Question

What is Odysseus afraid of when he gets back to Ithaca?

Answer 1

His sailors get eaten, he gets in a storm sent in by Poseidon, he gets in a fight with Polyphemus, and gets captured by the sirens.

Answer 2

Odysseus faces a number of challenges on his way home, including:

• sailors captivated by the lotus-eaters
• a battle with Polyphemus, a cyclops
• a storm sent by Poseidon
• an encounter with a witch
• being captivated by the Sirens
• encounters with the monsters Scylla and Charybdis
• punishment by Zeus

His entire journey home is ridden with challenges.