It's about the adventurous journey of Odysseus to return home to his native island of Ithaca after the fall of Troy. It is a story of gods and monsters he encounters and fights on the way, and finally of him finding his Court to have been taken over by foreign princes competing for the hand of what they consider Odysseus' widow - and his killing of every one of them, including the people in his Court who had sided with them.
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
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!
homer the poet
The Odyssey relates the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus as he tries to return home after the Trojan War.
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
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.
The poet Homer wrote the epic poem called "The Odyssey," which narrates the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus as he tries to return home after the Trojan War.
Odysseus goes through many journeys and adventures that proves his reputation is deserved. he has fought for his men which lead to gainig everyones respect. therefore odysseus reputation is deserved
He took it from The Odyssey by Homer.