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Among the Greek kings who fought in the [[Trojan War]], Odysseus is known for his cunning - the famous Trojan Horse was his idea, and Homer often gives him the epithet 'of many wiles'. However, cunning is not his only weapon. In the Odyssey in particular, Odysseus is physically much stronger than an ordinary man, and is the only man strong enough to use the bow with which he fights off [[Penelope]]'s suitors on his arrival in Ithaca.
 
Among the Greek kings who fought in the [[Trojan War]], Odysseus is known for his cunning - the famous Trojan Horse was his idea, and Homer often gives him the epithet 'of many wiles'. However, cunning is not his only weapon. In the Odyssey in particular, Odysseus is physically much stronger than an ordinary man, and is the only man strong enough to use the bow with which he fights off [[Penelope]]'s suitors on his arrival in Ithaca.
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In the Odyssey, a companion to the [[Iliad]], Ulysses attempts to return to his [[island]] kingdom of [[Ithaca]], where his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus have stayed waiting for him.  Unfortunately, Ulysses has incurred the wrath of the God of the Sea, [[Neptune]], and his ship is buffeted on the seas into various confrontations with [[myth|mythical]] monsters.
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In the Odyssey, a companion to the [[Iliad]], Ulysses attempts to return to his [[island]] kingdom of [[Ithaca]], where his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus have stayed waiting for him.  Unfortunately, Ulysses has incurred the wrath of the God of the Sea, [[Neptune]], and his ship is buffeted on the seas into various confrontations with [[myth|mythical]] monsters including the Cyclops.
    
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