Odysseus

Odysseus is the main character of The Odyssey, an important character in The Iliad and king of Ithaca.

During the Trojan War he served as a mediator, playing a crucial part in the reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon. During the final stages of the war, he scored a decisive victory, being responsible for the Trojan horse, in which his men hid and slaughtered Trojans as they slept.

After the war, he and his men embarked a decade long journey home as detailed in The Odyssey. During the journey back to Ithaca, he  encountered sirens, a cyclops and a sorceress named Circe.