Persuasive Speech In The Odyssey
Odysseus was one of the legendary heroes in Greek folklore. He was the king of the island of Ithara and the central character of Homer’s heroic poem, The Odyssey. Son of Laertes and Anticlea, known for his persuasive speech and for his wisdom and comprehension. Odysseus saved the people of Greece in the Trojan War and helped them to emerge victorious. In this mythology, the war between the Trojans and the Greeks took place when Paris, who was the Trojan prince, kidnapped Helen. Helen was the wife of Menelaus of Sparta. Menelaus demanded the return of his wife Helen but the Trojans refused, Menelaus then convinced his brother Agamemnin to fight Troy by leading the army. Ulysses (latanized term for odysseys) then created a plan to sack the city