Looking at The Odyssey from an exterior view, it can look like nothing more than a simple adventure tale of a soldiers return home from Troy. However, there is much more to Homer’s epic tale than just an adventure story. The epic poem, The Odyssey by Homer can be seen as more than an adventure story because of the stories deeper topics, such as spirituality, human goals and metaphorical rebirth.
“The Odyssey” goes beyond being an adventure story, and attempts to highlight many parts of greek society such as the idea of spirituality. “In the ancient Greek world, religion was personal, direct, and present in all areas of life” (Cartwright, www.ancient.eu/). The gods created fate, and were responsible for every human action. The Odyssey almost