To this the strategist Odysseus answered:

Why is he referred to as "the strategist Odysseus'?

“My lady goddess, here is no cause for anger.
My quiet Penelope-how well I know-
Would seem a shade before your majesty,
Death and old age being unknown to you,
While she must die. Yet, it is true, each day
I long for home, long for the sight of home….”

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Why is he referred to as "the strategist Odysseus'?

To this the strategist Odysseus answered:
“My lady goddess, here is no cause for anger.
My quiet Penelope-how well I know-
Would seem a shade before your majesty,
Death and old age being unknown to you,
While she must die. Yet, it is true, each day
I long for home, long for the sight of home….”
Be sure to look up the words "strategy" and "strategist."

http://www.dictionary.com

The word "strategy" comes from the Greek word meaning a general (στρατηγός or strategos).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategos

What do generals and strategists do well??