In the book "The Odyssey" Troy is the city that Odysseus was attacking.
The journey of Odysseus from Ithaca to Troy and back to Ithaca is summarized in the book the Odyssey.
Odysseus is a soldier who must fight in the Greek army at Troy.
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When Odysseus left for Troy he was newly wed to Penelope and was in his mid 20's.
Ulysses is the roman name for the greek hero Odysseus. so he first appears in Homer's Illiad. the story about the siege on troy. Homer's other book, the oddysey, is all about "Ulysses", but is an older book, as it is about his return from troy.
Odysseus was in Troy because the Greeks were having a war with the Trojans. Paris, a Prince of Troy, has "stolen" King Meneleus's (of Sparta) wife, Helen.
She died after Odysseus left for Troy from greef of her son.
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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.
After sacking Troy, Odysseus spends the entire book trying to get back home in Ithaca. After he comes home, he teams up with his son, Telemachus, to drive the suitors from his home.