Ithaca

story he fights in the the Trojan war half heartedly and sparring some of the civilians. He however boasts about his victory claiming he won the war without the help of the Gods angered Poseidon. This causes Odysseus and his crew unable to return to Ithaca for year thanks to Poseidon's monsters blocking the way. He loses some men on the way. While sailing the wash up on a seemingly deserted island, the wander in a cave to find wine and cheese. They quickly help themselves to this food to…

These weaknesses appear sparingly during the quest but strongly pull him down again, and again. For example, while he is sailing away from the cyclops island he gives his identity away as “Odysseus, raider of cities […] Laertes’ son, whose home’s on Ithaca” (Od.9.286-287). This shows how the captain is much too self-confident and craves glory, making him think and act without thinking or considering others first. He lets his anger control him, his thoughts, and his…

brawn and overwhelming egoism. The aftermath of war is marked with grief; it reveals that peace cannot harbor the pride and arrogance of war and that actions once deemed heroic are nothing more than the ruthless slaughter of men. Odysseus’ return to Ithaca, though marked by peril and misfortune, ultimately leads to Odysseus’ all-encompassing change of heart and, subsequently, his eventual peace. His suffering has been an act of divine retribution not to eliminate him but rather to cleanse his…

returning to Ithaca after many years away from home signifies a returning to himself after many years of trying to find himself. Athena tells him when he does not recognize his homeland that “You must be a fool, stranger, or come from nowhere, if you really have to ask what this land is.” (294) The narrator says “Ithaca... heart racing, Odysseus filled with joy to hear Athena…

long years of suffering at sea for blinding Poseidon’s son Polyphemus. This fate continued for seventeen years until the Gods vouched for his return to Ithaca. With the help of Athena and Hermes, Odysseus was able to put his fear aside and brave the ocean with his wit and strength, even with the odds stacked against him. He was well on his way to Ithaca until Poseidon saw that the Gods had released him from Ogygia. This aggravated Poseidon and he produced a great storm, enabling Odysseus’…

to take his place. He also kills the women who work for him for sleeping with the suitors in a way to bring harmony back to Ithaca from Ithaca being in discord after he left. Odysseus says, “These men have been destroyed by divine destiny and their own recklessness. They honored no one, rich or poor, high or low, who came to them” (Homer 597). They brought discord to Ithaca because of their selfish acts. He has to get rid of the people that destroyed the country to bring harmony back to his…

him go. Hence, the poem is about Odysseus’ journey back to Ithaca and how he gets hold of the situation in his home when he makes it to Ithaca. And, from beginning to end in the poem, it is seen that how people get in tremendous trouble due to their own deeds as lot of them are greedy, liars and rude. In other words, a large number of people…

is Odysseus, a man of advancing age who has earned the glory and worship of his people. Odysseus spent 20 years at war and returning home. With the help of the Greek Goddess Athena and her father Zeus, Odysseus was able to return to Ithaca. Upon returning to Ithaca Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar. Soon after returning home he revealed his identity to his son Telemachus. Penelope, Odysseus wife had been told that her husband was alive and would return to her but she did not believe it. …

All the gods pity Odysseus, apart from Poseidon, because Odysseus blinded his son Polyphemus (as told in Book 9). After Athene has successfully argued Odysseus’ case to Zeus, Hermes is sent to tell Calypso to release Odysseus while she heads to Ithaca, Odysseus’ home. There she encourages Telemachus, Odysseus’ son, to call all the Achaeans to an assembly. Disguised as a family friend she meets Telemachus. While the suitors amuse themselves in Odysseus’ place, Telemachus and Athene talk. She…

the Greek hero faces many hardships during the process of his return that seem dependent on prior events in the Trojan War described in The Iliad. In other words, Odysseus confronts similar problems, when he was in the Trojan War, traveling back to Ithaca. As a result, Homer displays Odysseus’ development as a person throughout both stories, applying his knowledge acquired on the battlefield to the daily adversities he encounters on his return home. Furthermore, Odysseus as a character is not…