The END!!

Ok soo0o...finally this whole thing is over. Odysseus returned to Ithica, alone, just me and him. It was great, after we search for food and wine we got down to business. We dressed up as a beggar and went into the castle. Penelope had came up with a task for the suitors to complete in order to be her husband and the new King of Ithica. Of coarse they all had failed and Odysseus had fooled them all by completeing the stunt with great ease. Everyone had doubt in him. So after he won over his wife, again, he took off the disguise and revealed his true identity. Noone could believe it, you should have seen the look on all their faces. They were so socked that after 20 years Odysseus had returned, well and healthy. He scorned everyone for what they had done to his hometown and for being so naive to think that Penelope would actually marry one of them and allow them to take his place as King. Then with one arrow he shot the lead suitor right in the throat as blood and wine poured out violently Odysseus smile with satisfaction. And as he threatened the rest of the men for their life they all begged and pleaded. But Odysseus had no mercy, he was King and he was going to show them what a powerful King he really was. They all fought for their life but of coarse none of them were able to defeat Odysseus. Hes a hero. He killed them all. And then to prove to Penelope that he truly was her husband he told her that the bed that he had made with his own two hands was able to be moved. Penelope then knew it was true. Odysseus had returned to Ithica after 20 long eventful years. So for those of you who have never heard the story, you never knew why Odysseus was my hero, now you know. He went through all of these struggles, just to make it back to his wife and his hometown. Odysseus is and will forever be my hero!!

To Ithica we go!

Ok so we get to this island full of cows, and Odysseus warned his men not to eat any of them...and of coarse they didn't listen. They eat the cows and Zeus decides to kill them. So me and Odysseus are left alone to return to Ithica all by ourselves. And you bet we did it!! We finally got to Ithica and the whole place was so different. Everything had change since we had been there 20 years ago. As we walked around people stared at us in disgust. We were disguised as a beggar to keep a low profile. We walk around inspecting Ithica and trying to find food to eat and some wine.

Sea Perils and Defeat

So we visited the underworld and it was the craziest place I've ever been to in my entire life. Odysseus talked to his mother who apparently committed suicide because she could handle the grief of being without her son. It was all very weird, but when we were done with that we encountered something even stranger. Something I have never seen before, never knew existed. Scylla, a 6headed, 12 legged beast!! With sharp teeth and quickness. We had to fight her while trying not to get sucked into the swirling water that survives by eating ships and their crew as if it were a black whole sucking in every living thing it comes in contact with. So their we are fighting for our lives Odysseus trying to keep his men in control, while also trying not to lose any of them. Fighting a monster with 6 heads was alittle more than overwhelming. Each head ate Odysseus men with great pride and satisfaction. We finally succeeded and made it through with only a few men eaten. And we continued through our journey.....

The Grace of the Witch

We land on the island of Aeolus, the wind king, and we stay with him for a month. When we leave him he graces us with two parting gifts. One was a very appreciated west wind blow towards Ithica and the other was a great bag holding all the unfavorable , stormy winds. One night as Odysseus is sleeping, one of his men naively open up the bag releasing the winds and throwing our ship back to Aeolus' island. He refuses to help us again believing that our voyage has now been cursed by the Gods. So we continue without further help....

We eventually land on Circe's island. She sits inside singing and weaving peacefully. We stood outside pondering the outcomes of the decisions we would make. We finally decided to step inside, all of us except Eurylochus. He believed that Circe's beautiful voice had be a trick..and that it was. Once we entered she fed the men wine, Odysseus was immune to it for he had eaten the Moly plant, given to him by a God. The men were then turned into swine, all except Odysseus and I, (of coarse I wasnt, given the fact that Im attached to Odysseus' head.) But anyways we walk in and the men are turned into swine...etc... so when Circe finds out that Odysseus is immune to her poison she is shocked and stunned. She then understands that he is Odysseus. She finds it unbelievable but she thinks he's more of a challenge now. She tries to sleep with him but he doesn't cave into her seductiveness, (Kudos Odysseus.) So with his men turned into swine he tries to make them men again. Eventually he is successful at doing so and we leave Circes island after one whole year. Circe warns Odysseus about the struggles that lay ahead, but only me and Odysseus hear. He never informs his men about any of the struggles but the sirens. So we continued through our journey anticipating the dangerous monsters that we shall encounter in the future, sitting there, peacefully on his head, the wind blowing and hearts racing, I sit there and anticipate our next move....

New Coasts and Posiedon's son

After watching Odysseus and his crew raid the Cicones, robbing and killing people, until 72 of Odysseus' men were killed and the rest driven out to sea, after seeing this I wasn't too sure I wanted to continue the journey any further. It seemed dangerous and Odysseus seemed to have a very hard drive. But I continued, we continued.....

We land on this bay across from cyclops land and keep our curiosities to ourselves. We feast on wine and wild goats as we observe the land of the cyclops. We then decide, on the third day after our arrival, that we should introduce ourselves to these beastly animals. So that we did. And what we found out is that the cyclops was defiantly no friend of ours. He was evil, rude, just a flat out jerk. He ate Odysseus' men and then laughed about it. He even told Odysseus that the gift he was going to give to him would be him being eaten last. Odysseus offered the cyclops some wine. He drank it and loved it, and asked for more. When the cyclops wanted to know Odysseus' name he brilliantly replied "Nohbdy." At first I didnt understand why he did such a thing, I later found out that it was a brilliant move to make. After the Cyclops fell asleep from the wine, we all worked together to sharpen a giant hand stick. As he peacefully slept unaware of his fate, we diligently worked to get that stick hot and sharp. When this was complete, we stabbed the cyclops right in the eye. He screamed and he yelled for help, yelling "Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me!" and no one came. His Cyclops friends replied by telling him to pray to his father Poseidon. So now trapped in a cave with an angry blinded cyclops, we waited for Odysseus to take action. When the cyclops let his sheep out he was completely oblivious to the fact that we were all tightly tied to the under side of the sheep. Odysseus knew he would pat the tops of the sheep to ensure we were not riding out on them. If we couldnt ride ontop of them we had to ride under them, so we did and we escaped the cyclops cave. Then as we were sailing off safely Odysseus had to yell a smart remark back to the wounded and defeated cyclpos. He told him that his name was Odysseus. " Cyclops, if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye: Laertes' son, whose home's on Ithica." Why this was necessary to do is beyond me for it only led to further issues, but he did it, and it brought him great pride, so I sat there on Odysseus head with sweat pouring down both our faces, smiling at the sea that lay ahead without saying a word.

A Goddess Intervenes

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Well as you all may know, I have been accompanying Odysseus on his long eventful journey for some time now, considering I am the hair that graces his head. I'm unfortunately forced to follow Odysseus throughout all of his long and dangerous journeys, until he shaves his head of coarse. All of you who are close to me have already heard about the adventures I had with him. But for those of you who do not know, I have decided to post this blog. The time I spent with Odysseus was wonderful. We endured many horrific things, but Odysseus always kept a clear mind and kept his eye on Ithica. God Bless his heart-he is defiantly my hero.