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How Is Odysseus Gone For The Last 10 Years

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Book one is about how Odysseus has been gone for 10 years. It tells us about what has happened while he was gone. It also describes what his family has been through while he was gone. At the end
Telemachus, Odysseus' son, travels to Pylos to find Odysseus. But on Ithaca evil suiter plan to kill
Telemachus when he comes back.
Book five is about what Odysseus has been doing for the 10 years he's been gone. He's been on an island being held captive by the Goddess calypso (she was also, a nymph). Hermes was told by Zeus to go get Odysseus back from and brings him back home. (For the past 7 years Odysseus has been having a affair with Calypso)
Book 9 was about Odysseus and his encounter with Polyphemus, Poseidon's son. On Odysseus' travels he encountered many people and dangerous situations, like the lotus eaters, the cyclops, and the …show more content…

Odysseus came out victorious in the Polyphemus battle because he tricked him and said that "his name is nohbdy". After that they had to defeat the cyclops too. After defeating both Polyphemus and the cyclops, Odysseus and his ship crew headed on route to the next destination. In book 10 Odysseus land on the island of Aeolus, where they stay with him for a month. When they leave Aeolus give them a far west wind and a bag holding all unfavorable stormy winds. While they were within sight of home the ship crew decides to open the bag of stormy winds thinking it was a bag of gold and it blows them back to the island of Aeolus. Since they were at point one again the head to Aeaea, where they split up, Odysseus and half of the crew stay on the ship while Eurylochus and the rest go on land. While on land Eurylochus and the crew with him encounter the witch, Circe and she ends up

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The way that Book 12 demonstrates examples of both skilled and faultless leadership on the part of Odysseus by not telling his men that six of them were going to die and by doing everything Circe told him in his fate. Not telling his men that six of them were going to die shows skilled leadership because he thought ahead and knew what their reactions were going to be which would’ve gotten them all killed, “They would’ve dropped their oars again, in panic,” (Homer 766). If the men were to panic, hide, and try to save themselves then they would’ve put the entire crew in danger including the ship. Book 12 shows how he is a faultless leader too, by sticking to what Circe told him was his fate. By sticking to what Circe said Odysseus ensured that he would make it home to his wife and son.

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Throughout the book Odysseus would undergo many challenges as well as life threatening situations in order to achieve his quest. He is a man who was both loved and hated by the god of Mt. Olympus. While others used their powers in his favor, some used them to hinder and if possible stop him from going home. For example due to his both his arrogance and conceitedness, the god Poseidon would cause for a rough voyage that would push him further from Ithaca and at one point cause a shipwreck that drowns his crew. One other notable trial of his journey was the encounter with the sirens.

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Fulfilling one’s arête does not necessarily mean being the best there is at something, but merely being the best you can be at something specific. This could mean a warrior, a wife, a son, a dancer, really just about anything. Throughout Homer’s Odyssey, various characters fulfill certain arêtes of theirs, yet other fail miserably at it, the most important example perhaps being Odysseus himself. Some characters even fulfill one of their arête but fall considerably shorter of fulfilling others, like Penelope. Arête shapes much of the Odyssey, and the motivations of many characters are driven by the concept.

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Our Quester: a young man, very arrogant and shrewd, a very hungry glory-seeker which gets in his way sometimes, and not to old to learn from his mistakes. A Place To Go: He must return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War but he is delayed by the wrath of the Greek God Poseidon. Zeus reasons that he be able to return to his home and sends the goddess Athena to help the quester. A stated Reason To Go: The Greeks have won the Trojan War and are ready for their journey home Challenges and Trials: First, he is detained on the island of Ogygia by the nymph, Calypso, who has fallen in love with him but after persuasion from Zeus she reluctantly lets him go.

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Odysseus extreme handling of the situation portrayed his anger being released. He drove the spear into Polyphemus’ eye in such a violent manner that the reader can infer that when Odysseus does not get his way, he releases his anger on the person whom offended him. At the conclusion of the episode, Odysseus sails away from the land shouting his victory to Polyphemus. In rage, Polyphemus hurls a large stone at the ship, almost crushing it and killing the entire group of men. When his men cried for him to cease, he continued to boast his victory

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After he successfully exits the cave by blinding the cyclopes, he and his surviving men board the ship. As a result of his pride, he calls out to the monster, "If anyone asks who put out your eye, tell them it was Odysseus of Ithaca!”(Hinds 109). Considering the fact Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon, the cyclops calls out to him and therefore starts the troublesome voyage for Odysseus back home. When he returns to Ithaca he learns to control his hubris by replacing it with patience. Athena, the goddess of war and strategy, disguises Odysseus as a beggar because it is wisest to arrive in Ithaca without anyone being able to recognize him.

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