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Epilogue To Odysseus

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Meanwhile, Odysseus and his men are traveling in sea, tired and hungry. Out of nowhere, a squall of winds hit the ship, and men almost tumbled out of it. As the storms calmed down, the ship suddenly started moving towards a forest. Odysseus, being the curious one, decided to stop to this forest and have the crew followed him. It was a dark, eerie forest. Sounds of owls and wolves howling. Although, one sound stood out. It almost sounded like singing yet it had an odd sound to it. One of the men stepped on a branch, and then the owner of the sound finally stepped out. This monster was like no other. 5 heads popped out of a dragons body. Heartbeats started to pump faster as sweat trickled down the men's bodies. The mammoth stood there, glowering down at them with a glare that could …show more content…

"They don't know of us, we'll they've reached their death" the second one laughed. "We are the monsters of Hades. This land is part of the underworld, if you didn't know. That's why it's so dark and eerie." Odysseus replied "Is there a way out of here?" "Please, we'll make an oblation to your god Hades in return" The monsters finally agreed. Although since Odysseus didn't exactly trust them, he had a plan in mind. He went and sacrificed a lamb, and drained out its blood. The monsters still didn't allow Odysseus's crew through, just as Odysseus had thought. This plan was set to be The six remaining men made a potion of rose water and jasmine oil,and set it near the chief dragon's nose. These monsters were suddenly intoxicated. Not completely, but on the verge. Odysseus and his six men grabbed their weapons, ready to face a colossal monster with 5 heads. One was shot in the eye and tumbled down. The other two were beheaded, heads flying out of their sockets. The chief was remaining. "You really think you could defeat me?" Odysseus ignored the chief and shot an arrow through its throat. Spears went flying towards its head, but it was not dead

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