The Trojan War was over, and Odysseus tricked the enemy into bringing the huge wooden horse inside the city walls of Troy. The Trojans had no idea that the Greeks were hiding inside. That night, while their enemies slept Odysseus and his men snuck out of the horses' belly, they let in their fellow soldiers who came back under the cover of darkness.
Troy was destroyed and the Trojans were vanquished. It was time for Odysseus and his warriors to return home. This was the starting point for the story of the Odyssey.
10 years later in Ithaca, Odysseus' son Telemachus called a council of the men due to the inspiration he received from goddess Athena. He asked them how they could let his mother get taken advantage of. Antinous, one of the leaders of the town, put the blame on Penelope, who was still grieving her husband, Odysseus. Antinous felt Penelope should forget about Odysseus because he was probably dead. It should be noted that because Odyss
The Odyssey is a classic tale that shows many themes, the one theme that made a difference to me is the idea that no matter how bad a situation appears, there is always an answer and a way to win. Odysseus never gave up the hope that he would go home and live with his family, and that hope, that inner strength kept him alive. This story may have been a part of Greek mythology, but the lessons are real. Everyone should learn the lessons that the book tries to tell, because it can really be applied to life
Odysseus still had two matters of business to attend to, his enemies and whether of not his wife had been faithful to him. Of course wen they were reunited, there would be no mention of his time on Calypso Island. Nevertheless, he sat on a haystack and wondered if his wife had been unfaithful to him during his years of being away. The goddess Athena appeared to him, and told him that the answer would be if he took on the form of a beggar.
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