Ithaca

Odysseus was the King of Ithaca and had a key role in the Trojan War as a hero. After the war he embarks on a ten year journey to return home where he finds new places and has a life full of adventure. He encounters the cannibalistic Laestrygonians and the Cyclopes leading to excitement and help from the prophet Tiresias and even meets his dead mother. The ten year journey leads to an interesting life and questions about life and purpose both are addressed in each poem, Ulysses and Ithaka. The…

alone survived the trials and quests of the gods, and reclaimed his throne on the island of Ithaca. And let me tell of The Sacker of Troy, Son of Laertes and Ruler of Ithaca!Let me tell of Odysseus’s further struggle to protect his homeland! The southern part of Ithaca was always warm and breezy, the waves kissing the sandy beaches, and the sun always shining on the tops of trees. And it was this area of Ithaca where Alkaios chose to land his fleet of ships. For those who did not who Alkaios…

in book 12, who provided him with a ship and treasures once he told his famous tale of how he arrived in Ithaca. However, at times he abuses xenia for example in Polyphemus’ cave in book 9, where he and his men ate the Cyclops’s cheese before he arrived. Also Aeolus gave him a bag of wind to help him and his crew be on their way, but his men opened the bag which blew them further from Ithaca and back to him. And this time he wasn’t so respectful to them. With the help other, Odysseus was…

story of the Odyssey, the Greek gods and goddesses has an enormous influence on Odysseus’s journey back to his beloved wife, Penelope and homeland, Ithaca. The Greek gods and goddesses clearly proved their superiority over the humans with their abilities to drastically change courses effortlessly in Odysseus’s sail home. Throughout his journey back to Ithaca, he encounters many unfortunate obstacles with gods and goddesses like Poseidon and Circe. Despite the intrusions, Odysseus receives…

King of Ithaca. When his son Telemachus is born Odysseus was called out to war with Troy. However, after defeating the Trojans Odysseus is very arrogant and thinks that he no longer needs the gods. Poseidon feels as though Odysseus has wronged him and needs to to taught a very important lesson. Poseidon declared that for this offence, Odysseus shall not return home and spend the rest of his life suffering, lost at sea until he can learn. Odysseus is lost at sea and away from his home at Ithaca…

written in the 8th century BC by an author named Homer. The story takes place in the seas between Europe and Africa, sailing from island to island, by ship. Odysseus faces many challenges on his long journey from Troy to his home on an island named Ithaca. Odysseus and his crew get blown off course due to a curse casted by a god; this results in taking ten years to return to their homeland. His leadership and strategic skills are tested greatly. Odysseus proves to be a hero through noble and…

The main character, Odysseus, is a strong, noble, courageous leader for him and his men. He has a thirst for glory and his homecoming. Odysseus’s most distinguishing trait, is his sharp intellect. Quick thinking has gotten Odysseus out of some very sticky situations. For example, when Odysseus and his men were on Polyphemus’s island, Odysseus’ intellect freed him from the Cyclops’ cave. Another distinguishing trait is his confidence/cockiness. Some say that it is confidence, some say cockiness.…

goddesses, Athena favors and lavish Odysseus to the point that she became the passionate goddess that plead with her father, Zeus, to help Odysseus out. Due to Odysseus being confined in Ogygia, Calypso’s island, Athena personally made a visit to Ithaca and encourage Odysseus’s son, Telemachus, to go out on a voyage and seek his father that will solve the situation with the suitors constantly pursuing after his mother, Queen Penelope. Before Athena appeared as Mentes in front of the young lad,…

“The strong winds and pressure from this type of severe storm causes storm surge, a series of long waves that are created far from shore in deeper water” (NOAA 1). While on his trip back to his kingdom, Ithaca, Odysseus killed Poseidon's son, Polyphemus. Because of this, everyone believed it was Poseidon stirring the sea; seeking revenge. The waves Odysseus was caught in was not an act of revenge from the gods, but rather just extreme winds that created…

The character Odysseus is a brave king of Ithaca who is always navigating a journey or adventure while facing many challenges. Throughout the journey, he stays determined to achieve his goal, which is to reunite with his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus. In the book The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is seen as a wandering hero who overcame all obstacles that put his life or his family in danger. Odysseus proved to the gods and his family that he is a true hero who will defeat anyone in his…