Similarities Between Flash And Odysseus

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The Flash and Odysseus are similar in many ways. They are also different in other ways. The similarities are small and big. Along with similarities the differences are small and big. We will look at the similarities and differences.

The Flash a teenage boy named Barry Allen who got struck by lightning in his lab one night when a partical exelarator exploded. After he recovered he had supper speed. He started using his speed to help the people in the city. Only a few people new his identity. He had lost his mom when he was 11 and his father was blamed for the murder.

Odysseus was a man who left for battle leaving his wife. He went missing for 20 years. With help from Athena he was able to make it home. Athena advised him to dress as a beggar

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