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2,800 years ago, a blind poet known as Homer would produce two epic works.

The Iliad would tell the tale of the Trojan War, where a great city was

conquered by one of the most devious plans in history.

But with the Trojans having been defeated, the blind poet would now turn

his attention to Odysseus, with his second epic, the Odyssey, documenting

his journey home.

Having constructed the Trojan Horse, Odysseus had ensured victory against all

odds, and proved his reputation as the most cunning of the Greeks.

But throughout it all, Odysseus only longed for one thing, to finally return

to his homeland of Ithaca, where he could be reunited with his wife Penelope

and his son Telemachus.

But while his family awaited his return, Odysseus' journey home would take ten

long years.

during which he and his crew would have to face the most terrifying creatures

known to man.

A journey so epic its tale would be told for thousands of years.

This is his story.

Odysseus ruled over the Greek island of Ithaca, but had spent ten long years

fighting in Troy to retrieve the Spartan queen Helen.

But with his mission now complete, Odysseus looked to travel back to his

homeland, where his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus awaited.

Gathering his fleet of ships on the Trojan shores, Odysseus would set sail,

relieved to be finally returning home.

With Troy in ruins, they would first head north to look for supplies, landing

on the shores of Ismara, home to the Saconians, a Thracian tribe who had

fought on the side of the Trojans.

Gathering the supplies they needed, Odysseus and his men would find

themselves under attack from the Saconians, but overwhelmed by such a

large tribe, they were forced to retreat back to their ships, with their journey

soon resuming.

Heading south, they would sail round the shores of Greece, before heading north

towards Ithaca.

But as they neared home, a great storm erupted, blowing them off course and

towards the island of the Lotus Eaters.

Lost and confused, Odysseus and his crew would leave their ships, soon asking the

island's inhabitants for help and directions.

But rather than give them directions, they would offer something instead, the

fruit of the island's many lotus trees.

Unknown to Odysseus, the lotus fruit contained a powerful drug that made

those who consumed it fall asleep, forgetting their past and wanting to

stay on the island forever.

As several of his crew began to fall down around him, Odysseus would realize

the sinister nature of the fruit, quickly forbidding its consumption.

rescuing his sleeping companions, he would carry them to their ships, making

a quick escape and heading out to sea.

But having been blown off course, Odysseus and his fleet had been at sea

for longer than expected, with them now running low on supplies.

Stopping at the first island they came across, They would soon spot a

shepherd's camp in the distance, with Odysseus handpicking a small group of

warriors to accompany him.

Taking several cases of wine to trade, the hungry crew were overjoyed when they

saw large supplies of cheese and meat within a cave next to the shepherd's

flock. The warriors would help themselves to the supplies, but soon the

cave's owner would return, the giant Cyclops Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon.

who sealed the entrance with a giant boulder.

Ignoring Odysseus' cries that he was there to trade, Polyphemus would grab

two of the warriors, crushing them each in his fists before eating their

remains. He would then leave the cave, returning each morning and evening to

feast on what remained of the terrified crew.

Knowing the odds were stacked against him yet again, Odysseus would devise a

cunning plan to escape.

Realising he couldn't overpower Polyphemus, he would offer the Cyclops

the wine he had brought with him to help wash down the taste of his friends.

With the Cyclops soon falling down drunk, he would ask for Odysseus' name

in order to thank him for the gift.

But instead of giving his true name, Odysseus would insist that he was called

Nobody.

Thanking Nobody, Polyphemus would soon fall asleep.

where Odysseus would begin to sharpen a wooden stake he had found in the cave.

Approaching the sleeping giant, he would plunge the stake deep into his eye,

blinding the cyclops but making sure not to kill him, as the boulder blocking the

cave's entrance would still have to be moved.

Polyphemus would scream out in agony, a scream so loud that cyclopses from

across the island would rush to the cave.

calling out to polyphemus they would ask what's wrong who's killing you but

polyphemus would shout back nobody is killing me nobody it was just as

odysseus had planned with the cyclopses soon leaving in confusion but while

polyphemus was now blind there was no way for the men to move the giant

boulder blocking the entrance with odysseus coming up with yet another plan

When Polyphemus went to move the boulder the next morning to let his sheep out to

graze, he would feel each of the animals as they passed to check it wasn't one of

the humans.

But Odysseus and his men would each tie themselves to the bottom of the sheep,

allowing them to pass by undetected.

Reaching their ships, they would manage to escape the island, with Polyphemus

hurling boulders in their direction as they sailed away.

But Odysseus would make a costly mistake.

Overcome by his achievement, he would reveal to the Cyclops that his name was

not Nobody, but instead Odysseus, the famous hero of the Trojan War.

