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| + | '''Odysseus''' was a Greek warrior and the King of Ithaca. He was best known for devising the {{w|Trojan Horse}} trick which allowed the Greeks to enter the city of Troy and destroy it, thus decisively winning the Trojan War. | ||
| − | + | After the victory, Odysseus was supposed to sacrifice a lamb to Zeus as gratitude for winning the war, but Odysseus refused as he considered it barbaric. He then announced he was going home to Ithaca and to his wife, [[Penelope]]. Zeus, however, was angry with Odysseus for refusing to make the sacrifice and refused to let him return directly home, instead sending him on a journey where it took him ten years to get back to Ithaca (in addition to the ten years fighting in the Trojan War). | |
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| + | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
| + | *Odysseus appears in the "D'oh, Brother Where Art Thou?" segment of "[[Tales from the Public Domain]]". The segment is a re-telling of the ''{{w|Odyssey}}'' with [[Homer Simpson]] cast in the role of Odysseus. | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
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Odysseus was a Greek warrior and the King of Ithaca. He was best known for devising the Trojan Horse trick which allowed the Greeks to enter the city of Troy and destroy it, thus decisively winning the Trojan War.
After the victory, Odysseus was supposed to sacrifice a lamb to Zeus as gratitude for winning the war, but Odysseus refused as he considered it barbaric. He then announced he was going home to Ithaca and to his wife, Penelope. Zeus, however, was angry with Odysseus for refusing to make the sacrifice and refused to let him return directly home, instead sending him on a journey where it took him ten years to get back to Ithaca (in addition to the ten years fighting in the Trojan War).
Behind the Laughter
- Odysseus appears in the "D'oh, Brother Where Art Thou?" segment of "Tales from the Public Domain". The segment is a re-telling of the Odyssey with Homer Simpson cast in the role of Odysseus.
Appearances
