Summary Of Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey

As Odysseus, the great sailor, and his men sailed directionless in the open sea, he and his men quickly became weary with hunger. Wise Odysseus saw tiny stone structures off in the distance of the sea, so he knew an island, probably with food and supplies must be near. He commands his men to turn the ship towards the strange rocks off into the horizon. Odysseus’ boat seamed to move as fast as a mighty lightning bolt from the hands of Zeus to smite a thief of Mount Olympus. The men’s extreme hunger fueled a giant uproar of cheering and celebrating when the crew saw a flock of sheep that never seemed to end, on the peculiar island covered and surrounded in unidentifiable stone structures that were long and thin. When the ship landed, every man on that ship was yearning to run off and kill and eat every sheep the starving men saw. But, intelligent Odysseus advised against this. For, he was worried about what evil things might lie be on this island.

The brave and intelligent Odysseus ordered half of his men to stay and guard the ship. The men left the

ship in hope to find a meal. The rocky, sandy shore quickly faded into great, green grass. The men crept along the pasture as daylight faded into the amber sky. Jagged rocks protruding from the ground surrounded the startled soldiers. The constant “BAAH!” of the sheep edged them to move on. The soft grass led the cursed men further and further into the mysterious island where they ventured for some meat. The plump cattle were now in sight and the rumble of the men’s stomach shook the ground like on earthquake. The powerful leader Odysseus demanded his men to remain focused, and search for alternative food. A sweet voice sang and provoked one of Odysseus’s young warriors to stare into her black eyes. The man instantly was frozen, mortified and covered in a thick sheet of rock.
Odysseus and his men run off back to the ship for safety. After they already lost one man, Odysseus, leader of the men, had to tell his men how to escape Medusa. “Men, we all saw what happened to one of our best solders. This was a tragic and horrific death that we have to forget about. Yet, we cannot let this happen to anyone else why we are here. To avoid being trapped into Gorgon Medusa’s, follow these specific rules. Always keep your eyes down, looking at her feet. Don’t ever pick your head up, because the consequences are obvious, losing your life to become a stone. If we can follow these rules, we can hunt the sheep and escape the island quickly and safely. Do we all agree?” The men agreed with Odysseus and set off back towards the deadly Medusa to find the sheep and fulfill their desire for food. This time following the rules and being a lot more cautious than before.
The knowledgeable Odysseus and his men needed to find a distinctive way to escape the strange woman.

Three of Odysseus’s men had already been turned to stone by Medusa. The great Odysseus was infuriated at the fact that his men ate the sheep after the men were directed not to run off. He had told them multiple times that they were absolutely not allowed to leave him. However, his men disobeyed him and ran off for the sheep. The men had to try their absolute hardest to not look at the evil Medusa’s eyes. Odysseus’s men knew that if they would even glance into the creature’s eyes, the perpetrator would immediately be turned into stone. The men had to take every step with caution as if they were walking on a frozen pond. The men carefully inched up to the sheep, rounding them up and running off out of fear from Medusa back to the ship. Odysseus and his men then sailed away and left the island without a

trace.