The Odyssey - Elpenor is an epic poem because it features a(n)
invocation to an ancient Greek goddess.
Through out the story, Odysseus tries to win the favor of the gods and goddess to allow himself to return home, however, he meets resistance and problems, such as his crew killing the sun god's cattle, which incurs the opposite of what they wished from the gods, leading to the destruction of Odysseus's crews and ships
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