Athena, goddess of wisdom, has been slow to help Odysseus on his journey home - but Hermes persuades her to get involved.Hermes finds Odysseus alone, washed up on the shoreline of an island he ...

Part 1 Hermes begins the first of three stories about Odysseus. The stories cover the end of the Trojan War, Odysseus's meeting with the Cyclops and his final reunion with his wife and son.