My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca under Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves, in sight of other islands—Dulichium, Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithaca being most lofty in that coastal sea, and northwest, while the rest lie east and south. A rocky isle, but good for a boy's training; I shall not see on earth a place more dear, though I have been detained long by Calypso

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"Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer.

My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca  under Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves,  in sight of other islands—Dulichium,  Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithaca  being most lofty in that coastal sea,  and northwest, while the rest lie east and south.  A rocky isle, but good for a boy's training;  I shall not see on earth a place more dear,  though I have been detained long by Calypso

Based on the evidence provided, readers can conclude that Odysseus

He misses his homeland.

Explanation:

The excerpt above shows Odysseus remembering his homeland and talking about it and its quality in being a good place to train a boy. This memory is spoken in a very emotional way and while remembering, Odysseus reveals "I shall not see on earth a place more dear," showing that he misses his homeland very much and wants to go back to it, even though he found pleasure elsewhere.

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