the oddyssey

1) After embarking from Troy, Odysseus and his men sailed to Ismarus, home of the Cicones. Odysseus and his men sacked the city but were ultimately driven off by the Cicones. After these events, Odysseus’ party landed their ships in the land of the Lotus-eaters where men who taste the lotus have no desire to return home. Then they landed on the island of the Cyclops, a land ruled by recluse giants. After tricking, blinding and …showed first 75 words of 762 total…

…showed last 75 words of 762 total…have survived. This outcome is still better than returning home broken, with no crew and in a strangers ship. So Odysseus’ decision to avoid immediate conflict lead to the culmination of a later one. Odysseus was given a warning by all who predicted the future; he was not given his fate. He chose to ignore the warnings he was given and was therefore forced to suffer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Homer,"The Odyssey",translated by Robert Fagles, 1996