War and anger were the themes of the Iliad, but the Odyssey takes place after the Trojan War was won by the Greeks , or Achaeans, as the Greeks call it. Homer. The Odyssey recounts 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 thwarted by divine interventions, particularly those involving Poseidon. Highlights include Odysseus' famous encounters with the Sirens, with the Cyclops Polythemus, and the murder of his wife Penelope's suitors upon his return to Ithaca. » (Lloyd,