
Athena arrives in Ithaca disguised a as a family friend named Mentor.A king must struggle to reclaim a kingdom (Ithaca).A soldier must struggle to return home from war (Odyssey).A boy must struggle to become a man (Telemachus).Penelope, Odysseus's wife, has been waiting for him to come home.The problem Telemachus faces is his home is overrun by men who are demanding to marry his mother, Penelope.Athena goes to help Telemachus, Odysseus's son, with a problem at home.Hermes is sent to Ogygia to command Calypso to free Odysseus.Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology, is angry with Odysseus for injuring his son.Athena begs her father, Zeus, to allow Odysseus to go home to Ithaca.Odysseus has been kept on the island Ogygia by the nymph, Calypso, who wants Odysseus for herself.Odysseus is 20 years older than when he first left for the war in Troy.Homer opens the book with an invocation which is a prayer.8 Book 12 - The Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdisīook 1 - Introduction The Father of Athena.7 Book 10 - The Bag of Winds and the Witch Circe.6 Book 9 - The Lotus Eaters and the Cyclops.


4 Book 4 - The Visit to Menalus and Helen.2 Book 2 - Telemachus Confronts his Suitors.