Unknown to Odysseus, this would allow Polyphemus to give the name of his

attacker to his father Poseidon, the god of the sea, who in revenge for his son's

blinding, would curse Odysseus to lose all his crew in his coming travels and

wander the seas for ten long years before he could set foot on his

homeland.

Unaware of the curse Poseidon had placed upon him, Odysseus and his crew would

land on the floating island of Aeolia.

After dining with his guests, King Aeolus, who ruled the island, would

offer Odysseus a parting gift, a leather bag containing the power of the winds,

which if used with great precision, could speed his journey home.

Setting sail once more, Odysseus would make use of the winds, with his homeland

of Ithaca soon in sight.

But as he neared the island's shores, his crew, believing the bag Aeolus had

given him, contained large sums of gold and silver.

decided to take some for themselves.

Opening the bag while Odysseus' back was turned, all the winds rushed out at

once, blowing their ships back into the ocean, with all aboard holding on for

their lives.

They would arrive at the island of Aeola once again, but this time their arrival

would not be met with the same generosity they had received before.

For King Aeolus, knowing that only a curse from the gods could have brought

Odysseus back to his island, would refuse to aid him any further, expelling

him from the palace to avoid the wrath of the gods.

Still unaware of Poseidon's curse, Odysseus would set sail once more, but

just like his previous attempts to reach his homeland, this time would also hold

misfortune.

Arriving at the harbour of Lastragonia, Odysseus would send out three scouts to

find food and the people of the town.

But the scouts would soon realise they were not in a place of people at all,

being chased by giants back to their ships.

Bloodthirsty cannibals, the giant Lastragonians would begin to devour the

scouts, with them soon turning their attention to Odysseus' ships in the

harbour. Pelting them with boulders, the Lastragonians would destroy every ship

bar one, with Odysseus barely making it out alive.

Tired and depleted, Odysseus' only remaining ship would soon arrive at the

island of Aeaea, which was home to the beautiful witch Circe, daughter of the

sun god Helios.

Splitting his men into two groups, Odysseus would stay by his ship and set

up camp, while the others searched the island for food.

They would soon arrive at the house of Circe, where docile wolves and lions

quivered at her feet.

Inviting the men to dine with her, she would serve them a large cup of barley,

cheese and wine.

But unknown to the men, there was one secret ingredient placed within.

Having eaten the meal, The men would begin to fall asleep, but when they

awoke, they were no longer in human form.

Instead, they took the body of pigs.

But one man, not having an appetite for food, had seen the events unfold,

quickly running to Odysseus to tell him of the fate of his crew.

Hearing the news, Odysseus immediately set off to rescue his men, but along the

way, he was stopped by the messenger god Hermes, who had come to aid him.

Giving Odysseus molly, a magic herb, Hermes would tell him to place it in

Circe's potions, so as not to feel the effect of her enchantment.

Taking the molly, Odysseus would approach Circe and begin to dine with

her, surprising the witch when he remained in human form.

Drawing his sword, he stood up and threatened to kill Circe, unless she

transformed his crew back into humans.

With the sword at her throat, Circe would quickly agree, with the pigs at

her feet transforming back into men.

So impressed by Odysseus' heroics, Circe would invite him to her bedchamber, with

the two having a son together named Telegonus.

Remaining on the island for a whole year, Odysseus decided it was time to

leave, but as he began to set sail, Circe would advise him to visit the

underworld, where the prophet Tiresias could advise him on how to survive the

many trials that awaited him at sea.

Following Circe's advice, Odysseus would travel west, to the edge of the world,

where an entrance to the underworld was located.

Completing a ritual sacrifice at the entrance, Odysseus would summon the

spirits of the dead, where the blind prophet Tiresias would appear.

He warned that Odysseus and his men would soon find themselves on the island

of the sun god Helios, and that they should refrain from eating his cattle if

they wanted to make it home alive.

If, however, they harmed the cattle in any way, then death would follow.

Thanking the prophet, Odysseus would leave in his ship, determined that when

the time came, no man would touch the sun god's cattle.

But soon after setting sail, Odysseus and his men would begin to hear a

beautiful melody, for his ship was passing the home of the sirens.

irresistible creatures that enticed saners to their death with their

bewitching songs.

However, this time Odysseus had come prepared.

Remembering the advice that Circe had given him, he would instruct his crew to

plug their ears with beeswax so they could not be seduced by the siren's

call. But Odysseus, wanting to be the first man to hear the song and survive,

would not plug his ears with wax.

instead asking his crew to bind him to the ship's mast.

And so, as the ship passed the siren's home, and their songs grew louder and

louder, Odysseus would begin to struggle.

