Ithaca by Edward Dodwell (1821)
Continuing on Odysseus's journey home him and his men continue to face a variety of different challenges and tribulations after offending the God of the Sea Poseidon. A series of challenges to test the worthiness of a man is nothing unique in Greek Epics, it is almost as prolific as the dorky high school kid ending up with the most popular kid in school at the end of a raunchy teen comedy. Continuing this trend would be simple enough, and would allow for differing forms of creativity to take over at different places in the story. Much like Hercule's twelve labors differing on the region of Greece he is sent, the Odyssey has differing challenges arise for the crew to face depending on the island on which they land next. The idea of choosing different islands in the Aegean Sea to design a variety of different changes for the main characters to face periodically is an interesting one, is also one that appears to belong more on a Saturday morning children's cartoon in the 1980s or '90s. Ultimately the survivors from the Week 2 story may soon be finding themselves on a dangerous trip home to their beloved home, thankful to be alive, hopeful they are able to overcome the obstacles and return to their loved ones.
Homer's Odyssey Part B, translated by Tony Kline,
http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/05/odyssey-ghosts-of-erebus.html
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