Before modern times, Homer, a blind poet, wrote an epic poem called the Odyssey. ... These two poems cover the story of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his twenty years away from home. ... A brief summary of this event states, Odysseus" plan was to build an enormous wooden horse and hide a few Greek soldiers inside its hollow belly. ... The summary before the Cyclops section affirms his lack of supernatural powers: "Odysseus is the cleverest of the Ancient Greek heroes because his divine guardian is the goddess of wisdom, Athena" (898). ...

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• Grade Level: High School