In the epic The Odyessy by Homer, the most dangerous threats to Odysseus are temptation, disloyalty, and his hubiris attitude. Throughout the story, Odysseus, as well as his men, are faced with temptation and must overcome desire. Odysseus wants to try to overcome his temptatiuon so he has his shipmates tie him to the ship and allow him to hear the songs of the sirens. Consequently, he almost goes mad with desire to go to the sirens; eventhough he knows it is a deadly decision. Although Odysseus did not overcome the temptation, he learned that if he never puts himself in a situation to feel temptation, he will not have to endure the pain of trying to resist it. Another threat to Odysseus was disloyalty. Odysseus had been betryaed by the suiters
