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    The document summarizes how gods interfere in the lives of mortals in Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. It provides examples of both helpful interference, like Hermes helping Odysseus on Circe's island, and harmful interference, like Poseidon creating storms to prevent Odysseus from returning home due to Odysseus blinding Poseidon's son Polyphemus. The gods have power over humans and influence conflicts and outcomes through their divine involvement.

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    The document summarizes how gods interfere in the lives of mortals in Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. It provides examples of both helpful interference, like Hermes helping Odysseus on Circe's island, and harmful interference, like Poseidon creating storms to prevent Odysseus from returning home due to Odysseus blinding Poseidon's son Polyphemus. The gods have power over humans and influence conflicts and outcomes through their divine involvement.

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    The Odyssey: Interfering Gods

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    The document summarizes how gods interfere in the lives of mortals in Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. It provides examples of both helpful interference, like Hermes helping Odysseus on Circe's island, and harmful interference, like Poseidon creating storms to prevent Odysseus from returning home due to Odysseus blinding Poseidon's son Polyphemus. The gods have power over humans and influence conflicts and outcomes through their divine involvement.

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    TheOdysseyIndividualProjectEssay

    InterferingGods
    In
    TheOdyssey
    ,themaincharacterOdysseusistryingtogetbackhometohisfamily
    afterheisheldcaptivefromthelustrousgoddessCalypso.Duringhisjourneyheencounters
    manyenemies.Afterabouttenyearsorsoheisabletogettohisfamily.Thiscouldnothave
    happenedwithoutthehelpofthegodsandgoddesses.

    Inthisbook,therearemanygodsthatinterfereinthelivesofthehumansormortals.
    Thegodscaninterfereinagoodwayorabadway.Agoodexampleofthiswouldbewhen
    HermeshelpedOdysseusonCircesisland.HermesgaveOdysseusaplantthatmadehim
    immunetoherpotions.IfHermesdidnthelpOdysseus,thenhewouldbeturnedintoapig,
    andhewouldnevergetbacktoIthaca.ThisisanexampleofagodhelpingOdysseusget
    throughhisjourney.Somegods,likeHermes,playfavoritessimplybecausetheylikethese
    mortals.Theyarereallybiginfluencesonthemortalsandtheconflictsbetweenthemortals.
    ThisshowsthatHermesreallycaredaboutOdysseusandwantedtohelphimgethome.
    SomeothergodsthathelpedOdysseuswereAthena,Circe,andIno.

    Anotherexampleiswhenthecattleofthesungod,Helios,aregrazingonanisland.
    CircewarnedOdysseustoleavethecattlealoneandunharmed.However,Eurylochusforces
    thecrewtocatchthecattlebecausetheyhavebeenatseaforalongtime.WhileOdysseusis
    asleep,themenkilledoneoftheanimals.Later,Odysseusfindsoutandheisupset.Still,

    Odysseusdoesnotstophiscrewfromcapturingthecattle.Thishappensforthenextsix
    days.
    Then,Lampetie,daughterofHelios,toldHeliosthatthecattlehasbeenkilledbythemenof
    Odysseus.HeliosthenbegsstormingZeustopunishthem.ZeusreplytoHelioswas,
    Son,youkeeponshiningamongthesedeathlessgodsandmortalmenacrossthe
    goodgreenearth.Andasfortheguiltyones,why,soonenoughonthewinedarkseaIllhit
    theirracingshipwithawhitehotbolt,Illtearitintosplinters.
    WhenOdysseusandhismenheadouttoseafromtheisland,ZeusfollowsHelios
    request.HekillsallofthemenexceptOdysseusbecausehedidnotharmthecattle.This
    exampleshowsthatthegodshavetheirfavoritesandthattheyhavethepowertodoanything
    tothemortals.Theycandestroyorproduce.

    AnotherinterferinggodisPoseidontheearthquakegod.InTheOdyssey,hetypically
    despisesOdysseusbecauseheblindedPolyphemus.PolyphemusisoneofPoseidonssons.
    TogetrevengeonOdysseus,PoseidonrollsupahugestormtocarryOdysseusfurtheraway
    fromhisdestination.
    Withthatherammedthecloudstogetherbothhandsclutchinghistridentchurnedthe
    wavesintochaos,whippingallthegalesfromeveryquarter,shroudingoverinthunderheads
    theseaandearthatonceandnightsweptdownfromtheskyEastandSouthWindsclashed
    andtheragingWestandNorth,sprungfromtheheavens,roiledheavingbreakersupand
    Odysseuskneesquaked,hisspirittoo
    ThereareotherexamplesofwhenPoseidontriestodestroyOdysseussafereturnhome.
    AnotheriswhenPoseidonisangeredbythePhaeacianswhohelpedOdysseusgetbackto
    Ithaca.ButthistimehedidnthurtOdysseus.HeturnedthePhaeaciansshipintostoneright

    asitpulledupintotheharbor.ThisisevidencethatPoseidonisgenerallytryingtoget
    revengeforhisson.Tocontinueon,noneofPoseidonsincidentswouldhavehappenedif
    Odysseushadntbeenignorant.BeforeheblindedPolyphemus,hebelievedOdysseusreal
    namewasNobody.Butafterhegotonhisshiptoleavetheisland,hesaid,
    Cyclopsifanymanonthefaceoftheearthshouldaskyouwhoblindedyou,shamed
    yousosayOdysseus,raiderofcities,
    he
    gougedoutyoureye,Laertessonwhomakeshis
    homeinIthaca!
    So,basicallyOdysseuswastheprimarycauseofPoseidonsrevenge.

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