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not only on its intended victims but also occasionally on its perpetrators. What exactly is revenge? It is, simply, a calculated act in which retribution or punishment is
sought for some type of perceived injustice. Revenge may be regarded as a way of carrying out the biblical creed of, "an eye for an eye." A person
who has been victimized in some way attempts to turn the tables and transform the predator into the prey. While this seems like a perfectly understandable goal, especially to
anyone who has ever been wronged, the repercussions are often more than the revenge seeker bargained for. With the stakes so high, usually death, victory often proves to be
bittersweet. Revenge takes several faces in Homers epic poem, "The Odyssey." The poem concerns the old warrior Odysseuss long journey home to Ithaka, where he hopes to be reunited
with his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos after a ten-year absence. Unfortunately, he is frequently sidetracked by the natural disasters and territorial wars that confront him along the way.
Odysseus is a favorite of some of the gods and goddesses, and he often calls on them for assistance when his short temper gets him into trouble. In
Book IX, Polyphemus, the son of the sea god Poseidon, decides to dine on a few Greeks who whetted his appetite. When he set his sights on Odysseus and
his crew, Odysseus charts a daring course of escape. While the ravenous Polyphemus naps between meals, Odysseus pokes his eye with a stick and blinds him. When receiving
word of his sons blinding, Poseidon became enraged. Anyone who injures the son of the sea god will incur considerable wrath while sailing the ocean blue. Poseidon vows,
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