in both the Odyssey and ''an ancient Gresture'' the characters expinced grief.According to Alexander and Millay grief is a universal theme. grief survival and hope are all found in both of the pieces. Odysseus is a depressed character because he started crying when he hear the song the greeks was playing , he had a long sleep and then he was was up washed upon the shore. his wife is still waiting on him to come home but Athena don't want him to leave . Odysseus is motovated to his wife and back from war he home but not really not home .
