... , like Calypso is an adulteress and the Phaiakians are too civilized, and when he compares these seemingly good peoples to the "perfect- Odysseus he even puts the good foreigners in a bad light. Also when Homer does make Odysseus encounter truly evil creatures he adds to their evilness by giving them traits that are morally repugnant to the Greek people to illicit ... it very apparent to the reader that these differences are cause of the Persian downfall. "It was some Power " Something not human " whose weight tipped the scales of luck and cut our forces down. Gods kept Athens safe for h...

• Word Count: 1036
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate