weaving and farming. In homer’s epic‚ she plays the role of the guardian of Odysseus and Telemachus‚ saving Odysseus and helping him through many difficult situations‚ including his shipwreck caused by Poseidon (homer 5) and the encouraging him through the one-sided battle with the suitors (Homer 22). She does not merely impart sense and safety to her passive charge‚ however. She takes an interest in Odysseus for the talents he already has and actively demonstrates. She also often helps Telemachus—as
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Title: The Odyssey Of Homer Author: Henry L. Christ Publisher: Globe Book Company Copyright date: N/A April 26‚ 2012 Main Characters: Odysseus: The main character‚ he is on a journey determined to get back home with his wife and son. Athena: Friend of Odysseus‚ Goddess of wisdom. Ino: A goddess of the sea‚ who pitied Odysseus in the storm. Laertes: Father of Odysseus. Penelope: Wife of Odysseus. Telemachus: Son of Odysseus. Theoclymenus: A prophet‚ who prophesied
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hero‚ not only in Homer ’s time but in the 21st century as well. Yet these archetypal heroic qualities are not his only heroic qualities‚ in order to win his battles and find his way home he needed to display other qualities such as cunning‚ shrewdness‚ and ingenuity. The early part of The Odyssey concerns Telemakhos and his journey. In Sparta at the court of Menelaos and Helen‚ Telemakhos learns of the bravery of his father; " and how he fought through hardship for my sake" (Homer IV 176-177). More
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influential writing of all time (“Short History of English Literature”). No other authors created such exemplary masterpieces which provide cultural perspectives. Society worldwide has been molded significantly through the ages by the epic poets like Homer and Dante‚ inspiring stories of heroes‚ gods‚ and epic wars which have instilled strong morals throughout mankind. Without the sonorous writings‚ many successors to the epic authors would not have produced their famous works. These epic classics are
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In Homer’s book The Iliad‚ Homer tells the story of the Trojan War with Achilles‚ the best Greek warrior. However‚ Achilles does not like Agamemnon‚ the king of Mycenae‚ because he took Briseis (Briseis was a woman that Achilles had received as a war prize). This is the reason why Achilles was raged at Agamemnon. In a rage‚ Achilles wants to kill all of the Trojans‚ especially Hector‚ the best Trojan warrior. Patroclus‚ Achilles’ best friend goes out to the battle field as Achilles (wearing his armor)
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Robert Fagles. The Iliad is the story of the battle of Troy‚ in which Greek heroes fight and die‚ with much interference from the various gods and goddesses. The story ends when Achilles gives Hector’s body back to King Priam and Hector is buried. Homer uses a number of different literary devices to illustrate Achilles’ character development‚ such as his actions‚ what other characters say about him‚ and his appearance. Throughout this epic poem‚ Achilles must deal with his conflict of free will versus
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epics and myths and are widely celebrated for their deeds (Ogden 2010‚ 102). A hero is defined by certain outstanding characteristics. Throughout his works‚ Homer shows that the most important of these include arete‚ hubris‚ and kleos; however‚ none of his characters have all of these attributes. Castle (quoted in Harker 1996‚ 53) defines “arete” as the ability to fully maximize physical and mental endowments. Hayward and Hambrick (1997‚ quoted in Lorenz 2011‚ 21) consider hubris as a state of extreme
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perform similar rituals and sacrifices‚ but also these rites were directed to the same group of gods. Specifically the Trojans and Achaeans had a tremendous respect for the dead and the Underworld. Also‚ the philosophies of both cultures centered on‚ arete‚ which for a warrior was excellence determined by a man’s prowess as a soldier during wartime or as an athlete in peace (Chiekova 9/11). Another parallel of the cultures was hubris‚ and the refusal to admit one’s wrongdoing because of pride. A final
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one of the greatest poets of all time began his work. His name was Homer. Throughout Greek history‚ we can see the tremendous impact that Homer and his ideas had on the people of Greece and their education. While most historians believe that Homer’s works are not true accounts of Greek history‚ the Greeks studied his epics as legitimate facts of history. The Greeks didn’t have a lot of true history recorded in their time‚ so Homer decided to fabricate his own. The history that he designed gave the
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The Odyssey ‚ particularly during the ending of the epic‚ Homer challenges the archetype of male dominance by essentially making Odysseus powerless‚ and instead‚ while it is often disguised‚ gives the female characters all the power and control. This is seen most obviously with Athena who saves Odysseus’ life countless times‚ and also with Penelope who controls not only her husband but also several suitors. In addition‚ Circe‚ Calypso‚ and Arete hold power over Odysseus as well as other men in
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