https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66 English en-us 2021-05-18 13:50:49 UTC 2026-05-03 06:42:22 UTC hello@padlet.com smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535655303 Odysseus lives in Ithaca as a king along side his wife Penelope and son Telemachus "My home is peaked sea-mark if Ithaca under Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves, in sight of other Islands. ]]> 2021-05-18 13:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535655303 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535657482 Odysseus did not want to participate in the war. Athena convinced him to sail to Troy and use his intelligence to defeat the Trojans. ]]> 2021-05-18 13:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535657482 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535661612 Athena - she was the one who most helped Odysseus on his journey by assisting him in many fights, as well as helping him get back to Ithaca by disguising him, "As for my change of skin, that is a charm Athena, Hope of Soldiers," (Homer lines 1052-1053).
Teiresias - Mostly gave a warning to  the troubles that awaited Odysseus and his men, as well as how to make right of the wrong doing he has done, "make fair sacrifice to Lord Poseidon" (Homer line 663)
Circe - they helped by giving Odysseus advice on several troubles and forecasts of tragedies happening to Odysseus and his men, "Circe foresaw for us and shared with me, so let me tell her forecast: then we die with our eyes open" (Homer lines 687-689) ]]> 2021-05-18 13:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535661612 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535680680 Here Odysseus had to use his intelligence to get his men to leave the island without them wanting too "I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships,  tied them down under their rowing benches' (Homer lines 101-102). Here the gods weren't fully in Odysseus favor by making it harder to travel the sea "Now Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against, ships, and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea.' (Homer lines 70-72)]]> 2021-05-18 14:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535680680 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535681055 During the cyclops Odysseus must really prove his intelligence to escape the cannibal Polyphemus "Even Cyclopes know the wine grape grow out of grassland and loam in heaven's rain, but here's a bit of nectar and ambrosia!' (Homer lines 307-309). Ironically a God goes against Odysseus because of him hurting Polyphemus because its Poseidon's son "At this he stretched  his hands out and prayed Poseidon' (Homer lines 482-483).]]> 2021-05-18 14:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535681055 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535681420 When Odysseus and his men land at Aeolia, they are presented by another test from the king of the wind "a gift: a sack containing all the winds except the favorable west wind." (Homer) But this yet another test they fail because they can't follow simple instructions, but Aeolus and the gods send them away anyways, "Aeolus casts them out, having decided that they are detested by the gods." (Homer)]]> 2021-05-18 14:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535681420 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535681812 While traveling they land at Laestrygonians and are attacked by race of cannibals, which even though it's their nature they still heavily violate hospitality. ]]> 2021-05-18 14:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535681812 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535682162 While arriving at Aeaea Circe transforms Odysseus's men, which could be an act of violating hospitality, but they kind of had it coming. ]]> 2021-05-18 14:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535682162 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535682569 Once again Odysseus proves his intelligence by finding a way to listen but resist the sirens, "Therefore you are to tie me up, tight as a splint, erect along the mast, lashed to the mast, and if I shout and beg to be untied take more turns of the rope to muffle me." (Homer lines 693-698) Odysseus and his men finally follow the instructions and advice given by the gods/goddess, "Circe foresaw for us and shared with me, so let me tell her forecast: then we die with our eyes open" (Homer lines 687-689) ]]> 2021-05-18 14:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535682569 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535682949 Odysseus here shows his intelligence mostly by decision making to lose the fewest men and without losing the ship, " I sent them on toward Scylla" (Homer line 783). Not only following the advice he was given, but as well as the help from Zeus to help fight the rapid waves of the sea, " Zeus help us pull away before we founder." (Homer line 776)  ]]> 2021-05-18 14:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535682949 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535689623
Telemachus - As Odysseus son, he fought along side his father against the suitors (Homer lines 1106-1107), as well as having a happy reunion with his father, really showing Odysseus father figure "Then, throwing his arms around this marvel of a father Telemachus began to weep." (Homer lines 1059-1061)]]> 2021-05-18 14:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535689623 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535690911 Even when Odysseus returned home he still faced trouble. With the goddess Athena disguising him as a beggar to be undercover of everyone in Ithaca "As for my change of skin, that is a charm Athena, Hope of Soldiers," (Homer lines 1052-1053). But once they arrive in Odysseus home the suitors or most notable Antinous severely violates hospitality "What evil wind blew in this pest?" (Homer lines 1210) ]]> 2021-05-18 14:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535690911 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535698428 Odysseus and his men were instructed to harm the cattle of the sun god, but they still do, violating the Greek value, honor, "Come, we'll cut out the noblest of these cattle." (Homer line 868) This of course angers Helios and he begs for Zeus to kill Odysseus men, but he instead destroys their ship. "Let me throw down one white-hot bolt, and make splinters of their ship in the winedark sea." (Homer lines 918-919)]]> 2021-05-18 14:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535698428 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535698931 Odysseus demonstrated both bravery and intelligence by fighting a huge crowd of suitors and being sure to disarm them first, "He drew to his fist the cruel head of the arrow for Antinous" (Homer lines 1412-1413).  During the battle both Zeus and Athena fought alongside Odysseus and Telemachus "Suppose Athena's arm is over us, and Zeus her father's," (Homer lines 1110-1111)]]> 2021-05-18 14:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535698931 smithisa0022 https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535701098 What Odysseus earned from this long journey was his return home back to his wife, son, and kingdom "Odysseus has regained his family and his kingdom" (Homer)]]> 2021-05-18 14:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/smithisa0022/zx204e3jtxfyyn66/wish/1535701098