... strategy was defense and to fight as far away from the city walls of troy. King Priam wanted to defeat the enemy at the shores where they would land. The backup plan was to fight the Greeks on the plain of troy keeping them from the walls. So all in all the Greeks were more offense and ... the Trojans were the defense. Instead of reaching Troy the Greeks land at Mysia and after a battle received directions to Troy from the king. This could be more or less true but according to Strauss it shows how ... bad the navigation system was in the old days. Strauss also points out the hierarchy o...

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... to boast to his enemies but learns that doing so gives his opposition a chance to seek retribution against him. After leaving Troy, Odysseus attacks the land of the Kikones. Instead of leaving after his victory, he stays to celebrate until a force is rallied against him and he must flee with many ... casualties. Afterwards Odysseus and his crew land on the island of the Kyklopes. They are attacked and some of his men are eaten by Polyphemus. After intoxicating the great Kyklopes, Odysseus and ... . This is not the only time Odysseus was betrayed by his men and suffered a great price. Whe...

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... enemies. He eventually learns that doing this gives his enemies a chance to seek revenge against him. In one case, after leaving Troy, Odysseus attacks the land of the Cicones and instead of leaving after his victory, he instead stays to celebrate. Meanwhile, an army gathers against him, and forces him to flee ... while many of his men are killed. Afterwards, Odysseus and his crew land on the island of the Cyclops. They are attacked and some more of the men are eaten by Polyphemus. After getting the giant Cyclops drunk, Odysseus ... he and his crew ignorantly ignore. He learns to rega...

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... the world you have had the pleasure to visit. What kind of people have u met?" I am Eurylochus, servant of Odysseus, Laertes son. I come from the rough land of Ithaca. Through my journey, I have encountered many places and met barbarous beings. Most of my companions have met their fate and will never see their homeland again. I ... . I still have nightmares of that day but I am grateful Odysseus got the rest of us out of there alive. We then left and came to the land of the Cyclopes, fierce, lawless people who have no assemblies or legal codes. Odysseus hungered for more adventures and ou...

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... and gods would help him and he said "Oh hear me now, although before though didst not hear me, when I was wrecked, what time the great Land-shaker wrecked me. Grant that I come among the Phaecians welcomed and pitied by them" (61) and so Odysseus foreshadowed what was to come. He knew ... was in the underworld, he became acquainted with Tiresias who told him not to kill the Sun's kine because it would bring him and his crew bad luck. Odysseus followed this advice and didn't kill the kine. Unfortunately, his crew did kill the kine, which cost them their lives. After his crew ... be, but s...

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... in the book that better illustrates his vices is in Book Nine. When Odysseus and his men sail to the land of Kyklops, Odysseus" curiosity and pride proves to be deadly for his men. The crew could have left the land of Kyklops unharmed had it not been for Odysseus" curiosity. Insisting that they stay and discover what the natives have to ... have been unthinkable to Odysseus earlier in the book. Odysseus is learning from his mistakes in the past and although he doesn't admit it outright, he knows he has made bad choices. He is starting to make better judgments and to think with a more op...

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... his hero status. Some would describe him as, "a man whose mind was as wise as the gods..." (150). Odysseus suffered for many long years on land and sea, yet was wise enough to overcome everything he faced, using his brain to solve problems, having the capacity of thinking equal to that of the ... trauma he experiences are characteristic of an ordinary man, which keep him human and easier to relate with. Odysseus was not a perfect hero, and had his bad days. Not surprisingly, twenty years of hardships took its toll. Sometimes he was simply, "wretched and miserable..." (62). While on the i...

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... of Aeolus, they were given a parting gift that would have helped them greatly if they had paid heed to the warnings of Aeolus. He gave Odysseus a bag full of the bad winds that would keep them from their home of Ithaca. Odysseus and his crew were in sight of the homeland they had waited so long to see, when a band of ... and banished him from the island. This is not the only time Odysseus was betrayed by his men and suffered a great price. When they landed on the island of Hyperion, bad winds prevented them from leaving. Food soon became low; and when Odysseus fell asleep, the crew kill...

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... not present for Achilles, Agamemnon does not care about the humiliation that he receives in front of friends and countrymen, he merely verbalizes that Achilles is known just for his bad temper and physical strength. Nevertheless, Achilles tries to harm Agamemnon, however does not due to Athena telling him to calm his temper and that he is going to get three ... away, is when Achilles decides to fight in the war. Nonetheless, this was not for his countrymen, it was for Patroclus. This is not self sacrifice or compassion for his land, it is more for remembrance for a friend and to let Hec...

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