The hero is at home in their ordinary world. In Ithaca King Odysseus’ home with his wife Penelope and newborn son Telemachus
Something happens that causes them to go on an adventure. Odysseus is setting out for a battle at Troy
The Call to Aventure
The hero is hesitant at first to go on a journey. He does not want to leave his family and sail to Troy; he knows it will be a long trip and he’s fatherly instincts do not want to leave his son.
Refusal
Mentor Helper
However a helper arrives that will guide the hero through his journey. Odysseus is added by Athena who takes pity on him.
After the war the gods became angry with the Greeks for their prideful ways; a great storm emerges and throws them off course. There is no way to avoid it, and they are cast into a new world.
Crossing the Threshold
Test/Allies/Enemies
On his way Odysseus is thwarted with many tests as he tries to travel back to Ithaca: Polyphemus, Circones, Lotus eaters, Lastrygonians, Sirens, Scylla & Charybdis, and Cattle of the Sun God.
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