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=﻿The Odyssey = =By: Alissa, Lauren, and Kristin﻿ =

**How did the Odyssey begin?** Around 2,700 years ago in Ancient Greece a poet named Homer wrote the epic “The Odyssey”. To create the story Homer took many legends of the brave king Odysseus and put them together to form this enchanting story. The poet also wrote the famous story the Iliad. During the Dark Ages story tellers retold the story from their memory just as we do today. The adventure begins after the Greeks defeated the enemy in the Trojan War. Odysseus and his loyal crew decide to leave on their boat to get back home. Throughout the story they come across many issues all which include mythical creatures. Today we still share the wonderful story of “The Odyssey” with each other. Although we might tell it different than others it will always include the amazing hero Odysseus. By: Kristin Burke bibliography:**__[]__  and __[]__ picture found at: **

Homer was the writer of "The Odyssey"

What was the Journey of the Odyssey? When the Odyssey first started its journey, Odysseus and his crew landed on an island with a terrible Cyclops named Polyphemus. He trapped them in a cave and held them there until he was ready to eat them. Odysseus was very cunning and told Polyphemus to drink the fine wine given to him by the god Poseidon, but it actually made him fall asleep. Odysseus took a stick that was on fire and stabbed Polyphemus in his one big eye. They got away and moved on, but the cyclops asked his father, Poseidon, to make sure that Odysseus never got home, and if he did, the homecoming would be long and painful. Next, they went to the palace of Circe, but before he went in he was warned by Hermes that Circe liked to turn men into guinea pigs. To protect himself he ate the flower outside of her palace like he was told by Hermes, and when Circe tried to turn them into guinea pigs, Odysseus was fine. She turned his crew back and told them they could stay as long as they wanted. Finally, Odysseus got homesick, so they left. Circe told him that when he got to the narrow stream he should take the path by Scylla, who would only take six of his men instead of taking the path by Charybdis, the six-headed monster, who would take all of them and his boat, too. After that they went passed the island of the Sirens, who lure sailors in with their lovely songs, and they survived. Next, they made it to the island of Helios, the sun, who had many cattle that got very angry if you touched them. Odysseus told his men not to touch the cattle, but they could not stand it, and killed one. As soon as they left, a freak storm hit and washed the crew into the water to drown, but Odysseus was the only one who did not touch the cattle was spared. After that, he made it to an island which happened to be home to Calypso. She was a beautiful nymph who very quickly fell in love with Odysseus. Calypso wanted him to stay with her until she died, which for a nymph is ten billion years. Athena felt bad for Odysseus so she asked Zeus to help. Zeus ordered Calypso to set Odysseus free. There where a few more obstacles, but Odysseus finally made it home. The whole journey took Odysseus ten years. By:Lauren Totura Bibliography: [] and [] picture found at: __<span style="background-color: white; color: #0000ff; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">scottenglish.wikispaces.com __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">**What Happened When Odysseus Came Home?** Odysseus gets dropped off by sailors on the beach of his homeland. Then Athena puts a spell on him so he can’t recognize his homeland, and transforms him to an old man for disguise. Then he listens to the story of his life from one of his crew members. Then he goes to town, to his palace, and he is recognized by a dog that he raised as a pup the old dog dies. Penelope, the queen and Odysseus talk a walk and have a long talk but he doesn't reveal his identity. Next Penelope orders her maid to bathe his feet and anoint them with oil. The maid was Odysseus’ nurse when he was a child and notices the scar above his and recognizes him at once but he tells her to say nothing. The next day Penelope appears before her suitors her glittering veil because she was forced to remarry. She was holding a stout bow left behind by Odysseus when he sailed for Troy. "Whoever strings this bow," she said, "and sends an arrow straight through the sockets of twelve ax heads lined in a row -- that man I will marry." Not one of her suitors can make it through. Then Odysseus disguised as a beggar asks if he can try, but the other men refuse because they would be ashamed if a beggar can get it through and they can’t. Odysseus strings the bow and sends an arrow right through the ax heads. Penelope still won't believe that it's truly her husband without some type of secret sign. Next Odysseus starts to fight all of the other suitors and Athena comes down and switches him back to a man, and helps him fight. Finally Penelope believes him, and they stayed married and lived happily ever after! By: Alissa Zeglen ====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Bibliography: [], and [] Picture found  at: http://www.historum.com/ancient-history/18412-daily-dose-archaeology-2-0-a-48.html ==== Odysseus And Penelope meet again