Odysseus is happy with the outcome of his tale because he has finally returned to his home, Ithaca, after a protracted and dangerous twenty years away. His main goal was always to make it back to his loyal wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus. Further, he had sought and achieved revenge on the 100+ suitors who had taken advantage of the ancient Greeks' notion of hospitality, threatening his wife and son, corrupting some of their servants, and so on. Though this revenge had been bloody and violent, he felt that it was deserved, and Athena, at least, seems to agree. Although the suitors' families are enraged that Odysseus has slaughtered these hale and hearty men, they are unable, ultimately, to seek retribution. In addition, Odysseus has had to fight a war, escape several monsters, endure the betrayal of his crew, deal with a vengeful Poseidon, manipulate moody goddesses, travel to the Underworld, and a great deal more, and, on some level, he is happy to be alive. It took a long time, but he's finally gotten what he wanted.
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