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In //The Essential Odyssey// by Homer, Penelope is a faithful wife to Odysseus while suitors are trying to persuade her to break faithfulness. The suitors would continually tell Penelope that her husband was dead and she should forget about him. This faithfulness is much like that of Stewy and Big Ham in //Meat Gone Bad// written by Ken Buswell. Big Ham is the leader of the Meat section, and Stewy is her faithful co-leader. Many of the Meat do not like Big Ham and the way she lead the section, but Stewy would always have Big Ham's back and would tell them what a nice meat she was. They always told Stewy that they wanted to overthrow Big Ham's leadership. Stewy would always pull them back to reality. Stewy's faithfulness to Big Ham was much like that of Penelope's faithfulness to Odysseus.

//The Essential Odyssey// by Homer uses the ideas used in Greek mythology, and the series //Percy Jackson And The Olympians// written by Rick Riordan also uses Greek mythology to write his books. A good example is in //The Essential Odyssey// when Odysseus must try to go between Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla ends up destroying Odysseus's ship, but Charybdis kills his crew. In //Percy Jackson And The Olympians//, Percy must drive his ship through Scylla's cave, and he barely makes it through with his crew and ship. There are many more examples of the Greek myths in both works.

The Sirens in //The Essential Odyssey// by Homer are much like Puck in //A Midsummer Night's Dream// by William Shakespeare. The Sirens are mythical creatures that use their melodious voices to distract voyagers from their mission. They attract their victim and kill them when they get close enough. Puck is a fairy that enjoys causing mischief, and one of his "specialties" is distracting people in the woods. He would lead them in the wrong direction by changing his voice to make the confused traveler think they were almost free. The personalities of the Sirens and of Puck are not that different.

//The Essential Odyssey// by Homer uses a lot of Greek myths that are involved in Greek mythology. These myths date back hundreds of years ago and to see that they still have a role in today's community and literature is interesting. They still play a vital role in today's books and many people enjoy reading them. Ideas used hundreds of years ago are still used today in a very creative and exciting way.

When you set out for Itha[c]a ask that your way be long, full of adventure, full of instruction. The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops, angry Poseidon - do not fear them: such as these you will never find as long as your thought is lofty, as long as a rare emotion touch your spirit and your body. The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops, angry Poseidon - you will not meet them unless you carry them in your soul, unless your soul raise them up before you.
 * Ithaca**
 * By:** Constantine P. Cavafy

Ask that your way be long. At many a Summer dawn to enter with what gratitude, what joy - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">ports seen for the first time; <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">to stop at Phoenician trading centres, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">and to buy good merchandise, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">and sensuous perfumes of every kind, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">sensuous perfumes as lavishly as you can; <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">to visit many Egyptian cities, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">to gather stores of knowledge from the learned.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Have Itha[c]a always in your mind. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Your arrival there is what you are destined for. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">But don't in the least hurry the journey. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Better it last for years, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">so that when you reach the island you are old, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">rich with all you have gained on the way, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">not expecting Itha[c]a to give you wealth. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Ithaka gave you a splendid journey. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Without her you would not have set out. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">She hasn't anything else to give you.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">And if you find her poor, Itha[c]a hasn't deceived you. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">So wise you have become, of such experience, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">that already you'll have understood what these Itha[c]as mean

This poem is a lot alike my life, and it helps me to know what I need to expect from life. It tells how there will be hardships in my life. The poem also lets the reader know how life will also reward the voyager for his struggles. This poem really connects to my life and I think this poem could help people in their life.