Odysseus, the hero of The Odyssey, was born into royalty and ruled the city-state of Ithaca when he was older. ... Odysseus encompassed this quality and proved it throughout the story of The Odyssey. ... This killed the entire crew with the exception of Odysseus, who was now left to fend for himself in the roaring sea. ... If Odysseus had returned to his kingdom unaware of this fact, he would have been attacked or possibly killed by these men. ... After he had achieved the task to win Penelope, Odysseus, still in disguise, planed to kill all of his wife's suitors. ...

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