The Antagonist
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Victor Kwan IB English Higher 1 Period 5 Ms. Graciano World Lit 2 Word Count: 1228 words (not including list of sources) The Antagonist The Odyssey is an epic depicting the journey of Odysseus' homecoming; it is concerned with the result and the consequences of the Trojan War. Homer wrote The Odyssey approximately in between the years of 700 B.C - 500 B.C. In the epic, Odysseus is returning from the Trojan War but is cursed by the God, Poseidon, after he blinded his son Polyphemus. He is exiled to wander the Aegean Sea aimlessly for ten years before returning to his kingdom; during this time suitors from all over the Greece came to live in Odysseus' hall to seek his wife's hand, Penelope for marriage. In the epic, The Odyssey, there is no primary antagonist although there are many antagonists. Antinoos is one of the major antagonists, he is the leader of the suitors...

