'I am Laertes' son' is the beginning of the Odyssey. The section is about Odysseus, son of Laertes, telling the beginning of his hard journery to King Alcinous on the island of Phaeacia. Before he was washed ashore to the island of Phaeacia, Odysseus has lost all his men on boats. He is the only one to survive the harsh journey, but yet, he is not home. Poseidon, God of the Sea, makes it rough for Odysseus to reach home, to Ithaca. When Odysseus is washed ashore on the island of Phaeacia, women that work for the king discovers Odysseus and takes him to bathe, feed, and cloth.When Odysseus speaks to King Alcinous during a festival, he tells him who he is and begins his story of why he hasn't returned home for ten years. King Alcinous then tells Odysseus that he will agree to help Odysseus get home by the help and power of his people the Phaeacia.
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