20 years.. That's how long it took to finally see the coast of Ithaca. As Odysseus is slowly making his way on his small raft he built.
He started with 600 men, going to Troy for war.. ending it all, and all his men made it out alive!
Just for the journey home to go bad. After 2 years of traveling, food ran low. That's how he lost a few men, along with his best friend Polites to a Cyclops. More than 500 men to Poseidon after pissing him off for blinding his son Polyphemus. 558 deaths in total afterwards.
One man on Circe her island.. but no one seemed to notice that one.. who was it again? 6 to Scylla, which Odysseus had to sacrifice to get through. And lastly.. his remaining 36 men. Which was struck down by Zeus after Eurylochus was foolish enough by disobeying his orders and striking the Sun God's cattle. Now.. all 600 of his men are dead.
Odysseus had woken up on a strange island. With a God, Calypso. He was trapped with her, for seven years!! And now, finally, Hermes came in and managed to set him free.
Which Odysseus made a raft, even survived Charybdis. And now... he's home.. finally home! Just a little bit closer and he'll be at the shore.
But.. the waves got higher.. he gripped the wind bag tightly which contains Poseidon his storm. That sudden change in the air.. the waves..
"No..." He began hoarsely.
"No.." Watching the waters rise.. and there he was..
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"