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Proposed edits to Wikipedia's Nostos article for Your Class
My edit to this Wikipedia page was vast compared to what some of the others chose to do their projects on. The original article on Nostos was very vague and did not include a lot of information about Nostos is and all that it entails. There are also no references in the article to help give its validity. I propose on inserting facts on what Nostos is and where it originated. I also intend to give a few modern examples of how Nostos is used in modern day literature and movies. I also intend to cite all of my sources so that my article can be deemed as reliable and valid.

Reading List

 * 1) Bonafazi, Anna. (2009). Inquiring into Nostos and Its Cognates.
 * 2) Clauss, James Joseph. (2008). Hercules Unchained: Contaminatio, Nostos, Katabasis, and the Surreal.
 * 3) Bassi, Karen. (1999). Nostos, Domos, and the Architecture of the Ancient Stage.
 * 4) Fisher, Jessica. (2007). The Promise of Nostos.
 * 5) Alexopoulou, Marigō. (2009). The Theme of Returning Home in Ancient Greek Literature : The Nostos of the Epic Heroes.
 * 6) "Homer." Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (2014).

Original
Nostos (Greek: νόστος) (pl. nostoi) is the Greek word for homecoming, the idea of returning home from a long journey. Nostos can also mean "Welcome Home" in the Greek language. Nostos is a theme dealt with in many Homeric writings such as the Odyssey, in which the main character, Odysseus, strives to get home after the Trojan War. The plural term nostoi is applied to Greek heroes' homeward journeys after the taking of Troy and is the name of one of the poems of the Epic Cycle on that theme.

Revised
Nostos (Greek: νόστος) (pl. nostoi) is a theme first found in Greek literature, mainly in the epic poem the Oddysey, written by the Greek poet Homer around the 9th century B.C., which includes an epic hero returning home by sea. This journey is usually very extensive and includes being shipwrecked in an unknown location and going through certain trials that test the hero. The return isn't just about returning home physically but also about retaining certain statuses and retaining your identity upon arrival. In The Odyssey, the main hero Odysseus tries to return home after battling in the Trojan War. Odysseus is challenged by many challenges and temptations, such as fighting the cyclops Polyphemus, resisting the Sirens songs, and resisting eating the lotus flowers offered by the Lotus-eaters. When Oddyseus does return home, he has to reclaim everything that he has lost during his years at sea trying to return, including his wife, son, and also the loyalty of his servants. Nostos is used today in many forms of literature and movies. A prime example of a movie today that involves Nostos is the movie Castaway, where Tom Hanks is shipwrecked onto an island where he must survive, face many hard tasks, and try to return home.

Original Contribution

 * Nostos is returning home by the sea
 * Return home is met by many challenges
 * Nostos used in many forms of literature and movies
 * All references are original since there was no original references
 * Story of Odysseus and challenges he must face