years attempting to return from the Trojan Wars to his wife and son in Ithaca. In The Wizard of Oz‚ Dorothy is swept away to the mythic Land of Oz‚ and follows the yellow brick road in an attempt to return home. One of the many similarities between Homer and Baum is the way in which nature plays a role to keep the hero/heroine away. Odysseus has offended the god Poseidon. Poseidon’s rage at Odysseus comes because the hero has blinded the Cyclops. The powerful god uses the sea to create obstacles for
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Achilles are from complete opposite cultures‚ but are similar epic heroes. “Beowulf” was written around 750 B.C and the author is unknown. Beowulf‚ the great epic hero‚ goes out to defeat the enemy Grendel for his people. “The Illiad” was written by Homer in 700 B.C. Achilles in this story was a brave but selfish man and wanted to defeat a man that took his friend Patroclus’ life. Although‚ Beowulf and Achilles are both epic heroes‚ its in different ways and they are both from different cultures. Beowulf
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Knowing that an attempt to convince Achilles otherwise would be futile‚ Hector accepts his fate but curses Achilles. After his death‚ Achilles taunts Hector’s body. He acknowledges his prophesied death and claims that he will welcome it when it comes. Homer utilizes similes in his writing to focus on the godlike qualities of the two warriors. Their strength and speed are prominent in their battle and Achilles is written as though he is a god‚ holding Hector’s fate literally in his hands. Although‚ being
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The Iliad was one of Greek literature greatest works written by the poet Homer. The Iliad is unlike other oral literature from different times. The Iliad illustrates how people are faced with death every day‚ but find it difficult to determine the meanings of death are why death occurred. The Iliad (Book I) The Iliad concerns itself with the rage of Achilles and how it begins to break down the Achaean army‚ and how the tensions were change towards the Trojans. The Trojan War had been going
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Character Analysis of Agamemnon Power as prime motivation In The Iliad‚ Homer gives us many characters to examine: Some characters are simple while some are complicated‚ some are heroic‚ some are cowards‚ some are motivated by the desire for kleos and plunder while some are motivated by power. Each warrior goes into battle with different responsibilities‚ obligations and motives depending on rank and class. For example‚ a king has different motivations for going to war than a soldier has.
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someone a hero? Well‚ the definition of a hero is : a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities. In my opinion‚ I believe Odysseus is considered a hero. According to The Odyssey by Homer‚ hero’s are described as people who are loyal‚ brave‚ and smart. Odysseus had all these traits‚ and appears numerous times throughout his journey. Odysseus is a hero because he is loyal‚ brave‚ and clever. He is a loyal man in more than one way.
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which naturally involves large amounts of violence - Hector‚ for example‚ is described as “the greatest joy of Troy and all [its] people‚” and is mourned greatly after his death. (24.830) However‚ Homer depicts him as a “maniac‚” killing great numbers of Achaean soldiers‚
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Imagine being in the face of death everyday for twenty years trying to make it back home to your family‚ this is what Odysseus faced on his journey home in The Odyssey that Homer created. In The Odyssey Homer depicts Odysseus as a prideful yet cunning hero. Odysseus is very prideful when it comes to his family and his battles. Odysseus and his men blind Polythemus the cyclopes and escpae safetly onto the boats. When Odysseus escapes Polythemus he becomes very proud and yells out that he his Odysseus
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In the Odyssey‚ Homer talks less about what the afterlife looks like and more about the conditions there. We learn that all mortal men‚ good or bad‚ descend to Hades‚ or the underworld‚ after death. In the book‚ Odysseus embarks on a journey back to his wife‚ Penelope‚
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Homer is allegedly a blind writer‚ who verbally dictated his poems. There is a blind bard that also appears in the Odyssey. Homer composed the Iliad and the Odyssey in 8th Century BCE‚ and they were changed a lot as they were passed down verbally. His poems were most famous especially because they survived the burning of the library of Alexandra. In the Odysseus which takes place after the events of the Iliad‚ Helen runs off with Paris a Trojan prince‚ Menelaus brother Agamemnon gathers allies and
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