Remarked by Homer to be the youngest child of Leartes and Anticleia, Odysseus's parents, making her his sister - in the Iliad Meges is remarked to be the son of Phyleus by either Eustyoche, Ctimene, or Timandra.
Generation 0 Telemachus Generation 1 Odysseus married to Penelope, dau of Icarius (sister of Iphthime m Eumelus) Generation 2 Odysseus (and his sister Ctimene) was the son of Laertes and Anticleia Generation 3 Laertes son of Arcesius; Anitcleia dau of Autolycus and Amphithea. Generation 4 Arcesius son of Zeus
homer the poet
Lines 29/31 signal Odysseus' flashback to the past, where he begins telling the story of his adventures.
Odysseus went in to the cave because of his overabundant curiosity, which usually gets the best of him on his adventures.
Zeus controls the weather by which Odysseus sails
ctimene
ctimene
Generation 0 Telemachus Generation 1 Odysseus married to Penelope, dau of Icarius (sister of Iphthime m Eumelus) Generation 2 Odysseus (and his sister Ctimene) was the son of Laertes and Anticleia Generation 3 Laertes son of Arcesius; Anitcleia dau of Autolycus and Amphithea. Generation 4 Arcesius son of Zeus
homer the poet
After being rescued, the King and his people ask Odysseus to tell how he came to their island. Odysseus tells of his adventures orally and from his point of view. At this point the reader should question if Odysseus is being completely accurate or perhaps embellishing his tales and adventures.
Lines 29/31 signal Odysseus' flashback to the past, where he begins telling the story of his adventures.
Odysseus went in to the cave because of his overabundant curiosity, which usually gets the best of him on his adventures.
Zeus controls the weather by which Odysseus sails
The Odyssey relates the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus as he tries to return home after the Trojan War.
Hera and Aphrodite were Greek/Roman goddesses.
The Odyssey is based on the adventures of Odysseus, the King of Ithaca. The adventures were so important that the story was named after the hero itself!
Odysseus meets all the criteria of being an epic hero. He is brave, he has great adventures and he always wins.