He's the only Greek who survived the war who has not yet returned home.
Calypso
in medias res
The Odyssey begins after the Trojan War when Odysseus sets sail to reach Ithaca -- His native land/home. It takes place in several different areas but mostly around Greece.
Poseidon
Odysseus was the main character of the Odyssey.
Ogygia
Odysseus is trapped on the lush island of Ogygia, by the nymph Calypso at the beginning of The Odyssey.
The cyclops
Calypso
Sacked the city of Troy
Odysseus returns to Ithaca in Book 13 of The Odyssey. This is where he meets with his loyal swineherd, Eumaeus, and begins to plan out his revenge against the suitors.
in medias res
The Odyssey begins after the Trojan War when Odysseus sets sail to reach Ithaca -- His native land/home. It takes place in several different areas but mostly around Greece.
Starting in medias res
keeping Odysseus prisoner on her island and preventing him from reaching home
Poseidon
Odysseus begins plotting his revenge once he learns of the suitors, but he does not start killing them until Book XXII, after threading his bow, and shooting it through the twelve axes' handles.