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    Odysseus and Aeneas both visit the Underworld; in Odysseus’ case‚ in Book XII of Homer’s Odyssey‚ and in Aeneas’ case‚ in Book VI of Virgil’s Aeneid. In discussing the differences between the two treatments of the Underworld episodes‚ it is imporcant to first outline the similarities in the two situations: Odysseus and Aeneas both journey to the Underworld in order to receive knowledge. Previous mythological warrior-heroes went there to fulfill a more specific‚ tangible purpose eg. Heracles’

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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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    The Epic of Gilgamesh

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh is a third person journey about a man’s change from bad to good because of a character named Enkidu. Gilgamesh starts out a mean spirited‚ bitter‚ tyrant-like man and turns to a good humble like hero. Throughout the story different experiences and journeys lead Gilgamesh to this ending. On page 99‚ lines 2-50 Gilgamesh comes off as a cocky and selfish young king. In a way Gilgamesh cannot help but to be the selfish king that he is because‚ he came into this personality due

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    are many inferences readers can make from the Epic of Gilgamesh about Mesopotamian cities‚ politics‚ and religion. Gilgamesh’s personality‚ background‚ journey‚ and beliefs can relate to each of these aspects of Mesopotamia. Mesopotamian politics can be learned through Gilgamesh and the way he controls Uruk and the people of Uruk. The religion of the Mesopotamian people can directly relate to the people of Uruk and the Gods and Goddesses in this epic poem. Lastly‚ you can obtain a better understanding

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    The Odyssey and The Epic of Gilgamesh (Similarities and Differences) Both The Odyssey and the Epic of Gilgamesh are two incredible stories written long ago everyone knows this but what a lot of people don’t is that these two epics share many of the same concepts. Such as the nostro (the Greek term for homecoming)‚ xenis (guest/host relationship)‚ oikos (household)‚ and aganoriss (recognition). In both epics these themes are illustrated. In The Odyssey the theme of nostro is very prevalent

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    The Ramayana - Valmiki The Ramayana is an epic and it tells us about the life in India a long time ago (1000 BCE). The heroRama‚ lives his whole life by the rules of dharma and people believed he was heroic because of that. Rama was the perfect little son and later on in his life‚ the ideal husband to his wife Sita. Sita was the ruler of Aydohya. Prince Rama was the eldest of four sons and was to become king when his father retired. His stepmother‚ however‚ wanted to see her son Bharata‚ Rama’s

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    Odysseus Essay

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    In order to be a good leader you must have good traits‚ but sometimes they might have some flaws. Such as Odysseus‚ even though Odysseus is a good leader and has good characteristics he does have some flaws in which I’m going to explain you. First what makes Odysseus a good leader is his strength‚ courage‚ and determination. In the story Odysseus shows strength when he has his men tie him up to listen to the Sirens. “Therefore you are to tie me up‚ tight as splint‚ erect along the mast‚ lashed

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    Machiavelli and Odysseus

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    team will sure not be able to implement the qualities of a great leader to a group. Homer’s The Odyssey and Machiavelli’s The Prince are two books that both contain themes about power and leadership. Homer’s The Odyssey contains information about Odysseus’ leadership capabilities during his journey home to Ithaca and how he reacted on different situations that involve critical leadership decisions. It also contains the status of his leadership in his homeland and what kind of monarchy he has. On the

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    Odysseus Vs Mitchell

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    How do the heros of our time compare to the heros of the past? When comparing Odysseus‚ a legendary hero from Homer’s The Odyssey‚ to Derick Mitchell‚ a veteran of the army‚ we can see many similarities and differences. Some similarities include their roles as leaders and their waiting families back home. However‚ there are many major differences that far outshadow them‚ like the differences in the technology available and their motives for doing certain things in war. There are many trivial similarities

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    Analysis Of Odysseus

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    Odysseus has many character traits that are accentuated by his adventures and travels. The main ones are his curiosity‚ his intelligence or deceitfulness‚ and his amazing self control. His cunning and self control help him to survive throughout his journeys but his curiosity sometimes hurts him. Throughout the story it is evident that one of Odysseus’ major character traits is curiosity. One example of his curiosity was when he visited the land of the Cyclops. He said that he wanted to go see what

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