I. Introduction - In Homer's The Odyssey the tale of a man's journey back home after long years at war is also the tale of a man's spiritual journey through his own soul.
             II. The beginning - Odysseus leaves Troy feeling almost immortal and this pride is what leads to his downfall and second rise.
             III. The middle - Odysseus undergoes his symbolic death and rebirth.
             IV. The end - Odysseus has regained power over his household and has restored order to his life.
             In Homer's The Odyssey, the tale of a man's journey home after long years at war, is also the tale of a man's spiritual journey through his own soul. Odysseus' role as an epic hero is modified throughout the epic poem. As Odysseus leaves Troy for home, he is the typical bloodthirsty warrior. During the course of his trek, he undergoes a symbolic death and rebirth. Upon his arrival in Ithaka, the wiser man he has become is evident. The Odyssey is Odysseus' story of his journey not only from Troy to Ithaka, but also from bloodthirsty warrior to epic hero.
             Odysseus begins the tale of his trip from Troy to Phaiakia in Book IX. The beginning of his tale displays the bloodthirsty warrior that left Troy.
             of rough adventure, weathered under Zeus?
             The wind that carried west from Ilion
             Brought me to Ismaros, on the far shore,
             A strongpoint on the coast of Kikones.
             I stormed that place and killed the men who fought.
             The first lines of Odysseus' story display his warrior side. This passage shows how he and his crew landed and immediately went to battle and plundered. Although Odysseus recalls telling his men to stop afterwards and return to the ship, he never really forcibly tried to make the men return. The lack of effort on Odysseus' part implies that he did not tru
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