In Ithaca, Penelope and Telemachus are awaiting for Odysseus' s long return. In the beginning this is pretty much all that's going on.
The Odyssey begins in the present with the invocation of the poet asking for help from the muse.The story begins in Mount Olympus, where the gods (with the exception of Poseidon) are meeting.Later in book 1, we join Telemachus on the island of Ithaca. However, the direct story of Odysseus begins in book 6 with Odysseus being found in Scheria by Nausicaa, a Phaeaician princess who takes him to her father, where he begins telling the tale of his return from Troy.
It is the story of Odysseus' long journey home to Ithaca after the expedition.
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!
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)
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You need to read the story.
they send Odysseus from there to Ithaca after he tells his story.
The Odyssey begins in the present with the invocation of the poet asking for help from the muse.The story begins in Mount Olympus, where the gods (with the exception of Poseidon) are meeting.Later in book 1, we join Telemachus on the island of Ithaca. However, the direct story of Odysseus begins in book 6 with Odysseus being found in Scheria by Nausicaa, a Phaeaician princess who takes him to her father, where he begins telling the tale of his return from Troy.
It is the story of Odysseus' long journey home to Ithaca after the expedition.
the poem begins in the middle of the story.
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!
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)
Both the Illiad and The Odyssey. The Illiad was the story about the War of Troy, featured Achilles more than Odysseus. The Odyssey is about Odysseus' return to Ithaca, his land. Which took...10 years I believe?
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Starting in medias res
Both the Illiad and the Odyssey. The Illiad was the story about the War of Troy, featured Achilles more than Odysseus. The Odyssey is about Odysseus' return to Ithaca, his land. Which took...10 years I believe?
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