... , humans, etc. would think of themselves as more powerful and deserving than the Gods, but they would soon be shown otherwise. In the myth the Odyssey, Odysseus and his army had just won the Trojan war and "The Greeks went mad with victory the night they entered the city; they forgot what was due to the gods; and on their voyage home they were terribly punished" (Mythology 211 ... taken a lot more lightly than today. Violence was also a lot more prevalent within the myths. For example, the hero Odysseus had returned back from his twenty year long journey to his home where suitors had tak...

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... that Agamemnon revenges for Achilleus's concubine. Achilleus is angered and departs from the Greek army. This departure leads to the defeat of the Greeks and the killing of Agamemnon by Trojan hero Hector. When this happens Achilleus joins the battle once again and kills Hector. The Odyssey is the story of the homecoming of another Greek hero Odysseus. Odysseus was not famous for his strength or bravery, but for his ability to ... deceive and trick. He was not in good terms with the gods so they didn't let him return home till his tenth year so he could fight off suitors of his wife ......

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