Odysseus Journey Revealed In Homer's The Odyssey

Lastly, the Greek mythological stories The Odyssey by Homer is a great example of “The Keys” and the cosmogonic cycle as a whole. Odysseus, the protagonist in this story, leaves the island of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Ten years after, the ten-year war ends. Odysseus is still residing in the city of Troy, trying to find a way home. Athena, the goddess of reason, art, literature, and intellect activity[1] is Odysseus’s helper and protector. She brings him the news of suiters trying to marry his wife and take over his household, this is his call to adventure, it is what makes him start his journey back home. The first test that Odysseus encounters is a nymph named Calypso. She is possessed by her love for him and imprisons him on her island called Ogygia. …show more content…
Athena disguises herself as friends of Odysseus to build an army and rescue Odysseus from the island. Another helper to him is his son Telemachus, he is helping Athena build an army to save Odysseus. Odysseus’s elixir begins to be threatened because the suitors back on Ithaca plan to ambush Telemachus and kill him when he returns home. Another helper of Odysseus is Zeus, the ruler of the Olympian gods and the God of the sky[2], he sends his son Hermes to persuade Calypso to let him leave by building a ship. Poseidon, the God of the sea is Odysseus’s test, he dislikes Odysseus because he blinded his son the Cyclops Polyphemus by poking him in the eye to escape his entrapment and sends a storm to wreck him ship when he sets sail. Odysseus has many flights in the series of books. Fleeing Troy, Ogygia, Poseidon’s storm, Schermie (home of the Phaeacians), and his final flee back home to Ithaca. The Phaeacians promise Odysseus a safe trip home if he tells them the stories of his