Odysseus In Homer's The Odyssey

The Odyssey by Homer is an action-packed epic poem with many heroic movements of their main character Odysseus. The Odyssey Part 1 has many different shocking, arrogant and heroic events Odysseus does. This story is known worldwide and many people have interpreted and translated it to there languages over the ages.

Odyssey is truly the most well known epic poem in the world today.

The first thing that happens in the Odyssey Part 1 is Odysseus finally leaves Troy and heads home at last. The only problem is Odysseus forgets to thank you and give the gods sacrifices because he is so self-important. This makes Poseidon infuriated! Poseidon then makes a huge storm to delay or even destroy Odysseus. When the storm battered Odysseus and his

He and some chosen men go on the treacherous expedition looking for Cyclopes. This was a huge mistake of Odysseus’s. A giant Cyclopes names Polyphemus captured them and took them to his shadowy gruesome hideout. He closed the door with a giant boulder and began to consume Odysseus’s men. Odysseus figured out a plan to stab Polyphemus eye out with a charred log. He told Polyphemus that his name was Nobody. Polyphemus believed

But, out of pure arrogance as they were leaving Odysseus yelled, “O Cyclops! Would you feast on my companions? Puny, am I in a Caveman’s hands? How do you like the beating that we gave you, you damned cannibal? Eater of guests under your roof! Zeus and the gods have paid you!” Verses 395-399 page 483. After that, the Polyphemus was outraged! He began to hurl gigantic boulders at the sound of the men. As they were departing Odysseus once again yelled, “Cyclops, if ever mortal man inquires how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities took your eye: Laertes’ son whose home’s on Ithica!” Verses 424- 428 page 484. The finally escaped the treacherous beast but Odysseus will pay a horrendous consequence for his