| A | B |
|---|
| The Quest | return to Ithaca and regain throne |
| The Task | save Penelopeia; kill the suitors |
| Initiation | Trojan Horse |
| Magic Weapon | Long Bow; only Odysseus can string it and shoot it through 12 axe handles |
| Journey | perils as he returns to Ithaca |
| The Fall | Visits Tereseias in Underworld |
| Death and Rebirth | When Odysseus returns from the Underworld |
| Good vs. Evil | Battle with the suitors |
| Unhealable Wound | scar on leg; death of his crew |
| Hero | Odysseus |
| Mentor | Athena |
| Outcast | Telemachos and Odysseus |
| Hunting Group of Companions | Odysseus' crew |
| Loyal Retainers | Eumaios, Eurycleia, Eurynome, and Philoitios |
| Creatures of Nightmare | Cyclops, Laestrygonians, Sirens, Lotus Eaters |
| Friendly Beast | Argos |
| Damsel in Distress | Penelopeia |
| Temptress | Calypso |
| Model Wife | Penelopeia |
| Supernatural Intervention | gods and goddesses |
| Star-Crossed Lovers | Odysseus and Calypso |
| Devil Figure | Posedon OR Antinous (lead suitor) |
