... into animals, he climbed straight up a mountain, risking his life just to save his men. Another thing that show he is an epic hero is that he goes through the tests and trials to prove his ability. The antagonist of Odysseus is the series of trials, inflicted by many individual antagonists. In order to successfully return home and regain his rightful ... , Odysseus is pitted against varied forces such as the Cicones, the Lotus-Eaters, the Cyclops, the goddess Circe, the Sirens, Scylla, Charybdis, sea storms raised by gods, Calypso's temptation of love, and finally the suitors at Ithaca. ...

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... river. Ulysses chooses not to take part knowing the state will not forgive him of his sins. During the Odyssey the only time Odysseus really gets angry is when Penelope tests if he truly is her husband.() At the end Odysseus must prove his identity to his wife Penelope by the stringing of the bow and shooting an arrow through rings ... that he was the man she married him for and that we was still worth the wait. The only time Ulysses gets angry is when Penny makes him prove his love and go to retrieve the ring from the cabin. Ulysses brings back the wrong ring but still wins back his wi...

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