Odysseus is then eager to get home but he provokes the wrath of Poseidon, god of the sea, and is punished with fog and flat winds. ... Athena made Odysseus an old man in appearance so as to not be recognized in his home. ... The competition is won if anyone can string Odysseus" old bow and shoot an arrow through the holes on the ax heads. Against the ridicule of the men Odysseus as an old man succeeds. ... Homer wrote the Odyssey around a theme of bravery and triumph. ...

• Word Count: 611
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

All things do go a courting, in earth, or sea, or air, God hath made nothing single but thee in His world so fair! ... Theme This deep and meaningful poem has its central theme on that of love. It's encircles the age-old story of how love itself has been embedded into the very dawn of humanity, and tells us how important love is for Mankind, that it is necessary for happiness. It also focuses on how Man should strive to obtain' love, to try to understand it no matter what the cost. ... Paragraph 3 It teaches that the first Man and Woman were also no different, as well as ...

• Word Count: 1212
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School