What does odysseus want more than anything?

Odysseus' greatest desire was to return to the arms of his two loves: Penelope (his wife) and Telemachos (his son).

Explanation:

Ulysses had arrived in the land of the Phaeacians, whose king was Alkynus. By manipulation of the gods, Ulysses ended up being protected by Nausícaa, daughter of the king. Ulysses was received in the palace with the honors of a visitor. The slaves washed their hands and offered them drinks and food. Alkino, like all the Greeks at that time, every time he saw a foreigner he wondered if he was not one of the gods, and so he treated him very well. But Ulysses said that he was a mortal and that his greatest desire was to return home to be with his wife and son.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.