by asking her “are you divine‚ or mortal?” (Homer 161). This is a huge compliment. Odysseus is claiming that he cannot differentiate between a goddess and Nausikaa‚ which shows us how beautiful Nausikaa really is. Odysseus compares Nausikaa to the goddess Artemis who is said to be one of the most beautiful goddesses‚ and she is Zeus’s daughter. He goes on to say “Never have I laid eyes on equal beauty in
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Odyssey is one of the famous ancient greek epic written by homer. I think that it was really interesting. Before maam conte taught us the story of odyssey im looking forward to it. Maybe‚ because ive got curios when i read the iliad. it such a great thing that we/i can watch some scene in history of the greeks. for me who really like knowing about greeks god and goddesses was happy about the movie. I see that the greek epic was indeed rich in culture. In this movie i can have an idea of what happens
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me now thou so aloof while the Earth shaker wrecked and battered me May I find love and mercy among those people." (Homer pg.118) There after he is rescued by a cloak that was given to him from a goddess. This leaves Odysseus confused‚ not knowing if he has favor with the gods or not. Odysseus has the characteristics of an epic hero‚ but it is ironic that Homer shows the readers that Odysseus was an emotional person‚ this takes away form the epic hero personality. One reason why he disguises
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chance to comment on how great they are. For instance‚ Harriet Tubman has taken part in the real-life controversy over slavery by taking action in rescuing over seven hundred slaves towards their path of freedom. Whereas‚ in the epic‚ The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ the “heroic” protagonist‚ King Odysseus guides his
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and commentator on Homer. Conch- tropical sea animal with shell/large spiral shell Homer- the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey‚ and is revered as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature‚ and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature. Satyr- half-man‚ half-goat/ man displaying inappropriate sexual behavior Proteus- an early sea-god from Greek mythology‚ one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man
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The Odyssey As you may recall from high school‚ The Odyssey is a book-length poem purportedly transcribed by Homer some 2700 years ago. It tells the story of a famous Greek warrior returning home from the Trojan War. The war began when Paris kidnapped the beautiful Helen and brought her back to Troy‚ inciting her Greek husband and his countrymen to lay siege to the city. After a decade of violent warfare‚ the Greeks finally win‚ and Odysseus begins a ten-year voyage home to his long-suffering wife
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Odysseus The Cunning The Epic Poem The Odyssey written by Greek poet Homer follows the adventures of epic hero Odysseus‚ whose main objective is to return home to his family. Throughout his adventures‚ his heroism is displayed in a plethora of brave acts. Odysseus in The Odyssey possesses the archetype of a hero as proven several times in his adventures. Odysseus manifests a heroic personality because of how many times he swoops in to save the day against all odds. An example of this is when Odysseus
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Combat Commanders from Frederick the Great to Norman Schwarzkopf‚ Princeton‚ New Jersey: Princeton University Press‚ Print Bomkamp‚ Samantha.(2010) " ’Miracle on the Hudson ’ pilot Sullenberger retires"‚ Associated Press‚ accessed May 2‚ 2013. Web Homer. "The Odyssey." Trans. Stanley Lombardo. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Gen. ed. Martin Puchner. 3rd ed. Vol. F. New York: Norton‚ 2012. 332-622. Print " The Epic of Gilgamesh." Trans. B. R. Foster. The Norton Anthology of World Literature
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Virtue is having high moral integrity. One who is virtuous will do what must be done‚ not for the benefit of themselves‚ but for others. According to Plato‚ an ancient Greek philosopher‚ a virtuous man must embody the four cardinal virtues: prudence‚ doing the right thing‚ justice‚ giving people what they deserve‚ courage‚ being brave in the face of danger‚ and temperance‚ restraint from what one wishes to do most. This idea of virtue is present in Odysseus‚ the main character in the epic poem‚ The
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The Gods Role in The Iliad The gods in The Iliad are very greedy‚ self-centered‚ vain‚ malicious‚ and two-faced. Homer does a very good job of showing us this throughout the entire epic poem‚ and he does it in such a way so that anyone who reads this can understand. All of the gods that get involved in this war have their own self-serving motives behind all of their interference. Right in the very beginning of the epic poem‚ one of Apollo’s priests prays to him to send a plague onto the Achaeans
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