Odysseus' voyage is the story of a man, Odysseus that went to war. On his way back, he got lost, and went to an island inhabbited by a cyclops. Because cyclopses are the offspring of poseidon, he offended said god by stabbin the cyclopses eye out. Because of this, Poseidon stirred up the water, making it so Odysseus' journey would be very long and hard, for revenge.
In Greek mythology, Odysseus is not a god, he is a hero. He makes a heroic voyage, known as the Odyssey.
10 years long and it was supposed to be only 3 or 4 weeks.
Odysseus (also known as Ulysses) took part in the Trojan War. The Odyssey is the tale of his troublsome voyage home to Ithaka, which took 20 years.
No one but Odysseus survives the journey back to Ithaca. All his men on his ship and all men on the other ships die during the voyage.
Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, holds a lasting grudge against Odysseus. This animosity stems from Odysseus blinding Poseidon's son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, during his journey home from the Trojan War. As a result, Poseidon continually hampers Odysseus's voyage, making it difficult for him to return to Ithaca.
Poseidon commanded them to be killed off on their voyage because of the curse he put on Odysseus.
In Greek mythology, Odysseus is not a god, he is a hero. He makes a heroic voyage, known as the Odyssey.
The cattle of the sun
Those of Odysseus' crew who survived Troy all died on the voyage back to Ithaca.
Odysseus feels really sad and then Argus dies because he is 20+ years old. Argus was just a puppy when Odysseus first left on his voyage.
watching his men carefully - he does not want another mishap
10 years long and it was supposed to be only 3 or 4 weeks.
Sonya Salomaa
the cattle that roam on the island belonging to the sungod, Helios.
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He and his men wanted to get the golden fleece. Which back then was a very valuable artifact. Hope it helps.
Odysseus (also known as Ulysses) took part in the Trojan War. The Odyssey is the tale of his troublsome voyage home to Ithaka, which took 20 years.