Travel Through The Odyssey

Eventually, the rest of Odysseus's crew got killed off, and he had to fend for himself. Odysseus was discovered by a nymph named Calypso, who fell in love with him and kept him on her island for 7 years. This man went from arrogant to depressed because Calypso would manipulate and force him to stay with her. He literally cried every day, wanting to go home to his family.  I would rate this experience a 2/10 because I'm not going to die, but I would be manipulated and stuck on an island for 7 years. However, in real life, the area is beautiful. It's in Gozo, Malta, a small island. It reminded me of Sicily because of the clear water around the tiny island. Only around 30,000 people live on the island, so it felt like everybody had each other's back. The main thing that stuck out to me was the friendly and comforting environment. The people there were so kind that one little family asked me to join them for dinner. Mind you, I have never met these kind souls in my life.  S...

On his journey back home, Odysseus and his men came across an island where a Cyclops named Polyphemus lived. Cyclopes are known as uncivilized shepherds who have one single round eye. When Odysseus landed on this inhabited island, he saw a cave filled with loot like sheep, milk, and cheese. His men advised him to take the loot and leave, but as the arrogant and prideful man that he was, he decided to stay and wait for Polyphemus. The Cyclops ended up eating quite of few of his men. However, they eventually escaped by blinding the Cyclops. Since Odysseus told Polyphemus his identity for glory, the Cyclops put a curse on him so that he couldn't return to Ithaka (his home) after a long time.  First of all, I would rate this experience a 1 out of 10 because I am not trying to be eaten by a giant Cyclops. I only put 1 point for the food and resources there.  However, the place where Cyclops lived is actually a wonderful island near Italy called Sicily. It even rhymes!  The mos...

Troy was where the journey to the homeland began. Why does it start there? Well, Odysseus came to Troy to fight in the Trojan War, which they won with his cunning idea to hide in a giant wooden horse. The Greeks made the Trojans believe it to be a gift, so they let the horse inside the high walls. Ultimately, the Greeks came out of the wooden horse at night and destroyed the city, which led to their victory.  Now, if I were to visit the ruined city, I would not have enjoyed the despair and death that filled up there. I would honestly rate it a 3 out of 10, especially because there's nowhere to stay after everything was destroyed.  But in real life, the place I visited that is allegedly supposed to be Troy was the hill of Hisarlik in Turkey. The street food there was immaculate, from the kumpir to the Turkish ice cream. Kumpir is similar to a baked potato except it's better. It was not only filled with potato, but it had different seasonings with various vegetables and meat on ...