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name teacher English 14 March 2012 The ( Astonishing / Astounding / Outstanding ) Odyssey In the beginning of the movie, Odysseus s only son is born, Telemachus. Soon after though, Greece is at war with Troy, and the kings Agamemnon and Menalayes come to Ithica to force him to help fight in the war. He is forced to leave his new born son and wife, Penelope. Before he goes though, he tells her that she must marry if Telemachus has a beard and Odysseus has not returned. On his way towards Troy, Athena appears to him for the first time in the movie, and tells him that he must be strong and brave. She tells him that he must defeat the Trojans. After seven years of battle, the Trojans appear to have won, but Odysseus devises a plan†¦show more content†¦At the mouth of the cave they think that they are free, but then their ship tips into the mouth of Charybdis. There the rest of the men drown, and the ship was ravaged. Odysseus is left alone floating on what was left of the ship. After drifting at sea he sees Calypso s island and he swims to it. Calypso welcomes him w ith open arms and soon falls in love with him. Even though Odysseus wants to return home, there is no way for anyone to leave Calypso s island. After a long time Odysseus begins to forget about Ithica, but then, the messenger gods tell Calypso that she must release Odysseus from her island and that this is not his destiny. She unwillingly gives Odysseus wood to build a boat and sail away, but now before pleading with him to stay, and offering him immortality, but he still refuses. In the meantime, Telemachus got a ship and set out to find information on his father. He had gone to Sparta, where he was told that his father was indeed dead. So, Telemachus returns home. While Odysseus was returning home, his adversary, Poseidon, created huge waves that crashed into Odysseus s raft. Odysseus is then found, alive, washed up on the shore of Fayeesia, where he was honored and given the peoples finest ship. Odysseus takes the ship and sails to Ithica where he sees his son. Then, Athena turns Odysseus into a beggar so that he can go to his house and not be in any danger. 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