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Odysseus was fated to not return home until he had lost his men and his ship, and after many trials.
Odysseus spent a year with the sorceress Circe, and seven years with the nymph Calypso.
Odysseus offended the god Poseidon by blinding his son, the cyclops Polyphemus.
Odysseus' men killed the golden cattle of Helios, further angering the gods.
Odysseus' men stupidly opened the bag of winds when they were almost home, causing them to be pushed far out to sea.
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What happened to Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War in Odysseus?
Odysseus was on his 10 year wanderings home, so he wasn't involver. Agamemnon was murdered by the boyfriend his wife had taken up with during his long absence.
Why did Athena turn Odysseus into a beggar?
So that Odysseus could return home with out being recognized, so he can see what the suitors are doing to his home.
Who are the suitors and what are they doing in Odysseus home?
Odysseus left Ithaca to fight in the Trojan war, and he has been gone for 20 years. his wife, Penelope, is beautiful and rich. Odysseus has been gone so long that everyone assumes hes dead, so a lot of men are showing up at Odysseus's home, trying to wed her. Penelope still knows in her heart that he is not dead, and odysseuss comes home and slaughters all the suitors.
What is Odysseus trying to do in the Odysseus?
Odysseus blinded Poseidon's son's eye who is a Cyclops. So he was cursed that can not go back home. He tried to go back home in the Odyssey.
What do Poseidon and the rest og the Gods disagree about at the beginning of the odyssey?
Well Athena and the other gods wanted Odysseus to get home because he had been away for so long and he was sad, However Poseidon didn't like Odysseus because Odysseus blinded his son, Athena and Zeus etc decided to help Odysseus get home when Poseidon wasn't there so so they weren't really disagreeing exactly, but that's basically what it happens
Is Poseidon's goal to kill Odysseus?
No. Poseidon realizes that Odysseus is fated to return home so can not kill him. Instead he wishes to make Odysseus suffer greatly for a long time.
What happened to Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War in Odysseus?
Odysseus was on his 10 year wanderings home, so he wasn't involver. Agamemnon was murdered by the boyfriend his wife had taken up with during his long absence.
Why did Athena turn Odysseus into a beggar?
So that Odysseus could return home with out being recognized, so he can see what the suitors are doing to his home.
Why is book 14 and the relationship between Odysseus and Eumae os significant to Odysseus' heroic status?
It shows that even after Odysseus has been gone for so long, his servants and people can still love him and hope for him to come home.
Who are the suitors and what are they doing in Odysseus home?
Odysseus left Ithaca to fight in the Trojan war, and he has been gone for 20 years. his wife, Penelope, is beautiful and rich. Odysseus has been gone so long that everyone assumes hes dead, so a lot of men are showing up at Odysseus's home, trying to wed her. Penelope still knows in her heart that he is not dead, and odysseuss comes home and slaughters all the suitors.
What is Odysseus trying to do in the Odysseus?
Odysseus blinded Poseidon's son's eye who is a Cyclops. So he was cursed that can not go back home. He tried to go back home in the Odyssey.
What do Poseidon and the rest og the Gods disagree about at the beginning of the odyssey?
Well Athena and the other gods wanted Odysseus to get home because he had been away for so long and he was sad, However Poseidon didn't like Odysseus because Odysseus blinded his son, Athena and Zeus etc decided to help Odysseus get home when Poseidon wasn't there so so they weren't really disagreeing exactly, but that's basically what it happens
Why is Odysseus in a disguise?
So he can make it home, safely.
Why doesn't Odysseus son believe Odysseus when he tells him he is his father?
because Odysseus was gone so long they thought he was dead
Why does Odysseus begin to tell the phaeacians his story?
so that he can get home
What is the summary of The Odyssey?
The Odyssey is the story of the wanderings of Odysseus after the Trojan war, in his 10 year voyage home. The Odyssey then relates how he deals with his troubles at home after being away for so long.
What is odysseus' worst action of his wandering?
Because he wants to go home but he cant so he kills the cyclopes and he basically brags about it which makes a long journey going back home to Ithaca .
