THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER — STUDY GUIDEEssential QuestionHow do courage, loyalty, fate, temptation, and intelligence shape human behavior and define the heroic journey in The Odyssey? BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThe Odyssey, composed by the poet Homer around the eighth century BCE, follows the long journey of the Greek hero Odysseus returning home after the Trojan War. While Odysseus struggles against monsters, storms, temptations, and divine intervention, his wife Penelope and son Telemachus face danger