traits should a hero have? My hero is Odysseus. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus proves to be a true epic hero through his intelligence‚ bravery‚ and loyalty. One way that Odysseus uses his intelligence is to help his men. For instance‚ He puts beeswax in all of his crew’s ears when passing the Sirens. The epic states "Going forward I carried wax along the line‚ and laid it thick on their ears” (Homer 706). This helps them get past the Sirens successfully. Also‚ his intelligence helps him handle
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Pankaj Selvam English 10 Honors Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth Chosen Monomyth: The Odyssey 1. Hero introduced in his ordinary world Odysseus is a strong ruler of Ithaca (Greek city-state)‚ however lacks experience in war. He is also the son of Läertes 2. The call to adventure He wins the Trojan war through his guile nature. As his fleet left for Ithaca‚ strong winds sweep them off course 3. Hero is reluctant at first Odysseus and his men get a little afraid after realizing that they had no idea where
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Marcel Lessard Mrs. Poliquin EAE 4U June 21st 2011 The Iliad and the Odyssey: Why Homer? The heart of a classical education is the cumulative study of Latin and the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome. In the Western tradition‚ education has always been synonymous with classical education. It began with the Greeks and Romans‚ was preserved and expanded by Christians during the Middle Ages and Renaissance‚ and continued unabated until well into the twentieth century. Why study the Greeks
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Bird In Greek mythology‚ there are half-bird half-woman creatures called Sirens who use their wonderful singing voice to lure sailors to jump into the sea and drown. “Siren Song”‚ a poem by Margaret Atwood‚ is a retelling of the classic Greek tale from the Sirens’ perspective. In the poem‚ one of the Sirens complains to the reader about her situation. She is assigned by gods to stay on a secluded island along with two other Sirens‚ with nothing to do but obey her duty of enchanting sailors over and over
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exemplify qualities and ideas. The author of The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ has been referred to as the father of the symbolic novel. In The Scarlet Letter symbols play an Immense role in the plot of the book. During the duration of this essay my intentions are too deeply analyze the many symbols that the scarlet letter presents. As the novel begins‚ The prison is the first symbol presented. “The prison of the town symbolizes the darkest aspects of Puritan society and its hypocrisy (Warfel)
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The Sirens are known for luring men to their death with the sounds of their beautiful voices‚ and hypnotizing lyrics. In both the encounter of Odysseus and the Sirens by Homer and ’The Siren Song’ by Margaret Artwood the story is told of an attempt to lure the men. The pieces of writing differ in the portrayal of the Sirens‚ their comparison in metaphors shift‚ and use of imagery as well. The excerpt analysis the set up of the Sirens and compares their voices to ’honeyed voices’ sweet and relaxing
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Greeks and the Cyclops are both highly significant people in the story of the Odyssey. However‚ their lifestyles and ways of living are greatly diverse. Not only are their personalities unique from each other‚ however‚ their habitats and the environments they live in‚ also differ. In the end‚ it is blatant to anyone that Homer is attempting to prove that the Greeks and Cyclops are greatly dissimilar people‚ and should not be taken as the same. The Cyclops were beasts that trusted
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Sirens: What happens? Sirens (beaut nymphs naked on an island; seduce men with their voices) are singing to odysseus with bones Men try and reach them and crash on their shore Odysseus wants to hear the songs and asks to be tied to mast and the men fill their ears with wax. Odysseus wants to experience everything beautiful but to not be destroyed by it Singing about Odysseus and how great he is: The Trojan war and the greatness of him and Achilles Singer who glorifies
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Lopez English I HP‚ Period 6 Miss Grabowski January 27‚ 2011 Odysseus as Epic Hero The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ describes an epic hero to be a mortal male‚ someone who goes on along‚ dangerous expedition‚ also who is very brave‚ intelligent‚ and responsible. He will face many conflicts yet always manages to prevail. Odysseus possesses all these traits and demonstrates it throughout the entire Odyssey‚ such as when Odysseus and his men become trapped in a Cyclops’ cave and he needs to figure
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The notion of writing quests was not only widespread during the Victorian Era‚ but it is extensively perceived in today’s modern novels and movies. A quest in literature is a hunt for thriller and adventure. The Victorians viewed quests as a means to tell stories in their own viewpoints using their own words. Two of the most prominent writers of the Victorian Era‚ Mathew Arnold and Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson‚ are also among the best quest seeking story writers of the Victorian Era. Some of their greatest
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