Editing Trojan War (section)

===''Odyssey''===
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[[File:Arnold Böcklin - Odysseus and Polyphemus.jpg|thumb|''Odysseus and Polyphemus'' by [[Arnold Böcklin]]: the Cyclops' curse delays the homecoming of Odysseus for another ten years]]
Odysseus' ten-year journey home to Ithaca was told in Homer's ''Odyssey''. Odysseus and his men were blown far off course to lands unknown to the Achaeans; there Odysseus had many adventures, including the famous encounter with the [[Cyclopes|Cyclops]] [[Polyphemus]], and an audience with the seer [[Teiresias]] in [[Hades]]. On the island of [[Thrinacia]], Odysseus' men ate the cattle sacred to the sun-god [[Helios]]. For this sacrilege Odysseus' ships were destroyed, and all his men perished. Odysseus had not eaten the cattle, and was allowed to live; he washed ashore on the island of [[Ogygia]], and lived there with the nymph [[Calypso (mythology)|Calypso]]. After seven years, the gods decided to send Odysseus home; on a small raft, he sailed to [[Scheria]], the home of the [[Phaeacians]], who gave him passage to Ithaca.

Once in his home land, Odysseus travelled disguised as an old beggar. He was recognised by his dog, [[Argos (dog)|Argos]], who died in his lap. He then discovered that his wife, Penelope, had been faithful to him during the 20 years he was absent, despite the countless [[Suitors of Penelope|suitors]] that were eating his food and spending his property. With the help of his son Telemachus, Athena, and [[Eumaeus]], the swineherd, he killed all of them except Medon, who had been polite to Penelope, and [[Phemius]], a local singer who had only been forced to help the suitors against Penelope. Penelope tested Odysseus with his unstrung [[recurve bow]] to ensure it was him, and he forgave her.<ref>Adam Clarke (1831), ''Commentary on the Bible'', New York: Emory and Waugh, volume III p. 244</ref> The next day the suitors' relatives tried to take revenge on him but they were stopped by Athena.