Drawn to the sound with every fibre of his being, he would plead with his men

to let him go, but no one would answer his call, as the wax continued to block

their ears.

Eventually making it through safely, Odysseus would be set free, having been

the first man to survive the siren's call.

But unknown to him, the sirens were fated to die if a mortal ever resisted

their enchanting song, with each of them taking their own life as his ship sailed

into the horizon.

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As the next day dawned, Odysseus had a difficult decision to make, for Circe,

using her magic, had warned him of the dangers that lay ahead when he came

across a narrow pass.

On each side would lay incredible danger, with the right home to Scylla, a

giant six-headed sea monster, and the left home to Cabdurus, a whirlpool that

consumed anything that came near.

Heeding Circe's advice yet again, Odysseus would head towards Scylla, for

while the monster would take six of his men, it was a price he was willing to

pay, as Cabdurus would take his entire ship.

And so, with a heavy heart, he would direct his men towards the cliff face,

where Scylla lay in wait.

As the ship passed, six heads would swoop down from above, each taking a

sailor, who screamed as they were consumed by the beast.

But with a great storm on the horizon, they had no time to mourn their

companions, with them soon stopping on the island of Thranacia.

Thranacia was home to the cattle of the sun god Helios, cattle that Odysseus had

been warned not to consume by the prophet Tiresias in the underworld.

But despite Odysseus instructing his men not to touch the cattle, it would not be

easy for them to follow his orders, as the storm had kept them stranded on the

island for nearly a month.

With their food supplies all but gone, the crew on the brink of starvation

would wait for Odysseus to fall asleep, killing all the cattle and roasting the

meat to enjoy amongst themselves.

When Odysseus awoke the next morning, he would fall to his knees in despair,

shaking his head in disbelief at the foolishness of his crew.

However, although the crew had ignored his orders, the storm had now calmed,

with them setting off to sea once again.

But their crime had not gone unnoticed, with the sun god Helios complaining to

Zeus, the king of the gods, about the slaughter of his cattle.

Furious, Zeus would strike Odysseus' ship with a great thunderbolt, tearing

it in half, with all the crew drowning bar one.

For as fate predicted, Poseidon's curse had come to pass, with only Odysseus

having survived the carnage, with him clinging to the broken remains of his

ship. For nine days and nights he would drift across the vast ocean, but on the

tenth day, he would wash up on the island of the goddess calypso

upon

rescuing odysseus from the shore calypso the daughter of the titan atlas would

fall in love with him asking if he'd stay on the island with her forever even

offering to make him immortal but odysseus Longing to see his wife

Penelope and his son Telemachus would reject her advances, insisting that he

wanted to leave.

However, Calypso, insulted by his rejection, would keep Odysseus captive

on the island for the next seven years.

Being forced to lie with the goddess, Odysseus would spend every night crying

on the shore, wishing to see his wife and son once again.

But high on Mount Olympus, The goddess Athena, having supported Odysseus since

the Trojan War, would look down upon him with sadness in her heart, until one day

she could not stand by any longer.

Begging Zeus to finally allow Odysseus to return home, Athena would make her

case, with Zeus ordering Calypso to set him free.

Reluctantly, Calypso would agree, helping Odysseus to build a raft to sail

home. But as he was nearing his homeland, Poseidon would hear of

Odysseus' escape, conjuring a storm to destroy his raft.

Barely surviving, Odysseus would manage to swim to the island of Syria, where he

would stumble onto the shore completely naked, before falling asleep.

The island of Syria was home to the Phaeacians.

ruled by King Alcanus and Queen Arete. The day after Odysseus' arrival, their

daughter Nausicaa would go down to the sea with her maids to wash their

clothes, only to find Odysseus standing naked on the shore.

Shocked by the sight of a naked man, her maids would run away screaming in

terror. But Nausicaa, given courage and being prompted by Athena, would stand

her ground.

Giving Odysseus some clothes, Nausicaa would take him back to her palace, where

she would introduce him to her parents.

Inviting the stranger inside, the king and queen would ask Odysseus to dine

with them, before enjoying entertainment provided by Demodocus the poet, who was

known for his songs inspired by the gods.

As the night unfolded, the king would ask Odysseus to reveal his name and

story, but Odysseus reluctant to give his name after it had led to Poseidon's

curse, would try to avoid the question, instead talking of the great sights he

had seen on his travels.

After a great feast, Demodocus would begin to play his beautiful tunes,

singing of the gods of Olympus. But soon the poet's attention would turn to the

tale of Troy.

He would sing of its many heroes, of Achilles and Agamemnon, and of the

famous Odysseus.

the maker of the wooden horse and the most cunning of the Greeks.

