The odyssey

Adriana Ruvalcaba
3rd period
04/08/08
The odyssey

In the classical story of Odysseus as told by Homer our hero is called to face very hard obstacles and fight. He must win with the help of Circe. In the Trojan War, our worrier Odysseus is transformed into an old man and creates war to win the kingdom. Odysseus fought in the Trojan War and won. He did all this to protect the kingdom.

The separation was to decide ether to loose his son telemaches or fight in the Trojan War and protect his Kingdom. Odysseus mom told him to go to troy. She was not the only one that told him though. Agamemnon and Analogous did as well. He was confused but he finally decided to go to war and leave his family.

The Initiation was the long Journey home. He had to go through Circe, Calypso and Cyclops and it was a really long journey. In this journey Odysseus took a long time to get out and stayed in this islands. Odysseys mentors were Athena, Delis and tieresias. Finally in the Transformation Odysseus is going home.

In the return only the dog and an old man recognized him. He had to disguise him self. Odysseus kills the suitor and reclaims his kingdom. He finally gets his kingdom. It takes him 20 years to get back home. His wife was also looking for some to replays Odysseus.

Homers sort demonstrates a true hero’s journey. Odysseus is called to war. During his journey he overcomes challage with help from Athena and others. Odysseus proves himself to be a classical warrior. Odysseus completes his journey and gets his kingdom.