... he stops short of killing him " (Homer, 5), we learn of the intentional "long suffering " that Poseidon has in store for our main character, which raises questions for those who aid in his salvation. For Odysseus to reach his homeland of Ithaca, he needs to travel not just land, but sea, and Poseidon makes that all the more difficult by throwing disasters in Odysseus' path ... . The other gods have plans for Odysseus' safe return, their sympathy for him ... dislike it is acceptable to punish those who don't see, or know of any wrong in the matter. Now with this prophecy foretold and mor...

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... Ithaca. King Menelaos graciously welcomes them before he even knows why they have traveled to his kingdom: "Welcome; and fall to; in time/ when you have supped, we hope to hear your names, forebears and families - (Odyssey 55). When Eteoneus, the King's aide, questions the danger that the unknown guests might bring, Menelaos replies, "You were no idiot before this, Eteoneus/ but here you are talking ... , Telemachos warmly greets her with a kind welcome in the first book of the epic, "Greetings, stranger! Welcome to our feast. There will be time to tell your errand later." (Odyssey 5). T...

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