His Dog Argus
Odysseus' dog Argus was neglected, and left to it's own devices. Argus was sleeping in a dung heap when he recognized his old master twenty years later. Argus then has a heart attack and dies.
Odysseus and the crew rescue themselves from the cyclops. Odysseus later escapes under Polyphemus' largest ram.
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In Homer's "The Odyssey," the suitors who sought to marry Penelope and consumed Odysseus's wealth faced a severe punishment upon Odysseus's return. After revealing his identity, Odysseus, with the help of his son Telemachus and loyal servants, executed the suitors for their disrespect and betrayal. They were killed in a brutal fight, and their bodies were later disposed of by being thrown outside the palace. This punishment served as a restoration of order and justice in Odysseus's household.
Odysseus helped raid Troy, and later raided the city of Ismarus, of the people known as the Cicones.
Odysseus leads his men into war against the Trojans. Later, he taunts the cyclops Polyphemus, causing Polyphemus to curse Odysseus. Still later, he leads his men into the underworld. Finally, he orders his men to sail past the Sirens, then Scylla.
Odysseus implicitly tells Telemachus not to string his bow, even though he can. Odysseus later signals Telemachus to prepare for battle after Odysseus has performed the feat of strength and skill.
The cyclops learns through a seer that he will be blinded by Odysseus. Later on, after Polyphemus is blinded, Odysseus yells his name to Polyphemus while bragging about blinding the cyclops.
Telemachus was Odysseus and Penelope's son, and was the only son mentioned in the Odyssey.They later had Poliporthes after Odysseus returned from Troy.
According to Homer (who tells us about the Trojan War in the Iliad), Odysseus came up with the idea of building a giant wooden horse which was then left outside the gates of Troy.When the Trojans saw it, they assumed it was a peace offering and dragged it into the city - unaware that Odysseus and other Greek soldiers were hiding within. Later, they emerged and took the city unawares.
At first Odysseus and his crew killed the Cicones and took their wives and booty, but later they fled from the Cicones.
Odysseus was trapped in the cave of the cyclops in the cyclops island. He was later trapped for 7 years on Calypso's island.