While the Iliad refers to the seize of Troy, the Odyssey narrates the adventures of one of the craftiest of the heroes of the Trojan expedition, Odysseus is a literary figure who inspires the reader with his wanderings and adventures. The immediate action of the poem lasts a few weeks, those at the end of his wanderings and the restoration of his home life, yet Homer allows him to narrate his ventures during the ten years of perils and temptations, from the visit to the Land of Lotus Eaters, to the island of one-eyed Cyclops and from Circe to his descent to the underworld, from Scylla and Charybdis to Calypso and to the island of the Phaeacians and Nausica, who helps him reach his desired destination. The composition with a flow of narrative and events reveals a premeditated plot, centred on one main character throughout the twenty -three books. Homer keeps Odysseus, an expression of human endurance, before the reader (directly or indirectly) at all times with all the other characters supportive of him and his actions. Like in the Iliad, the style exudes vividness, through strongly marked characters (being treated realistically) and the soundly produced plot, along with the detailed descriptions, create a strong "visual" element, which helps the Homeric audience partake in the dramatic adventures of the protagonist empathizing with his hardships. The anxiety that is generated to the audience is the result of Homer's manipulation of it with the introduction of various diversions from the main action, which delay the climax and postpone the resolution. This intensifies the feeling that the end is not the purpose of the poem. The voyage itself becomes the focus of interest.