Odysseus was a very effective leader. The first example was when Odysseus devised a quick‚ and cunning plan in the midst of chaos during their imprisonment in Polyphemus’ cave. A leader’s great leadership is the key to success. When Odysseus commanded the men to do as his plan follows‚ they listened‚ which resulted in their success in escaping the cave. Odysseus was an effective leader because he was cunning. Another example was when the crew were travelling in the Straits of Scylla and Charybdis
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Achilles Tendon Injury 1. Anatomy: 2. Pathology: – Achilles tendonitis – Achilles tendon rupture – Achilles tendon avulsion Anatomy • Largest tendon in the body • Achilles tendon forms from the union of gastrocnemius (medial and lateral) and soleus tendons • Blood supply: posterior tibial artery Imaging • • Figure 1. Normal MRI of the Achilles tendon demonstrates this to be a well defined hypointense (dark) structure (arrow) inserting onto the calcaneus‚ thereafter becoming
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Odysseus falls under a hero because he had saved his men multiple times. He had also helped his people win the war by coming up with the trojan horse idea. When they brought in the horse all the people ran out killing all the men and taking of the place. They had also got to that island of the lotus eater and his men had suddenly were starting to get addicted and not wanting to leave. So he got them out of there and sailed away into the sun set. They had been away from home for 17 years and they
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Odysseus’ potentials and character nature serve as a worldview of the perfect Homeric Greek man. The "god-like Odysseus" is complicated‚ courageous‚ clever‚ and expressive. His increments are a lot of his understandings through travel‚ the meeting of various societies and people groups and gains from misery and mistakes. Odysseus’ strength is continually tested by the lure of ladies. In the Odyssey‚ batch cases of such attraction mirror the significance of sexual orientation and the part of ladies
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IMPERFECT HEROES Odysseus and Moses represent the standard hero‚ which is one scarred with imperfections—a hero that commits crimes‚ lies‚ deceives‚ is in some sense immoral. Moses as an adolescent murdered an Egyptian who was pestering a Hebrew man (Exodus‚ 45) whereas‚ Odysseus betrays his faithful wife by having affairs with several women‚ such as Calypso and Circe. Odysseus’s crave for adventure and Moses’ violence show that both Hebrew culture and Greek culture are accepting of a tarnished
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Odyssey‚ the book which people have been reading and learning from it generation after generation‚ its main character‚ Odysseus has been portrayed to be a great leader and be worshiped by a large amount of people. However‚ while reading it in advanced deeply‚ in details and sentence by sentence‚ seeing the evidence‚ the mirror of Odysseus occurred. The way that he treated his men‚ the way he led his men to‚ the way he talked to his men‚ arrogance‚ self-centered‚ unmotived‚ selfish all showed his
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As one can surmise from the tumultuous situations he is forced into over the following years at sea‚ Odysseus endured great hardships all due to his hubris. His crew was decimated and he was forced to live without his wife‚ Penelope‚ and son‚ Telemachus‚ for far longer than he ever expected. However‚ like Gilgamesh‚ Odysseus is ultimately not ruined by his hubris. Instead‚ Homer decides to end his tale by finally allowing him to arrive home with “More [gifts] than he ever would have taken out of
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The Siren can be described as unnatural‚cursed‚and bad.While the crewmen are not listening to the Sirens‚Odysseus is.In the painting communicates the idea of what is happening. while book 12 communicates the idea of Odysseus and his men point of view.In the poem it describes the Sirens point of view.It said in the poem "I don’t enjoy being a Siren‚I don’t enjoy singing this song".It might be saying that they are cursed.Also they said" if I tell you the secret can you help me get out of this bird
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virtues which define us as humans. Odysseus virtues are the only things which keep him alive in the face of incredible danger at the hands of natural threats. Today we live insulated and protected from hostility nature. We do not have the virtue in the same capacity as those which enable Odysseus to survive. In Odyssey many people consider Odysseus as a man of virtues and vice. He was declare as a man of virtues during the time Polyphemos start to eat is men‚ Odysseus almost kills Polyphemos but he
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Odysseus and Oedipus has displayed their cleverness in key parts in the text by overcoming obstacles and critical moments where they had to use their intelligence(cleverness) in good use. Odysseus show’s his cleverness with his encounter with Polyphemus the cyclops. He originally put his brains in use when he encountered the cyclops by not telling him his real name to make the situation safer. During the interaction with the Odysseus and the cyclops’ Odysseus managed to get Polyphemus drunk and was
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