Book Review: The Odyssey by Homer Written by a blind man‚ Melesigenes better known as Homer‚ and translated by Alexander Pope‚ the Odyssey of Homer is a poem about the life of the king of Ithaca‚ Ulysses‚ who leaves to fight in the Trojan War‚ but he doesn’t return until 20 years. According to Professor P. Landow‚ Ulysses is a great athlete and great warrior‚ heroic‚ courageous‚ eloquent‚ and masterful‚ and at the same time‚ he I pious (Landow). In those twenty years trying to get back home‚ he
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Though different works‚ both the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer each contain one outstanding character that excels in virtue. Even when forced to live with a dilemma that he or she did not cause‚ both Hektor‚ in the Iliad‚ and Penelope‚ in the Odyssey‚ remain virtuous. This becomes clear through their rigid fidelity to their spouses‚ their piety to the gods‚ and their resolute natures in the situations presented to them. The unfortunate circumstances in which both Hektor and Penelope find themselves
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characterizing important figures in stories as giving personalities and traits specific to them. It also drives the plot‚ as in Homer’s The Odyssey and Virgil’s The Aeneid the epics are based on the telling of the protagonist’s journey. Another piece of literature‚ Grendel‚ written by John Gardner‚ utilizes storytelling in a different manner. The main character bases his self-understanding off of the storytelling done by the Shaper‚ a blind bard telling historical tales. The function of storytelling
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Vengeance in The Odyssey In the Odyssey‚ vengeance is one of the most important themes‚ as it is why almost all the conflict in the story happens. First‚ Poseidon constantly upbraids Odysseus for blinding his son‚ Polyphemus‚ by making his journey home extremely difficult. Also‚ Telemachus and Odysseus need to get revenge on the suitors for disrupting their family. Lastly‚ Odysseus tells Penelope “to stay quietly in her chambers since the angry kin of the suitors will be vengeful” (Nardo‚ 100)
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however‚ was not completely original. It is‚ instead‚ based upon a foundation that can be found in two earlier books: Homer’s the Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid. The three works are not perfectly identical by any means when it comes to their views of the afterlife‚ but it is interesting to see how each compare to the others and perhaps how the first two
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poem The Odyssey‚ society treats women differently from men‚ though the women possess as many or more admirable qualities than their male counterparts. This applies to Odysseus’ wife‚ Penelope‚ as well as Arete and Circe‚ all of whom embody power‚ an important characteristic in Ancient Greek society. The impressive yet often overlooked traits of Penelope‚ Arete‚ and Circe reveal the true natures of these powerful women and their influence over Odysseus in his journey throughout The Odyssey. Penelope
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been thought to be just letting them come into the house. In the Odyssey‚ so far‚ we as the readers have come to see how hospitality can be very well done. Whether it be Telemachus or Odysseus traveling and staying at places‚ they were served at the finest level even though they were complete strangers.
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Jonah the Minor Prophet Alicia Darling REL 111 (Old Testament) Bethel University Sherry Henson July 6‚ 2014 Jonah Historical Background: Jonah was written between 793 and 753 B.C. and was written near Jerusalem. The text of the book of Jonah does not specify whether Jonah or someone else wrote the book. There is no compelling reason to deny that Jonah was the author of the book‚ though some scholars have proposed two or more unknown authors.(LOOK UP REFERENCE FOR
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Brianna “Life’s Journey through the Odyssey” Homer ’s The Odyssey can be truly considered as one of the best epic poems of all time. Odysseus ’ journey in returning home becomes a test to prove himself. Only on the testing grounds of life can one discover integrity‚ loyalty and perseverance. Homer ’s craft is so profound that theme ’s found in the poem still pertains to man today. Odysseus ’ character‚ his morals‚ and his views are still admired by people today. A man ’s actions speak for
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