Odysseus: The Definition of a Leader When considering the impact of ancient Greek literature‚ it is imperative to acknowledge the importance of The Odyssey and The Iliad‚ both created by the poet Homer. The Odyssey is centered on the character Odysseus as he returns from war and journeys back to his home in Ithaca. The Iliad focuses on the Trojan War and is largely centered on the fearless warrior Achilles. However‚ Odysseus plays an important role in both pieces of literature and leads the reader
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returns her. Achilles’ heart is aching and the thought of never seeing his prize again worries him. Homer uses mood to make the reader feel pity for Achilles. Even though Achilles treats Briseis as a prize‚ it is depressing that he does not have her in his arms. Achilles and Briseis fell in love with each other and were separated such as in a more modern movie called The Swan Princess. Homer makes it seem like Agamemnon is the villain while Achilles is the hero. Achilles’ internal conflict
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Loyalty through royalty Loyalty plays a key role in The Iliad and The Odyssey. Through direct and indirect characterization Homer makes it clear for the readers to see the golden value of loyalty between the men and women in these epic poems. A commonly known quote is‚ “ Respect is gained‚ and loyalty is returned.” In this direct message you can see similarities to The Iliad and The Odyssey. In the hardship of Odysseus’ journey back to Ithaca‚ Odysseus pulls many strings to keep his crew safe
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The Shield of Achilles W. H. Auden Analysis of the poem: The Shield of Achilles is a poem of nine stanzas where the author W.H.Auden has used an episode from the famous Homeric epic ‘Iliad’‚ as the name suggests. Achilles as we know was the greatest hero of the Trojan War and his shield as mentioned here has its reference in the book eighteen of the Iliad. There Thetis‚ the sea goddess and Achilles’ mother requests Hephaestus the divine blacksmith to make a shield for Achilles whose armor has
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Odysseus’ faithful companion‚ Argos is the last that shows devotion. When Odysseus arrives at his palace‚ Argos is aged‚ and waiting on a pile of manure outside. After waiting twenty years‚ he opens his eyes and wags his tail at the sight of Odysseus. Homer says‚ "...but death and darkness in that instant closed the eyes of Argos‚ who had seen his master‚ Odysseus‚ after twenty years" (320). Waiting twenty years for your master really shows that Argos has true devotion for Odysseus. In‚ The Odyssey
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In Richmond Lattimore’s The Iliad of Homer‚ substance in one’s identity seems only attainable through seeking glory. Rather than substance‚ the name that they are given serves more as a title than a true summary of their character. Despite the myriad of “heroes”‚ The Iliad displays the worst traits of man in all including the heroes themselves as well as the venerable gods of Olympos. Even with these horrible traits‚ can their extraordinary accomplishments truly compensate and catapult them to hero
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In today’s society many things can be considered as heroic. In the epic poem‚ The Iliad and the Odyssey by legendary Greek author‚ Homer. The main character is a war hero named Odysseus is very intelligent and really strong but is also portrayed as arrogant and at times a horrible leader at times but he is still a war hero nonetheless. But the times have changed‚ the men who fight in war are no longer worshipped how they were in the ancient times. So with that being said‚ Odysseus would not be considered
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The Odyssey written by Homer shows many struggles you have to overcome. Like the characters in this story‚ I have had to overcome all the hours spent studying to be where I am. I will have to overcome college life too. Odysseus had to overcome several challenges too. Here’s a few. Like Odysseus‚ I will have to overcome many temptations and struggles in my college life. One of these is deciding what is good for myself and my peers. Like how Odysseus had the choose between Scylla and Charybdis. I will
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worry about death too much. This should be evident through all the battles he fought in and how he fearlessly leapt right into very dangerous scenarios. By the time Odysseus reached Ogygia he had lost his ships and all his companions had been killed (Homer 435-436)‚ so he was clearly good at escaping death. Once Kalypso‚ the goddess who lived on the island‚ fell in love with him‚ Odysseus seemed to completely lose hope. For seven years he was miserable‚ but he “still longed to return to his home and
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of people moved into this war-torn countryside. Greeks appear to have temporarily forgotten the art of writing during the Dorian Age. B. Determining Main Ideas On the back of this paper‚ explain the significance of myths and the epics of Homer in ancient Greek culture. Myths are traditional stories about the
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