The goddess Circe addresses this problem in book XXII, when Odysseus has to pass the sea monster Skylla. ... Not only did he follow the goddess' orders, but he restrained himself in his conflict with the suitors. The translated text states: At this the man of randing mind, Odysseus, cried: "So hard beset! ... (XIII, 480-92) Although ready for battle at the moment of quote, he instead returns to his hall under the disguise of an old man. ... "The Odyssey" is a tale of a man who longs for home after a ten yearlong campaign and nine years at sea. ...

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Fear has always been man's most primal instinct since the dawn of time. ... Some of them included Poseidon, the god of the seas, whose fury can cause shattering earthquakes and the most devastating of sea storms. ... Still my hopes ride high- I'll give that man his swamping fill of trouble!... In book ten of The Odyssey, while traveling the vast Mediterranean Sea, Odysseus and his men stumble upon another remote island. ... Never has any other man withstood my potion, never, once it's past his lips and he has drunk it down. ...

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This also shows that Odysseus was a sensitive man who was very homesick, and whenever he heard anything about his past life or his friends he would have most likely been touched. ... Odysseus shows the quality of beauty when Athena changed Odysseus from an old beggar to a hero. ... It also shows that the people want more conflict in the story because, by his beautiful appearance Penelope might be skeptical and want more proof. ... Odysseus displays leadership when Charybdis who was a giant hole in the sea that swallowed and vomited the sea three times a day. ... He resembled Jesus a little ...

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- So Athena disguises herself as Odysseus's old friend Mentes and goes to Telemachus, Odysseus's son who was a young boy when Odysseus left and now a young man. ... - Proteus another man there in Sparta told Telemachus. ... She often appears in disguise as Mentor, an old friend of Odysseus. Poseidon - God of the sea. ... Zeus - King of gods and men, who mediate the conflicts of the gods on Mount Olympus. ...

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• Grade Level: High School