War and anger were the themes of the Iliad, but the Odyssey takes place after the Trojan War has been won by the Greeks, or Achaeans, as Homer refers to them. The Odyssey is about the journey of the Greek hero Odysseus, after whom the poem is named, and the problems he faces on his way home from Troy (Lloyd, 2013). “His journey is foiled by divine interventions, especially those having to do with Poseidon. Highlights include Odysseus' famous encounters with the Sirens, with the Cyclops Polythemus, and the killing of his wife Penelope's suitors upon his return to Ithaca” (Lloyd,