Sarah Kirkus ENG 2423 8A March 21‚ 2013 Roles of Women in The Iliad and The Odyssey Homer wrote two epic poems‚ The Iliad and The Odyssey. The Iliad is a tragedy that tells about the battles of the Trojan War. The Odyssey is somewhat of a sequel‚ the story of Odysseus ’s travels home after the Trojan War. An article found in “The American Scholar” states‚ “ One might begin by asking what both epics‚ The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ would be like if there were no women in them. The Trojan war
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contributions to the development of science‚ literature‚ and ethics. These contributions have influenced the modern world today. Many mathematicians‚ astronomers‚ and scientists contributed to the development of many of the luxuries we enjoy today. Homer‚ author of The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ made contributions to the field of literature through his writing. In the field of ethics‚ many philosophers from the Classical World contributed to the standards‚ values‚ and principles of our society today. Some
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"famous Odysseus—Archea’s pride and glory!" (Homer 14). Odysseus’ men are forced to restrain him so that he does not fall victim to the Sirens‚ and Odysseus even puts beeswax in his crew men’s ears so that their are not distracted. The Sirens are seen as a great danger‚ one that could easily bring destruction on even the paramount and bravest men. When exposed to their "ravishing voices"‚ Odysseus feels that "the heart inside [him] throbbed to listen longer" (Homer 19-20). He prepares himself and his crew
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The Greeks are proud of smart people and see the gift that intellect provides. “‘Son of Laertes‚ I delight to hear your council!’ . . . Odysseus‚ cool tactician‚ tried to calm him” (Homer 494‚ 495). Odysseus‚ otherwise known as Ulyssus‚ makes battle strategies that are a great advantage in war‚ especially if the army is lacking in vicious warriors and needs tactics. Undoubtedly‚ if two Greeks are in line for a prize‚ the one with skillful
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heroism of Odysseus and his wife‚ Penelope. Although both Penelope and Odysseus displayed heroic characteristics in The Odyssey‚ Odysseus was more of a hero than his wife was in the epic. Penelope‚ while somewhat of a heroine‚ simply was not depicted by Homer to be the hero that her husband was. To start‚ Odysseus was developed with standard Greek heroic traits. First‚ Odysseus was courageous in the face of opposition‚ as shown by his encounter with Charybdis and Scylla. The protagonist of The Odyssey
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decided to stay in the palace until Penelope picked a husband. Eurymachos‚ one of the suitors‚ says “his wealth shall be wasted and consumed‚ and there shall be no retribution‚ as long as that woman keeps putting off her wedding and wasting our time!”(Homer‚ 21). The suitors eventually get punished for breaking the laws of hospitality. Odysseus and Telemachus ruthlessly kill all the suitors at the end‚ using Athena’s plan. An example of good hospitality is when Odysseus goes to the kingdom of Scheria
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From the epic poem by Homer‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus lack heroism presented in his actions. His success is due to the fact‚ he is able to intelligently apply himself in dire situations. However the majority of feats are unnecessary‚ as he tends to indulge in these predicaments due to his selfishness and curiosity. For example‚ at the time of Lotus Eaters‚ Odysseus sets course to the Lotus Eaters to discover who are natives of the island. His curiosity ended up of 3 of his men getting paralyzed and
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Undoubtedly‚ The Odyssey by Homer uses internal conflicts to reveal Odysseus as a determined character in order to get back to his homeland Ithaca. “He will be the only survivor of their long journey” (italics 780) shows only the strong survive. Even though it might seem selfish of Odysseus to not tell his men that he would be the only man to return home. But Odysseus is only doing what he thinks was right he knew that telling his men would only entail them in something not meant for them. Telling
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as a guest and Eumaios plays an excellent host to Odysseus‚ while Odysseus is disguised as a wandering beggar. It is no accident that Xenia is such an important theme in The Odyssey‚ as it helps Homer present which characters he wanted to be “good.” Of course‚ the same can be said about the characters Homer wanted to be “bad” and there is no better example of this than the 108 young men collectively known as the suitors. The suitors were men from Ithaca who during Odysseus’ absence‚ began to court
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The Odyssey Essay Book One: “Sing to me of the man‚ muse the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course‚ once he had plundered the lights of Troy.” The Odyssey begins with inspiration from the muse singing through him. The Odyssey specifies its subject as the Iliad. The first couple of lines shows how the story will end. With all men dead except Odysseus‚ and reasons for his death‚ the recklessness and blindness from his crew. This soon bean to be a famous explorer. He did a 10 year
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