The Journey of Odysseus; Great King of Ithaca

It has been a long trip for poor with the goddess. He says that the Odysseus. He has been longing to get gods are letting me free. He says that I home for almost 20 years. He has must build a raft by myself with no endured many torturous obstacles, help from any other being. So I made like feeling Posideion’s wrath. Now, the raft of drift wood and trees. Odysseus is back home with his wife Calypso gave me food and wine for Penelope, and his son, Telemachus. my journey. I sailed for eighteen days before I spotted land. The land of Morgan: Hello Odysseus! For my first Scheria, the island of the Phaeacian’s. question I would like to ask what it’s But just as I saw hope in returning like to finally be home? home, Poseidon spotted me on the Odysseus: I have missed my sea. Penelope, my son Telemachus, and M: Poseidon? The god who has been my home very much. It is great to be stopping you from returning home all back in Ithaca. these years? Morgan: Well, I know they missed O: Yes, indeed. Now, when he spotted you very much also. So tell me me, he let me feel his wrath through Odysseus, what were some major the waves. He cast massive storms to things that happened during your destroy my raft and try to drown me. I journey? called out to him many times. He Odysseus: When we conquered Troy I appeared in front of me, in the water. couldn’t return home. I was I asked what he could possibly take imprisoned for ten years in an island from me. The only thing I had left called Ogygia, where I was living was my life. He told me that his goal with the goddess Calypso. Every day I wasn’t to kill me. Just to make me would sit on the shore alone and suffer as I had made him. But just I weep, thinking of my home and my thought I had no chance of surviving, Penelope. Then one day Hermes flies the White Sea goddess, Ino, appeared to the island, and shares good news before me, coming to my rescue. She gave me her veil that kept me afloat marry and be with her. But I could during Poseidon’s fury. And she told never let me dear Penelope escape my me not to look as I throw the veil back thoughts. She is my one and only true into the White Sea when I arrive love I couldn’t bear the thought of ashore. never seeing her again. Calypso said “Penelope has aged and she will never M: You can’t look because you’re not match my beauty. I can keep you able to see the goddess in her true young forever.” But I would never form. Or that will be the end of your leave my son and wife. fate? M: You have been faithful to your O: Correct, Morgan. I did not look as wife, just as she has been faithful to I tossed the veil. Afterwards I walked you. into the near forest for safety. O: Yes, I have missed them every M: that is quite the journey, you must moment I was away. And I will be happy to be home. cherish every moment I spend with O: I most definitely am. But I’m them. afraid that was only ten years into my M: Well, thank you for that very journey. I have a whole other half to touching story Odysseus! Some other tell! time we can have another interview M: Well we’ll get to that part in a few for the other half of your brave and minutes. What was it like living with heroic story. the goddess Calypso? O: thank you for having me, I love O: She was very kind and caring. But sharing my story with Ithaca. she wanted me to stay with her for the -Moragan Broyles rest of eternity. She wanted me to

A Word from your Author:

Today, I interviewed Odysseus. He shared his feelings and experiences with me, and his fantastic journey. I spend a lot of time thinking about how I should write this article and the whole time I thought ‘How can I put this piece together, that would please the gods?’ And I came up with an answer. To just share the great Odysseus’s story with all of Mt. Olympus. It is a piece about part of Odysseus’s return home and the struggles he faced. He was presented with temptation, fear, and near death. But he never gave up trying. He was determined to get home to his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus. He didn’t care what was in his path, he told himself that he would succeed in his quest and that he would make it home to Ithaca. Next week we will have the second half of Odysseus’s story and the answers to the word search and maze. Don’t forget to go on the website and vote whether you think Poseidon should let go of his grudge against Odysseus and forgive him. Or if he should hold the hate in his heart towards Odysseus, and continue being determined to make his life a lively sea. Until next week, Morgan. Index: COVER STORY- The Journey of Odysseus; Great King of Ithaca AUTHORS NOTE- A word from your author WEATHER- This week’s forecast GAMES- Maze and Word search a p s u e z m y l f d v r z k l s m f g x f e l n j j v h s p o u c a u z m j p j c s n h o j z c i c q q h p k y r r x q h i a e e n s s y f p o s i d e o n p l p d x x l k i c c e x w y m o j i e g k e b c h b o l u x y g a i z b p x o r s d y m o s o p u w l l r t a b u u s g o d r m e p u y e k j m l n r a h t e j l d a d s c n h c x f n p a f b e y c q k s h m s j q n c o s p y l a c l f r c w x c h r f x n j a x o m b n d i x i t w x l s l e u s i z m p q s h o o g c i f a h b k k u l r t e e e v o b s o u j z z n p f e s d f m b b l z r y b d s c h q w e s k l e n x z o l e g v t e z o h g x s h q a v i b v j y y t g m s c g u r y c i t j n a s h x w m i r b s l p o d y q b u a s i r e n s f e a p e h q o e z u m z y v q x i x h h v e k s p n p c c r j i b v b d f a n w u c g x l c athena calypso charybdis circes cyclops godesses hades helios hermes ino odysseus penelope posideon scylla sirens telemachus zeus