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In ancient Greece, Odysseus of Ithaca was considered great because he was the only mortal to use his mind to its potential. In the Odyssey, this also gained him the favor of the gods because he survived by using his mind when many mortals would have perished. Be ....

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.... a sharp stake from a wooden pole. They then counted to three and shoved it hot from the fire into the Cyclops’ eye. Then as the blinded Cyclops guarded the door with his sense of touch, Odysseus quickly gathered his men and instructed them to hang on to the belly of the sheep as they passed out the entrance. By his cunning and resourcefulness, Odysseus used the wine as a stunner, the pole as a weapon, and the sheep as a getaway vehicle. To free his men from her evil spell, Odysseus (with a little help from Hermes) manipulated the witch Circe in her palace. Circe and her potion had turned the men of Odysseus into various sorts of animals. O ....