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1200 BCE
Cyclops analysis
Odysseus lost some of his men because the cyclops eat them and was cursed that he never see his home again -
1200 BCE
Lotus eaters analysis
Odysseus gained some praise because of his quick thinking and leadership skills -
1200 BCE
Bag of wind analysis
Odysseus lost respect from the king because he left the bag of wind unsupervised and let one of his man open it. Which could have people thinking he doesn’t have control over his men -
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Circe analysis
Odysseus lost his sense of leadership in a way because he knew six of his men would die and did not say anything -
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Hellios Cattle
Zeus sent a thunderbolt down to sink Odysseus's ship for disobeying and his men eating the cattle.He drifts to ogygia island and stayed there for 7 seven years . -
Trojan war
the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has been narrated through many works of Greek literature, most notably Homer's Iliad. -
Lotus Eaters
Odysseus and his men were offered the lotus but those who ate the plant lost their hope of home.So Odysseus told his men to go on the ship and tied them down .He told them if you taste it you lose your hope of home then they left. -
Aeolus-Bag of wind
Odysseus received a gift. He was pushed foward and given a bag of wind .But when Odysseus was sleeping one of the men onboard opened the bag letting the storms out. -
Circe
Odysseus and his men visited the island and she turned his men into pigs.She wanted him to seduce her.But she gave him a altamatum by telling him 6 of his men would die. -
Cyclops
He took his twelve best fighters and they went up to the cavern with cups of sweet liquors.He insisted they go up.Then the cyclops noticed them.He killed some of his men .But he knew that if he killed the cyclops he would be trapped there.Then when they escaped he cursed Odysseus so that if he was to return home he would lose someone . -
Sirens
the Sirens were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting And Odysseus had to tie hisself down and put plugs in his men’s ear -
Hellios Cattle analysis
Odysseus lost a sense of respect by eating the cattle and disobeying after Circe warned him. -
suitors analysis
Odyssues got his wife back in a clever way. -
Scylla
Circe warned him about Scylla and told him that 6 of his men would die.He did not tell his men at all knowing she would not die because he thought he was doing the right thing -
Scylla analysis
He lost six men from this and knowing they would die -
Sutors
The suitors were people who were in Odysseus house and were freeloading off his wife and they raped and violated his maids.She put them through many trials.then odyssues came home and killed all the suitors
