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Odysseus' journeys take place after his participation in the Greek campaign at Troy. The household troubles which he faces on his return result from his long absence during both the war and the wanderings which follow it. The enormous body of literature devoted to this singular event is a testament to the significance it held in the eyes of both Homer's contemporaries and the generations that followed.
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Why did Achilles ask his mother to ask Zeus to help the Trojans defeat the Greeks?
to regain the honor the king took from him when he took away his honor, therefore Achilles wanted the king to suffer how he did.
Whom does Odysseus trust to help him defeat the suitors?
Odysseus trusted his son, Telemachus to help him defeat the suitors. He also trusted his two faithful servants, Eumaeus and Philoeteus.
Who does Odysseus trust to help him defeat the suitors?
Telemachus and Athena
How did Odysseus help end the war?
odysseus helped end the war by faking his surrendering and when the trojans went home and celebrated their fake victory. the greeks had made a trojan horse out of wood and hid the soldiers inside the wooden horse and when the celebration ended the soldiers came out slaughtered the women, children, the trojans and burnt the town to the ground. mostly it was faking the surrender that helped end the trojan war.
Did Odysseus slay a monster?
He did what had to be done to help his brothers to defeat the enemies!
Why did Achilles ask his mother to ask Zeus to help the Trojans defeat the Greeks?
to regain the honor the king took from him when he took away his honor, therefore Achilles wanted the king to suffer how he did.
What secret device was used to help the Greeks beat the Trojans in the Trojan war?
horse
Whom does Odysseus trust to help him defeat the suitors?
Odysseus trusted his son, Telemachus to help him defeat the suitors. He also trusted his two faithful servants, Eumaeus and Philoeteus.
Who does Odysseus trust to help him defeat the suitors?
Telemachus and Athena
How did Odysseus help end the war?
odysseus helped end the war by faking his surrendering and when the trojans went home and celebrated their fake victory. the greeks had made a trojan horse out of wood and hid the soldiers inside the wooden horse and when the celebration ended the soldiers came out slaughtered the women, children, the trojans and burnt the town to the ground. mostly it was faking the surrender that helped end the trojan war.
Did Odysseus slay a monster?
He did what had to be done to help his brothers to defeat the enemies!
How did the Trojan horse help greek defeat the Trojan?
the Greeks hid in the hollowed out wooden horse, and sailed their ships away, making the Trojans believe they had left. The trojans celebrated and took the horse left behind as a sign of surrender by the Greeks. They then brought the horse inside to serve as a statue and reminder of the Greek surrender. At night, the men inside the horse, escaped, killed the guards at the wall, opened the city gates and signalled the hiding Greek forces to attack. With the heavily fortified wall gates now open, the Greeks easily defeated the Trojans.
What character trait helps Odysseus defeat cyclops?
Cunning and cleverness help Odysseus defeat the Cyclops Polyphemus in Homer's "The Odyssey." Odysseus tricks the Cyclops into getting drunk, then blinds him while he sleeps to escape from his cave.
Why does Odysseus pray to Athena?
I think that Odysseus preyed to Athena because she was the goddess of wisdom so he would prey so he can gain wisdom and to help him scheme for a war plan against the Trojans.
Did Poseidon help Odysseus?
Yes. Poseidon greatly favoured the Greeks in the Trojan war, and in some versions he is said to have given Odysseus the idea for the Trojan horse.
How did the Trojan horse help the Trojans defeat the Greeks?
It didn't. The Trojan Horse was used by the Greeks to trick the Trojans, allowing the Greeks to breach the walls of Troy and sack the city. After a long series of battles around and in front of the city of Troy, the Greeks were unable to breach Troy's defenses, and were low on morale. The suggestion (attributed to Ulysses) was to use trickery rather than force to break into Troy. Thus, playing on the superstitions and beliefs of the Trojans, the Greeks built a large wooden sculpture in the shape of a horse, and left it on the beach, before sailing away, apparently abandoning the fight with Troy. According to legend, the Trojans saw this mighty horse as an offering by the Greeks to their Gods for a safe trip home. Counseled by priests that the best way to bring the Gods' favor to Troy instead of the Greeks was to bring the Horse into Troy for a celebration, the Trojans did so, and held a huge party. What they didn't know was that the Greeks had merely pretended to leave, sailing but a short distance away (a few dozen leagues). They had left a small band of soldiers hidden inside a secret compartment of the Horse. Late at night, when all the Trojans were asleep after their huge celebratory party, these soldiers slipped out, and overwhelmed the few city guards still awake. They then opened Troy's main city gates, where the entire rest of the Greek army had returned from the fake retreat, and was waiting for the gates to open. Thus, the Greeks gained access to Troy while it slept, and quickly massacred everyone they could. Now, of course, this whole tale is brought to us by (primarily) Homer, and is unknown if (or how much of) it is true. We know Troy existed, and that there was indeed a Trojan war, but how Troy was defeated is not known for a fact.
Why did Zeus want to distrupt the seas when Odysseus leaves Calypso's island?
It's not Zeus that is disrupting the seas after Odysseus leaves Calypso's island; it is Poseidon. Athena went to Zeus to ask for his help to get Odysseus home and Zeus agreed that he would allow Odysseus to try and get home. Poseidon, on the other hand, hates the Greeks and especially hates Odysseus because he killed his son the cyclops, Polyphemus.
