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Odysseus was returning home from Troy where he fought in the Trojan war.
because Poseidon punished him for braging by putting many obstacles to his home
Posiedon is angry with Odysseus because he blinded his son, the cyclops Polyphemus.
she was Odysseus's reason for returning home to Ithaca along with their son Telemachus
It set the scene for Odysseus to be returning to his home in Ithaca, and the perilous adventures which made up the tale of the Odyssey (story of Odysseus)
Odysseus was returning home from Troy where he fought in the Trojan war.
Troy
Odysseus last stopped in Scheria, home of the Phaecians, before returning home to Ithaca. Or if 'home' means estate, he spends the night in the house of Eumaeus, the swineherd.
Because he can walk on water..
returning home from war
because Poseidon punished him for braging by putting many obstacles to his home
What kept Odysseus from getting home was the God's because Odysseus did not respect their power. That made the Gods angry. ~an eleven year old mythology wiz
Posiedon is angry with Odysseus because he blinded his son, the cyclops Polyphemus.
They ate the sun god's cattle.
Circe insists that Odysseus go to the underworld to consult with the blind Theban prophet Teiresias.
Calypso kept Odysseus from returning home for 7 years
Odysseus faced a number of obstacles on his way home from the Trojan War that Poseidon, god of the sea, placed in his way.