The Odyssey The Odyssey was full of wonder, power, and surprises. It is packed with epic heroes, creatures, gods, and goddesses. The gods, goddesses, and creatures had supernatural powers that effected the lives of Odysseus, his crew, and his family. Their actions proved to be powerful, benificial, and deadly. The gods, godesses, and creatures in The Odyssey on many occations proved to be powerful. Zeus, leader of the gods, was a prime example of this. When, “Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north/ a storm against the ships, and driving veils/ of squall”(p.444, 66-68) , many of Odysseus men died. Another account when Zeus was very powerful was, “Zeus Cronion piled a thunderhead above the ship....then the squall struck whining from the west, with gale force, breaking both forestays”(p.465, 678-682) destroying the ship. When Odysseus tells the Cyclops “Poseido....

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