Personal Narrative-My Trip To Ithaca

“To my journey afar- home to Ithaca, a strange whirlpool stood in my way. Of course at first, who knew what it could be? Was Poseidon’s vengeful state of mind affecting me and my company? Shortly after, we discovered the mysterious disturbance. We should have known— the Labyrinth Lampsi. With her rainbow hair and sparkling persian blue eyes, she could not be missed. She was the remarkably isolated monster that lived in the clouds of Kolab, near the Gods. Before we knew it, our ships entered the whirlpool. Upon entrance of the whirlpool, our ship slammed into rocks, as if we were no longer in the ocean. After deboarding the vessel, we continued along a narrow pathway which led to a single, large, circular rock. With an abundance of experience of such conduct, my men, with me leading, mounted the stone. Then, with great power, we shot up into the sky, as if we were flying among the birds that reached the far corners of the Earth. It seemed as if we were in a cylindrical conduit, changing the very laws of gravity. At first, I saw a sparkle, then more and more of them appeared. My men shivered. This was not an appearance we were particularly familiar to. Out on the sea, we were primarily faced with terrible winds and dreadful

I gathered my men and told them I needed valuable time to think. Of course, in this matter, they lifted me up and fanned me while walking around the realm to ensure a comfortable thinking environment. Suddenly, I heard a swish, then a dash of glitter. A womanly human figure appeared from the opening. I did not know who she was, or why she was here, yet I held a gut feeling this being would bring good to us. She too was taken to another room filled with bunks. I was not aware of this at the time, but she was Aphrodite, the goddess of love. After overhearing my enthusiastic love and compassion towards Penelope, one of the almighty immortals responded to my prayers and aided my