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The Odyssey is Homer`s second epic poem,deal with the return of Odysseus after the Trojan war to his island of Ithaca The Odyssey is the most famous example of Greek mythology. It tells the story of Odysseus, who fought long and hard for Greece during the Trojan War. The Odyssey is about his attempt to return home to his wife, Penelope, and to the Greek island of Ithaca, where he is king. But his trip turns into a nightmare, a series of tests for the hero that puts him in one crisis after another. What should have been a two-week trip from Troy to Ithaca ends up taking 10 years. Troubles start early for Odysseus and his crew. When they land on the island of Cyclops in search of food, they become food themselves. Cyclops, the son of Poseidon (god of the sea) promised to eat them all. When he slept though, Odysseus stabbed him in his only eye, blinding him. But when they are leaving, Odysseus can抰 help dragging, 搕he one who has blinding you, I am Odysseus, sacker of cities, King of Ithaca!” Big mistake! The god of the sea, Poseidon, was angry with Odysseus for blinding his son and vowed to make the rest of his journey particularly testing The next island is home of the witch Circe. Circe gave the crew a potion to drink, which turned them into pigs, although they still had the minds of humans. Odysseus used a special herb to counter the effects of the potion, and remained unchanged. Impressed by this, the witch promptly fell in love with him, and she offered directions to the Underworld and explained to Odysseus how he could communicate with the dead. Odysseus spoke to many dead Greeks in Hades, the Underworld. Then he knows that his palace was being abused to possible suitors of his wife, Penelope, who had remained faithful. Other dead kings advised him on future aspects of his journey, namely they perils of the Sirens, and Scylla and Charybdis. Armed with this knowledge, the ship set sail again. Soon enough they encountered the Sirens, mermaids whose beauti