Odysseus took us, the men of Ithaca, to war with the Trojans. The war is over nothing but a woman, Helen of Troy. None of us were eager to go on this journey but we followed our king none the less. Luckily Athena, the goddess of war helped us on our victory. Also Poseidon, god the sea, helped us to trick the Trojans and stopped any one from spoiling our plans. We tricked them into thinking we had surrendered and left a wooden horse as our gift. But actually snuck into the city and slaughtered them all. It was a clever trick by Odysseus, we all knew he was full of guile but is also faulted in his hubris.
The gods did not only help Odysseus he helped me as well. Leonidas, a man I had become friends with, and I prayed to the Hephaestus so our weapons would be strong in what would hopefully be our last battle and to Zeus for all the other luck we would need to survive. We sacrificed our food to the gods and they heard our call for help. Leonidas told me how he'd been fighting three men at once and how his sword did extraordinary things. Similar things happened to me and the morning before battle I found an arrow, I didn't know where it had come from but I used it to save my life. I loved the gods more than ever in that moment.
The gods did not only help Odysseus he helped me as well. Leonidas, a man I had become friends with, and I prayed to the Hephaestus so our weapons would be strong in what would hopefully be our last battle and to Zeus for all the other luck we would need to survive. We sacrificed our food to the gods and they heard our call for help. Leonidas told me how he'd been fighting three men at once and how his sword did extraordinary things. Similar things happened to me and the morning before battle I found an arrow, I didn't know where it had come from but I used it to save my life. I loved the gods more than ever in that moment.
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