The Role Of Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey

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About the time Odysseus reached Ithaca, Polyphemus the cyclops Odysseus blinded is asking Poseidon, his father, a way to cure his blinded eye. Polyphemus asked, “Father, Poseidon, is there any way to get my eye back?” “Polyphemus, there is a way to cure your eye, but you must go through a long and harsh journey to get what you want,” Poseidon answers, “You must find a way to go to Circe’s palace and find a way to get her to help you on your quest.” “That’s all I have to do?” Polyphemus said, “Thank you, Father.” Poseidon then vanished into the surrounding, going back to controlling the earth. Polyphemus immediately went home to work, preparing for a journey who knows how hard or long. Polyphemus need to make a boat so he could travel to …show more content…

“Oh right, I totally forgot about that thing,” Polyphemus says, “I wonder what does it do. Well one way to find out.” Polyphemus gulps down the potion, like anyone stranded in the desert would do. “Ugh, that tasted nas--,” Polyphemus begins to transform, he transformed into a giant covered in flames, also gaining temporary vision, “Woah, I can see and I feel more powerful.” Polyphemus immediately put the potion to work, knowing there is a time limit to the potion. He fights the Blood Golem, with the potion he has the power to summon fire, and so he uses it as his advantage, Polyphemus summons fire and incinerate the Blood Golem leaving only the blood grass untouched. “Phew, finally, that gotten rid of I’ll go get the blood grass,” Polyphemus says, “Wait, what is this?” After Polyphemus collect the blood grass something seems to caught his eye. It was something silver. Polyphemus picks the silver object up and shows it to the wisp. “An ironwood nut, an ironwood nut,” the wisp whispers. “Wait ho--,” Polyphemus beings the shrink and the potion effect wares off, “No, I can’t see again, and how did the ironwood nut come