have not returned home. Unexpected events, such as his encounter with the nymph Calypso and the shepherd giants, the Cyclopes, force him to use his cunningness, intellect and strength to his full capacity in order to successfully return back to his beloved family, and restore order in his stony Greek homeland of Ithaca. Odysseus’s real power as a hero, however, does not come merely from his physical strength, but mainly through his cunningness, ability to resist temptations, and fearlessness, which…
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