How Is Odysseus Loyal

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Book 9-12 of The Odyssey are series of Odysseus’s flashbacks on his rough and tortuous journey after the Trojan War. Odysseus and his men escaped through giants, get helped by goddess and visited the souls of death, along the way many men died, in the end the Odysseus is the only man left alive. A major theme that was noticed in Book 9-12 is the loyalty that Odysseus has had inside him. In book 9, he showed loyalty toward Penelope and his home. Although goddess seduced Odysseus numerous times, he still remained loyal as he stated: “But they never won the heart inside me, never.” “So nothing is as sweet as a man’s own country…” (9. 37-38) Later on in the story, Odysseus demonstrates loyalty with generosity towards his men when his men thought

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