decided to assist Odysseus, so she bound the ways of the winds except one, and made them lie quite still" (Homer 24). She roused a good stiff breeze from the North that should lay the water till Odysseus reached the land of the Phaeacians where he would be safe. Odysseus sees land in the distance and swims for it, Neptune still being angry with him pounds Odysseus with huge waves and smashes him against huge cliffs, but thanks to Minerva and the gift of a goddess he comes to beach beaten but alive (Homer 25). There the princess of the land and her maids find him and take him to her father, king Alcinous.While he is at the house of the mighty king, he tells the stories of his many journeys (Homer 28). They do not believe him at first, but at the end of his sad story; the kind knows what this man has said is no lie. Odysseus tells them of his visit to Hades, his blinding of the son of Neptune, and many other wonderful stories. Finally after many days of detainment our hero is finally on his way home! Before Odysseus leaves the king have many rich men give Odysseus wonderful presents. "Alderman and town councilors, our guest seem to be a person of singular judgement; let us give such proof of our hospitality as he may reasonably expect." (Homer 30) Odysseus then sets sail once more, towards his beloved Ithaca. Abraham, on the other hand, finally sets himself on the proper path God has set before him and continues his journey onward.At last Odysseus, king of Ithaca has returned to his native land, bearing many fine presents indeed, but goddess Minerva is not yet through with him, and she has him go through a few more trials. She has Odysseus take on the appearance of an old man, he is then set out to beg at the doors of his own palace; only his dear son knows who his is, for she saw fit for him to know. At his palace Odysseus disguised as the evil suitors treat the old man as a piece of trash, and he quickly plots how to take ...
