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The Love Of Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey

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Love makes all things possible, even the most impossible happenings could be possible and get the true meaning of happiness. It's all witnessed in this story,the story of Odysseus. I must say its really amazing story, Odysseus adventure gave me some lessons. He was able to face all his fear and weaknesses just to prove that he can do everything without any help of gods and goddesses. I admire his courage when he went to troy and fight for trojans, even though he left his family,his son Telemachus and specially the love of his life, Penelope.

Loyalty, perseverance, cleverness and braveness. These all things are made by love of Odysseus on his family. His adventure with his warrior is like giving their whole life for a nonsense journey because

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