Quotes From The Odyssey

The Twenty-Year Long Journey of Odysseus

“My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends, everyone calls me Nohbdy.” The words uttered are a famous quote from The Odyssey by Homer. It is a story that was written in the 7th century B.C. Odysseus (the main character) is lost at sea for twenty years. He was the reason for almost all of his mistakes. With each threat they faced, more of his crew died. By the end, he was the only one to make it. Odysseus' weaknesses generated all of his misfortune, but his strengths saved him in the end. In The Odyssey, it begins with Odysseus telling King Alcinous about his journey. He tells him that he was detained for an extensive time on Calypso's island. He tells him that they were weathered hard by Zeus.

He is presented with his lost crew mates, his mother, and Tiresias. Tiresias tells Odysseus he sees anguish ahead. They will find Helios's cattle. but if they follow their intent of getting home, they will reach home. But if Odysseus and his men raid the cattle, Tiresias sees destruction, in which only Odysseus survives. Under an unusual sail, Odysseus will return home to find his kingdom, his own house filled with trouble with men eating his livestock and pursuing his wife. He tells him to make a sacrifice to Poseidon. Among other things, Odysseus will have a very peaceful

Whoever can string Odysseus’s bow and shoot through twelve ax handle sockets will marry her. While Odysseus is still in disguise, he asks to try. He does this so flawlessly , it is amazing. Odysseus then gets his revenge. He says, “So much for that. Your clean-cut game is over. Now watch me hit a target that no man has hit before, if I can make this shot. Help me, Apollo.” He shoots Antinous and kills him. The fight breaks out and Odysseus and his trusted friends kill the suitors. This shows his quick temper which could be both a strength and a weakness. In this though, it was a weakness. He put his trustworthy friends in danger. He put his son in danger. Penelope has to know if this is Odysseus. Odysseus gets mad at Penelope for wanting to move the bed he made and he exposes himself this way. She knows for sure that he is Odysseus and they reconcile with each other. Loving one