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. ...

• Word Count: 2649
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School