beleived that Job would curse God after all of his worldly possessions were taken from him. God believed otherwise, and allowed Satan to test Job, because he knew that Job would keep his faith. God was right. Job kept his faith in God, and although people told him that he should denounce God for what he let happen, Job trusted that he had done nothing wrong, and it paid off for him. God rewarded him.
             In both stories, it is obvious that both Odysseus and Job remained faithful to their chosen gods even when it seemed that their god had turned his or her back on them. Therefore we can assume that it was because of their faith that they achieved so much in the end. Now we shall take a closer look at these two different men, from two completely different backgrounds, but who had one thing in common. In their time of greatest despair they both kept their faith in their gods.
             In ancient Greek times, there was a large group of gods that were responsible for a wide range of aspects in everyday life. These gods are known as the Olympians, referring to the mountain where they resided. In The Odyssey, not many gods have central roles in what takes place in the story. In comparison to Homer's The Iliad, where many of the gods do have a significant place in the story,
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