Today, I arrived

Today i arrived home. It has been a while. I miss the smells of Ithica, the warmth of my bed, and the love of my people. I was a long journey and i learned a lot about my limits. I did things that I had no idea i could, and i experienced things i thought impossible. During my adventure, all of my papyrus fell into the ocean, so i had no way of writing here.
My favorite thing about my trip was meeting Calypso. At first she trapped me and seemed a little weird, but in the end, she proved to be extremely helpful and a joy to be around. Also, i came really close to meeting a Greek god again. Hermes landed on the island and told Calypso to help me get home. I just missed him.
However, all of my experiences are behind me now, and i am just glad to be home with my now adult kids, and wife.

Blinded Cyclops

Today as my men and I sailed in route for Ithaca, we spotted land. It seemed like a peaceful place with lots of shelter so I told them to progress toward shore. After we made it to land, we made our way to a cave on the rocky slopes of the island along with several of my men. The cave was rather impressive with an interior larger than the exterior. There were even sheep outside of the entrance. My men wanted to just take the flock, but I wanted to meet whoever dwelled here. Maybe they knew how to get back home. After minutes of looking around I found the one who I was looking for. Here was a giant, and from the back he looked like a very nice man. I was about to introduce myself when he turned around. It was a Cyclops. Oops. He asked me who I was. I thought for a moment and called myself Nohbady. He immediately ate two of my men. I hide in a corner and came up with a plan. We once again approached this monster and offered him wine. He drank all of the wine in one gulp and ate another two of my men. He then collapsed into a deep sleep. My men and I began to sharpen a wooden splint and heated in fire. We then stabbed the giant in the eye. He woke up, but being blind now he could not catch us.

            “I’ll get you Nohbady! Nohbady has blinded me! Catch Nohbady!” The Cyclops screamed

            I then told him my real name and ran away to shore. He called on Poseidon to set a curse on me, but I am not afraid of him. I have all of the other Gods on my side. And now I also have a flock of sheep.

I am Odysseus

I can’t wait to get back home. First a king, now a war hero, too. Being Odysseus can have its perks. My son is a great man. Telemachus is his name. I don’t know how long it has been since I last saw he and my wife. My plan to get out of Troy with the Trojan horse thing, was not for Greece, but so I could get back to my family as soon as possible. I am almost there. According to the stars, I am only 10 days away.