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Odysseus begins his journey back home to Ithaca from Troy, following the long war at Troy.
Odysseus begins his journey back home to Ithaca from Troy, following the long war at Troy.
10 years
No, he is the king of Ithaka, but on his way home from the battle of troy, he is misled by Poseidon. This sends him on a twenty-year long journey.
the "Battle of Troy" as written in the Iliad as seen in the Film: "TROY". afterward; Odysseus travels back to Greece (the LONG WAY)
It takes Odysseus 20 years to return home after he left Ithaca for the war.It takes Odysseus 10 years to return home after the 10 year long Trojan war.During these 10 years, Odysseus spent a year with the sorceress Circe. Odysseus was trapped with the Nymph Goddess Calypso for 7 years.
He stabs the eye of Polyphemus, the cyclops, Poseidon's son. This angers the god, who controls the sea...and he makes Odysseus' journey home from Troy meander for 10 years. He also spends 7 years on Calypso's island.
It takes Odysseus 20 years to return home after he left Ithaca for the war.It takes Odysseus 10 years to return home after the 10 year long Trojan war.During these 10 years, Odysseus spent a year with the sorceress Circe. Odysseus was trapped with the Nymph Goddess Calypso for 7 years.Read more: How_long_did_it_take_Odysseus_to_return_home
Odysseus starts his journey in Troy and returns to his homeland of Ithaca after the Trojan War
Odysseus was away from his home 20 years
In "The Odyssey," Troy is depicted as a powerful and prosperous city that eventually falls to the Greeks after a long and brutal war. The city's downfall is caused by the clever ruse of the Trojan Horse, leading to its destruction and the end of the Trojan War. The fall of Troy is a major event in the epic, setting the stage for Odysseus's long journey home.
Odysseus is away from fair Ithaca for 20 years. The war of Troy lasts for 10 years, and his journey (the Odyssey) lasts 10 more years. In these 20 years, he does not see either his wife Penelope or his son Telemachus.