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Rivalry In Homer's The Odyssey

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Rivalries can last days, months, and even years. Within these rivalries we are faced with new challenges and lessons. Then, there is turning point where we come face to face with the rivalry, and must chose to confronting it or running away. Homer’s epic The Odyssey illustrates a twenty year rivalry Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, had that challenge him throughout his journey home. At the end of his journey, Odysseus arrives in Ithaca, here Homer demonstrations that with wisdom and patiences, you can overcome your rivalry.
When Odysseus returns home to Ithaca, he is disguised as an old beggar. With his disguised, he is able to sneak back into his home. In his palace, the king tells his son that they must, “be angry at the right men, at the right

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