the streets crying “Your king has returned” he didn’t “Storm the castle killing every suitor in his sight” but he simply visited an old friend who was talking to his son Telemachus. Upon his visit to Odysseus’s friend he acts as if he is a traveler in front of Telemachus. Odysseus was testing Telemachus to see if he still remembered Odysseus. When Telemachus finally realised who this “traveler” really was Odysseus told him his plan to act like a beggar and then when it was least expected he would revile his true identity and kill all the suitors with his bow.  

 

Here’s the view of a chef cooking all the food for the feast. 

“I didn’t think much of the beggar at first but then the impossible happened he was actually Odysseus our true faithful king and he killed all of those rat-like suitors with his bow.” 

 

Now that Ithaca has it’s king back Odysseus has to sacrifice himself to Poseidon to make peace with humans and gods. 

 

 

  

Odysseus has return to his own kingdom the one and only Ithaca!

 

After ten years of blood and war, another ten years trying to return to his kingdom. He has finally return to his very own kingdom! But there is still a challenge yet to come.

 

Odysseus has to get back to the palace before it’s to late. The suitors has found out that queen Penelope wasn’t going to finish the wedding dress. They told all the other suitors that she had lied. Odysseus got bask to his palace when his son, Telemachus, has just set a challenge to the suitors. Odysseus has completed the challenge and has defeated the suitors. Now Ithaca has it’s king!

Odysseus returns from his 10 year voyage to Troy and a 10 year trip back! King of Ithaca has returned but what about the others? Are they alive, if so, where are they? “My crew, 500 men in 12 ships were left remaining after the war, but took shelter in a cyclops cave, Polythemus, but we orchestrated an elaborate trick, blinded him and left.” Odysseus said. He also told us how Posidon cursed them and how they ended up on the Laestrygonians island, the Laestrygonians were cannibals, ruled by King Lamus, and how they lost 451 men out of 500, 1 ship out of 12! After the atrocious assault, they arrived in Circe’s island who in fact turned the crew left into pigs, Odysseus on the other hand ate a white moly flower which was said to be the cure to most magic and poisons. But soon found out that Circe loved him but he didn’t love her back. “I have a wife already!” Odysseus said to Circe. In the end, she had to let him go after some years. They travelled to the Underworld to meet Terisias the Oracle, Odysseus finds out they Penelope, Odysseus’ wife was being pestered by suitors to have the crown and riches. Terisias tells him that 6 of his men will perish and not to eat the cattle on the Island of the Sun.

The crew were furious with Odysseus when they found out that Odysseus knew what would happen and didn’t tell them about it. They didn’t listen when Odysseus told them not to eat the cattle. In the end, no one of the crew was left alive except Odysseus. He found himself on Calypso, the sea nymph’s island. And Calypso also loved Odysseus, and offered him immortality if he loved her back but he refused! Athene who was watching Odysseus asked Zeus to tell Calypso to let Odysseus free and was convinced. “I was glad to be away from those women. what a mess they are.” Odysseus said. he was welcomed by King Alcinous and was sent home with Alcinous’ best rowing men. But sadly, when Odysseus arrived the rowing men, not Odysseus was turned to stone. Odysseus, horrified found Penelope still being pestered by the suitors, he happens to fire his bow, killing all of the suitors and was reunited with his wife and his kingdom.

Newspaper article by Darren.