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My Life As A Soldier In Homer's Odyssey '

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How long you’re gonna travel at sea? Why are you staying away from your home shore of Ithaca so long? The Trojan “war” has been already over, the soldiers and husbands all have come back to their home. I have neither. I got received word that you have survived the war and you’re an acclaimed a hero amongst heroes. Do you remember how you always used to praise my mind and I used to feel like I was never really as cunning as you though? For I had asked you why didn’t you want to go fight this war. 

I had those visions of glory. I would never ask a question like that now. Why would I want blood? this constant hardship, staying here without you? Now I want nothing more than for you to teach our tiny son how to walk, to handle a plow or a spear, …show more content…

A word has already came that he is lost at sea like his dad. Our son has been growing up without his great and mighty warrior dad. It's been harder day by day. You may have fought at troy a way and I have been fighting since the day you leave me. I am being a woman who is battling instead of a man. All these suitors try to get marry with me for the wealth. 
Do you count the years that have gone by and fear the repercussions of morality?
 I was young then, it has been twenty years since they make this distance between our son and me and laid him before you're raving plow. I saw the strength that my king has inside …show more content…

I have to look at Helen now, her beauty and her reputation.
 
Remember the thing that you used to tell me the reasons behind loving me? Not just my because of my beauty but to play mind games like puzzles. I remember how your eyes were shined with the pride and happiness and that used to tell me how much you love me and my

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