The odyssey is the continuation of the Iliad in which the Trojan war took place. ... Zeus refuses to give her this consent because Poseidon has the right to be mad, after all Odysseus did kill Poseidon's son... - They witness an impressive religious ceremony in which dozens of bulls are being sacrificed to Poseidon... CHARACTERS Odysseus - The protagonist of the Odyssey. ... Poseidon - God of the sea. ...

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Odysseus and Achilles In Homer's epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey", Achilles and Odysseus are two characters that greatly encompass the human nature idealized by ancient Greeks. ... By revealing his name to the Kyklops, and "letting [his] anger flare," Odysseus receives a doom from Poseidon that causes him many years at sea. ...

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