"The Odyssey"

Part I:
1. Circe is important because when she turned Eurylochus' exploring party into pigs, Odysseus had to go save them, which reveals some more of the good leadership qualities he has. It shows his amazing courage because he had to go down the Land of the Dead by himself.
2. Odysseus' encounter with Calypso was important because it shows him using his metis to talk her into letting him go. It also shows that near the end of his journey, the fearless leader was gone and was replaced with a desperate husband trying to get back to his loyal wife. …