Odysseus Actions Depicted In Homer's Odyssey

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Odysseus does consider the consequences of his actions because he knew when he went through the long journey to get back to Ithaca how horrible it would be, he knew that when he went to Helios Island with the cattle on it that something bad would happen to his men if they touch them, and he knew after he killed all the suitors that the parents of the suitors would not be happy with him.

In the book the Odyssey, Odysseus does consider the consequences of his actions. When he thinks about his consequences is when he got off of Circe island he had to travel all the way back to Ithaca and go through many dangerous tasks. This quote is when Circe is telling him what he will have to go through to get back home. “On one side beetling cliffs shoot up, and against them pound the huge roaring breaks of blue-eye Amphitrite- the clashing rocks they’re call by all the blissful gods. Not even birds can escape them, no, not even the doves that veer and fly Ambrosia home to father Zeus:” (12.66-70) This quote shows that he is now realizing that getting home will be the hardest part of his journey through the book because even the Circe is saying how hard it will be to get home. …show more content…
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