Friday, December 21, 2012

 

     When Odysseus made his way back to Ithaca, he found that Antinous and Eurymachus are fighting for the throne. To gain power and marry Penelope, they have to string Odysseus’ cherished bow and shoot an arrow through 12 axes. Neither Antinous nor Eurymachus could achieve this goal; only Odysseus had enough strength and skill. This bow is made from handcrafted wood and no one to this day has the power to pull the string back like Odysseus did.

 

 
 

Odysseus was going to see Circe to get back his men when Hermes gave him a special plant. This sprig of Moly protects him so that Circe cannot put a spell on him. Odysseus kept this immortal plant, and it never withered. Today, it is held in the Museum of Ithaca and every visitor is awed by its uniqueness.


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