"The Odyssey"

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The paper analyzes "The Odyssey" a poetic play written by Homer. It shows how important relationships with the gods were to the central character, especially the relationships with the gods Poseidon and Athena who play the parts of good and evil.

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"Poseidon is vengeful and full of hate for Odysseus. In the end, he is the god who is not successful, for he does not keep Odysseus from completing his journey. Athena is still friends with Odysseus, and at the end, we are left to think that she will continue to play an important role in his life, and in that of his son. Therefore, without the gods, Odysseus might never have completed his journey, but he also would not have learned more about himself, and his strengths and weaknesses. The gods were crucial to the story, as crucial as Odysseus himself."

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