Odysseus In The Epic Poem, The Odyssey
In the epic poem, The Odyssey, Odysseus is a Greek hero that fought in the Trojan War. After the war, Odysseus got lost for ten years, which led people to believe that he died. But he is alive, trapped in a land, Ogygia, trapped by a Calypso who is in deep love with Odysseus. All Odysseus wants is to go home to his wife and son. Meanwhile, at his palace, suitors have taken over and seek for Odysseus's wife, Penelope's hand in marriage. Penelope, however, stays loyal to Odysseus. Odysseus's son, Prince Telemachus, wants so badly to throw the suitors out of his palace, but he is not well prepared to so something like that. What Prince Telemachus does not know, is that one of the suitors, Antinous, wants to kill him. Antinous wants to make