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Odysseus' goal was to get home.

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While under water in the storm comes to help Odysseus?

A sea goddess came to help Odysseus.


Who helped Odysseus while he was at sea and how?

a sea qoddess Actually, Athena helps Odysseus throughout the whole epic. She is on his side through the story, no matter what trouble he finds him in.


Did Odysseus die at sea?

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How does Odysseus survive the shipwreck?

While his ship and all his men are being sucked into the sea by the whirlpool Charybdis, Odysseus is launched up and grabs hold of a fig tree, which is on a nearby cliff.


Why did Odysseus sail around the Mediterranean sea?

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Why did Aeolus help Odysseus?

Aeolus, the Greek god of the wind, helped Odysseus to return home to Ithaca by putting the north, south and easterly winds in a bag, leaving only a westward wind to blow Odysseus and his men home. He did all this purely to annoy his brother, Poseidon, Greek god of the sea, who was his cousin. Aeolus told Odysseus never to open the bag, for the winds will be released. Odysseus had no intention to open the bag, but while he was sleeping, one of his crew did, thinking it was some sort of treasure, while Ithaca was in sight. The winds blew Odysseus far off course and closer to other dangers.


What does Odysseus eventually do to be able to return home?

Odysseus defeats the sea monster guy


How long was Odysseus at sea?

20 years


What was the epithet for odysseus' crew?

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Who is proteus in the the Odysseus?

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What did the wind god do to help Odysseus?

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Who of the following work against Odysseus Athena Helios Poseidon Tiresias Scylla?

Poseidon and Scylla work against Odysseus in "The Odyssey." Poseidon holds a grudge against Odysseus for blinding his son, Polyphemus, while Scylla is a sea monster that attacks Odysseus's men as they sail past her lair.