The Journey Begins The Trojan war an epic struggle spanning years countless battles filled with staggering death and destruction all fought for the beauty of one woman the legendary Helen of Troy it was a war waged by heroes fierce warriors brilliant strategists their names too have become legend hector achilles paris and the most cunning fighter of all
Odysseus KING OF Ithaca FAVORED BY ATHENA GODDESS OF WISDOM it was he who engineered the trojan horse a huge wooden statue that hid a group of greek warriors inside the trojans were fooled into bringing the horse into their city that trickery led to the fall of troy odysseus never wanted to fight in the war he wanted only to remain in ithaca tend his lands stay with his family his beloved wife Penelope and his son Telemachus and now now that the long punishing war was finally over odysseus meant to return to his home letting nothing and no one stand in his way a squadron of ships filled with fine greek warriors accompanied him as he set sail from troy homeward bound
but odysseus was unaware that his actions in the war had angered some of the gods namely Zeus lord of lightning and sea-dwelling Poseidon god of earthquakes athena’s favor could not protect odysseus from them shortly after the ships left troy the displeasure of the gods made itself felt with savage fury row men row for your lives row until your muscles rip and your bones crack there we can make landfall now row
in their desperation to escape the storm’s wrath odysseus and his crew had arrived in the land of the lotus eaters not much was known of the inhabitants of this land though odysseus would soon learn more about them than he ever wanted to know with his most trusted captain Eurylochus odysseus spoke to two scouts and a runner sending them to explore this unfamiliar land and report their findings to him the sun was high in the sky when the men left but long after nightfall they still had not returned the next day odysseus left Eurylochus in command and headed inland searching for his missing men
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