Important Events In The Odyssey
The Odyssey is an epic poem about the greek gods, goddesses, and monsters but is there an absence of an epic hero in this poem? Odysseus -the reigning king of Ithaca- was taking part in the Trojan War for 10 long years. After the Trojan War, he was thrown of his course by the gods and goddesses. These gods were upset by how Odysseus had overthrown and held hostages during the war. He was then traveling another 10 years to return to his home, Ithaca. On and on he raced to go home while overcoming the constant challenges thrown his way on his journey. Three major events that were extremely significant throughout the poem were when Odysseus and his men landed on an island and were imprisoned on the Cyclops, when he journeyed through the sea and
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Roaming through Ithaca, he finds his son and tells him that “ Athena, counseling me, will give me word, and I shall signal to you, nodding: at the point round up all armor, lances, gear of war left in our hall… when the suitors miss those arms and question you” (Homer 599). Telemachus and Odysseus reunite and stage a plan to overthrow the suitors living in the palace. Between one other, the plan was bound to work. Penelope still has no idea that Odysseus has returned and interrogates the beggar asking “ Friend, let me ask you first of all: who are you, where do you come from, of what nation of and parents were you born” Odysseus then responds to Penelope that “... he (Odysseus) is alive and well, and headed homeward now” (Homer 605-606). Later, once Odysseus finally returns home, he challenges the suitors to a challenge for the palace and his wife. One of the challenges was to string his bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axes handle sockets which only Odysseus is capable of performing. Once the suitors did not hold true to the challenge, Odysseus, with the help of others, killed all of the suitors, not sparing
Roaming through Ithaca, he finds his son and tells him that “ Athena, counseling me, will give me word, and I shall signal to you, nodding: at the point round up all armor, lances, gear of war left in our hall… when the suitors miss those arms and question you” (Homer 599). Telemachus and Odysseus reunite and stage a plan to overthrow the suitors living in the palace. Between one other, the plan was bound to work. Penelope still has no idea that Odysseus has returned and interrogates the beggar asking “ Friend, let me ask you first of all: who are you, where do you come from, of what nation of and parents were you born” Odysseus then responds to Penelope that “... he (Odysseus) is alive and well, and headed homeward now” (Homer 605-606). Later, once Odysseus finally returns home, he challenges the suitors to a challenge for the palace and his wife. One of the challenges was to string his bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axes handle sockets which only Odysseus is capable of performing. Once the suitors did not hold true to the challenge, Odysseus, with the help of others, killed all of the suitors, not sparing