The title of the story tells us that we are reading a “Legend.” How does the narrator establish Sleepy Hollow as a legendary place? What role does the theme of legend and gossip play in the passage?

odysseus was one of the greatest heroes in greek mythology. he plays one of the central roles in homer's iliad where the greeks were, to his ingenuity, able to defeat the trojans and claim the city of troy. in the other of homer's epic, odysseus is the protagonist. as you guessed right, this epic is called the odyssey and it tells about the hero's ten year journey back to his kingdom ithaca, where his wife penelope hadn't seen her husband for ten years because of the war and was about to live in agony for another ten years. odysseus was a son of laertes, a king of ithaca, and anticlea. he was thought to be the most clever greek hero, finding neat solutions to every problem. he was also a great warrior and very charismatic leader who often inspired his men. and on the other hand, he was a very faithful and loyal husband and father as he declined immortality twice on his journey just to get home to his wife and son. no wonder that he was admired and protected by athena, the goddess of wisdom.

appearance in the works of art

in the works of art, odysseus is usually depicted as a fully grown man solving issues in one of his quests. either in a company of his men or alone, he is depicted on journey from the odyssey or in the war events from the iliad. there are some arts which are depicting him returning to his wife penelope.