falling in love with someone‚ they have different definition on the question of what is love? A philosopher‚ Julian Baggini‚ said‚ “Love is a passionate commitment.” He said love is not only one quality‚ but there are love for friends‚ wife and husband‚ God‚ money‚ nation‚ children and so on. So love has many qualities‚ which could define love. But all those love could lead people not only the best‚ but also worst. So when those love lead people to the bad‚ people must go over those worst situations. So
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2) Odysseus and Athena. Compare their relationship with that of Job and God from the Hebrew Bible. What does this suggest about the religious attitudes of the Hebrews and the Greeks. Odysseus and Athena’s relationship can be very closely compared to that of Job and God due to the harmonious nature of their coexistence. In the Odyssey‚ Athena acts as a sort of protector for Odysseus. “I that am always with you in times of trial‚ a shield to you in battle…” (pg 368‚ ln356) She is constantly
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Relationship between Athena and Odysseus By looking at the epic The Odyssey by Homer‚ there are a lot of contacts between human and immoral‚ the relationship between Athena and Odysseus‚ which make me interesting‚ also this is important for the story. The relationship between Athena and Odysseus is the key for the story‚ because Odysseus had received a lot of help from Athena‚ their relationship is the reason to explain why would an immortal Athena who never interesting or attracted by any male
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Gods will be gods. Mortals will be mortals. Athena will always inherently have more power than Odysseus because she is of a different nature. Consequently‚ Athena’s capability to be deceptive will always be superior to Odysseus’ because she has godly powers while Odysseus does not. Time and time again‚ Athena has had to help Odysseus on his journey home. Frankly‚ without her‚ Odysseus’ trek back to Ithaka would have been much more difficult. Specifically‚ as Odysseus is nearly at Ithaca‚ Athena
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CHARACTERS o Odysseus – King of Ithica o Penelope – Wife of Odysseus o Athena – Goddess of Wisdom o Calypso – She saved Odysseus from Hades o Telemachus – Son of Odysseus and Penelope o Agamemnon – head of the soldiers against the trojans o Menalayes – the one who tries to get the kingdom of Oddysseus o Poseidon – God of the Sea o Anticlea – Mother of Odysseus o Hermes – Messenger of Gods III. PLOT MAJOR CONFLICT: The major conflict of the story is how Odysseus will find his way
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Does the ancient Greek’s ideation of the goddess Athena compare to modern day portrayals of her? First‚ how did the ancient Greeks imagine Athena? And now‚ how does that compare to her portrayals now? Does she compare extremely alike or does she differ tremendously? To begin‚ in ancient Greek’s times‚ Pallas Athena embodies the Greek goddess of wisdom‚ crafts‚ and war. The name Pallas translates to mean “girl.” Her other epithets‚ Parthenos‚ Ergane‚ Promachos‚ and Nike‚ translates to “virgin‚”
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The agency of Job and Odysseus is controlled by God and the gods. Neither Job nor Odysseus have agency when the gods are against them. The relationship between the divine and human agency is a well-established one in both the ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek cultures. Many acts that could be attributed to human agency are often credited to gods‚ especially human errors or misdeeds. Humans try to forfeit a good deal of their agency to the gods willingly. Nevertheless the gods have no reservations
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Maenz English 9 Honors 11/20/13 Odyssey and Relationships “The Odyssey is simply the story of Odysseus the man‚ his travels‚ and his family”(Ford). Odysseus’s relationships were what eventually led him home. The love from his wife and son were important attributes to leading him home. They gave him motivation to reaching Ithaca. They were just about to start a family when Odysseus left for war‚ but that had to be held off. Penelope adored Odysseus‚ and same in return. Even though he and his son never
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Odysseus and Oedipus There are many legendary epic stories have been passed on from generation to generation in the Greek culture. Even though each story has different outcomes‚ every epic character has certain features in common. Odysseus in The Odyssesy and Oedipus in Oedipus the King are great examples of epic heroes with a variety of similarities. Odysseus and Oedipus are similar in which they both god-like men who are considered heroes because of their cautious ways and relentless tenacity
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Athena was one of the most powerful of the goddesses. She was called the daughter of Zeus; but the Greeks believed that she had sprung full grown from his head‚ wearing her helmet and armor. She was more warlike than the other goddesses‚ and was almost always successful in her battles. Athena was the goddess of wisdom and learning. The owl was her favorite bird‚ because of its wise and solemn look‚ and it is often represented with Athena in the images which the Greeks made of her. While Artemis
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