By choosing this ulterior journey, Odysseus could not set foot in Ithaca for twenty …show more content…
“God-Like Odysseus” (5.13-14) takes all of them on in battle, all the while not revealing himself to Penelope, or the suitors. Odysseus is finally home and must take back his wife...“With that he trained a stabbing arrow on Antinous” (22.8), his land, and his dignity. Odysseus did not expect to come home to a perfect life just the way he left it, he prepares for battle, and defends not only his wife but himself from a life of misery. Odysseus steps up to the plate and kills all the suitors, getting his revenge after all the long years he has been gone. Without his clever strategies, he would not be able to handle that throughout his journey, the odds were against