Awed by the tale of the Trojan horse, of how a man so intelligent had managed to

outwit the Trojans, the crowd would begin to cheer.

But Odysseus, thinking only of the many friends he had lost, would grab his robe

and begin to weep, wiping the tears from his eyes.

However, the king, hearing Odysseus sobbing, would become suspicious.

asking for the man's identity.

Overwhelmed that his tale was being told across the land, and mesmerized by the

poet's beautiful singing, he would reveal that his name was Odysseus, the

famous hero of the Trojan War.

But rather than returning home after the conflict, Odysseus would explain that he

had been wandering the ocean for ten long years, with every attempt to reach

his homeland having ended in tragedy.

Amazed by the story, and honoured to have such a great hero in their midst,

the king and queen would do everything they could to help him.

The next morning, Odysseus would awake to find a ship in the harbour, loaded

with gold and silver, and a crew ready to help him return home.

Setting sail, Odysseus would thank the king and queen, with his eyes now set

firmly upon his homeland.

Twenty years after leaving home, Odysseus would finally set foot on

Ithaca, ready to see his wife and son once again.

But Athena, knowing that his homeland was not as he had left it, would warn

Odysseus of the dangers that waited in his palace.

Transforming him into an old beggar, Athena made sure that Odysseus would

enter his home in disguise.

For his wife Penelope, having been alone for twenty years, was expected to

remarry, with suitors from far and wide coming to win her hand.

Over a hundred of them now infested Odysseus' palace, eating his food and

wearing his clothes.

Although throughout it all, Penelope had remained faithful, never giving up hope

that her husband would return.

Devising a cunning plan to avoid marriage, Penelope had stalled her many

suitors for years.

weaving a burial garment for Odysseus' father, promising that she would choose

a new husband when it was finished.

But every night as the garment neared completion, she would secretly undo all

her work, with the deception lasting for three years before it was uncovered,

with her now being forced to choose a suitor.

But unknown to Penelope, Odysseus would soon be by her side, making his way to

the palace.

he would first stop at the house of his most loyal servant Eumaeus. Happy to see

his king once again, Eumaeus would offer Odysseus food and wine, while pledging

to help him reclaim his home.

It would not be long before another would join them, for Odysseus' son

Telemachus had just arrived home from his travels after searching for his

father for many months.

Making his way up to the palace, Telemachus would see Eumaeus dining with

a stranger, and hungry after his long voyage, would ask his friend if he could

join for dinner.

But Eumaeus, knowing the beggar's true identity, would seek to give the two

some time together, leaving to let Penelope know that her son had returned.

With Eumaeus now gone, Athena would use her magic to transform the old beggar

back into Odysseus in all his glory.

Telemachus could not believe his eyes and would begin to weep.

having been reunited with his father after all this time.

Dropping to his knees, Telemachus would embrace his father with open arms, but

their reunion would have to wait, as for now Odysseus would have to deal with the

suitors that infested his home.

Disguising himself as a beggar once again, Odysseus would enter the palace,

only to discover that Penelope had set up a competition to choose her next

husband.

She had declared that she would marry the man who could shoot an arrow through

a row of twelve axe heads, with every suitor in the land having joined the

competition. But there would be one condition, that each suitor must use

Odysseus' great bow that had been left behind at the palace.

It was another of Penelope's cunning tricks, as one after another, every

suitor would take their turn, each unable to even string the bow.

After every man had failed, Odysseus, still disguised as a beggar, would ask

for an attempt, with the whole palace howling with laughter.

But they would soon fall quiet, for Odysseus would string the bow with ease,

taking aim and shooting an arrow that sailed through all twelve axes with

perfect precision.

But having seen the damage done to his home, Odysseus could not forgive the

suitors. Turning the bow upon them, Odysseus would begin to fire, striking

them down one by one.

Panicked, the suitors would go to grab their weapons, but no matter how hard

they looked, they could not be found, as Telemachus had hid their weapons while

the competition was underway.

With Eumaeus then joining Telemachus and Odysseus, they would begin to attack the

suitors, not stopping until they had all been killed.

With the bodies of the suitors now laying dead at his feet, Odysseus had

completed his final task.

The only thing left to do was to reunite with his wife, with his undying love for

her being the only thing that had fueled his journey home.

Recognizing her husband and overwhelmed with emotion, Penelope would embrace

Odysseus, a moment she had spent twenty long and faithful years waiting for.

Letting out a sigh of relief, Odysseus was finally at peace, but his wife would

have one question for him, asking where he had been after all this time.

With a smile on his face and tears in his eyes, he would reply with one simple

line, Where do I begin?