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    Character in the Odyssey

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    |Character |Role |What eventually happens to |Personality |How do they change? | | | |them? | | | |Telemachus |Son of Penelope and |He helps his father to kill |He loves his mother very much and is very |He became a man while

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    Virtues In The Odyssey

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    domesticated animals. Shortly after serving his sentence‚ he was once again beloved by his fans and rewarded with a phenomenal contract which would be worth wild in any corresponding lifetime. Looking at these examples‚ it’s easy to see how corrupted society is today.

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    The Odyssey Summary

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    The Odyssey Summaries Book 1 In the book‚ "A Goddess Intervenes" it involves Muse and talks about Odysseus’ life with the Nymph‚ Calypso. He says how for years he was held captive on and island with Calypso. After‚ finally getting away he was able to start his journey home. Muse‚ daughter of Zues‚ tells the story through a song. Talking about Athena wanting to help Odysseus to find his way home. Book 5 This book‚ "Calypso‚ The Sweet Nymph" was about Odysseus trying to get back home and on the

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    Penelope of the Odyssey

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    ’s poem The Odyssey. Many are the ways Penelope exemplifies the ideal woman‚ in that she conforms to the values and beliefs of her society. These include faithfulness‚ loyalty‚ willpower‚ pride in one ’s home and family‚ and generosity and openness to foreigners (Kline‚ 2004). The role women in ancient Greece had were reflected as inferior to men as they were never seen as heroes or fought in wars‚ rather they stayed home to look after the house and children. In Homers ‘The Odyssey’ women are portrayed

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    How much will you give up for someone you love? Will you give up everything? Probably not as much as the tree did. Some people take and do not give back they have no sorrow or guilt. The Giving Tree can be seen as a metaphor for a mother-child relationship. In this story‚ there is an animistic tree that cares for a boy and will do anything to see him thrive in life. As long as she sees him‚ she will be the happiest tree in the word but the boy doesn’t appreciate the love and care he is given. For

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    ■ About Metaphor Corporation Since 1995‚ Metaphor has sold software and IT services. Metaphor has several dozen consultants who are full-time employees. These consultants work out of Metaphor’s head office and they also travel the world in order to install software‚ provide training courses‚ and initiate and maintain sales relationships. Metaphor also has administrative and professional staff members in the head office. In addition‚ metaphor has sales agents in various locations around the world

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    Odyssey Essay

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    The Odyssey Essay Even now‚ centuries after it was written‚ Homer’s The Odyssey still seems to astonish readers of all ages. In this epic poem is a story of a man being ripped from his kingdom of Ithaca‚ to fight in the battle of Troy. Early in the story before he is taken away‚ Odysseus tells his wife that if he isn’t back by the time Telemachus is a man‚ beard on

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    The first stanza of the poem provides us with a picture of the fountain where Narcissus always goes to stare at his reflection. The second stanza gives us the physical attributes of Narcissus. With similes and metaphors‚ Ovid lets us see what the pretty boy looks like. He used the metaphor "twin stars" to refer to the eyes of Narcissus. Ovid then described him using similes‚ his fingers shaped as Bacchus might desire‚ his flowing hair as glorious as Apollo’s and his complexion fair and blushing as

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    Cyclops In The Odyssey

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    mythology Well it depending on the story they are in. In the Odyssey “the Cyclops are gigantic‚ insolent‚ and lawless race of shepherds‚ who lived in the south-western part of sicily‚ and devoured human beings.” In later stories they are shown as hard works and as assistant to Hephaestus. Eventually the Cyclops where “expelled from their homes in Thrace‚ and went to Crete and to Lycia.” (next slide) What did the cyclop’s do in the Odyssey? The Cyclops in the Odysseus gets tricked by Odysseus. Michael

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    Suffering In The Odyssey

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    main character’s growth to a significant figure or a hero; the sufferings can be divided into two‚ physical suffering and psychological suffering. The main characters of the Odyssey by Gareth Hinds‚ Speak by Laury Halse Anderson and Born a Crime by Trevor Noah all commonly overcome each of their suffering and grow up. In the Odyssey‚ the main character Odysseus experiences physical and psychological suffering throughout his journey. His journey starts as he leaves his family to join the Trojan War. After

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