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Sam Scott Ferguson English 18 August 2016 The Odyssey Paragraph Odysseus was a good leader by leading through the island of the lotus-eaters, through the Cyclopes’ cave, and through the sea monsters. In book nine Odysseus landed in the land of the lotus-eaters. When Odysseus and his men landed on the island of the lotus-eaters, he showed great leadership. He sent out two men to go see if the native people were hospitable. They were gone for longer than he had expected so he went to get them. When he had found them they had tasted the lotus and did not want to leave. Odysseus got them out and told everyone to get on board for he feared that they might taste the lotus and want to stay. Also in book nine, Odysseus landed on the shores of the

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