him out or in some cases even trying to kill him. In this paper I will go over some cases where Odysseus is accepted as a guest and treated with respect and where Odysseus is neglected to be a guest and tried to be harmed. Polyphemus‚ the ginormous man‚ The giant. Polyphemus did not take kindly to the fact that Odysseus and all his men had arrived at his
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death multiple times. One case in which Odysseus uses his cunning to save his life is when he meets Polyphemus. After Odysseus gives gifts Polyphemus asks for his name‚ and he says “My name is Nohbdy: mother‚ father‚ and friends‚ everyone calls me Nohbdy.” (Homer 380). In this situation‚ Odysseus uses his cunning to evade the possibility of other cyclops helping Polyphemus and to deceive Polyphemus so he can not get cursed. Another way‚ Odysseus uses his cunning to survive is when he comes home from
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The Odyssey An epic is described as a long narrative poem with all its elements considered epic including epic heroes‚ epic plot‚ epic themes‚ and epic settings. In The Odyssey‚ an epic written by Homer‚ all these elements are used. The Odyssey is a good example of an epic because it incorporates all the necessary components. An epic has many different parts. One of the main parts of an epic is archetypes. Archetypes are characters‚ situations‚ and images that are recognizable in many times and
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where his fleet land on the city of Ismara‚ and plunder the Cicones inhabiting the region 6. Hero encounters tests & helpers Other hazards for Odysseus were: Polyphemus‚ The Lotus-Eaters‚ Hades‚ The Sirens‚ Scylla etc. 7. Hero reaches the innermost cave The largest issue ever faced by Odysseus’s fleet would be the Man-eating Cyclops named Polyphemus. Being the son of Poseidon‚ Odysseus’s trickery angered the God of the sea‚ which would cause much more implications on them. This would largely affect Odysseus’s
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They flee and arrive at an island‚ where a cyclops named Polyphemus‚ son of Poseidon lives. The men get tricked by the cyclops because he first acts nice‚ and then he turns and eats two of Odysseus’s men. Trapped behind a wall with no way out‚ Odysseus comes up with the plan to blinds the cyclops‚ and they can escape by holding on to the sheep. Once Odysseus has escaped Polyphemus calls out for his father Poseidon to bring vengeance on to Odysseus. In chapter 10‚ Odysseus
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eat the flowers and to bring his men back aboard the ship: “But I brought them back‚ back/to the hollow ships‚ and streaming tears—I forced them” (9.110-111). Odysseus seems to always know the right thing to do in every situation. When the Cyclops Polyphemus
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protagonist of The Odyssey is able use his cleverness and mischievousness by tricking Polyphemus while held captive in a cave. When Polyphemus asks Odysseus for his name‚ he replies‚ “Everyone calls me Nohbdy.” Odysseus and his men planned to blind Polyphemus when he was drunk and had fallen asleep‚ but were afraid of the other Cyclopes who roamed upon
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Odysseus In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus breaks Homers’ rule of characters not changing by going from a glory-seeking leader with a big mouth‚ to being a home-seeking leader that is patient. Odysseus has all the Homeric characteristics that define a leader. He has nobility‚ strength‚ courage‚ and a sharp intellect. Odysseus‚ along with every other hero‚ also has a few bad traits. He likes to linger around in one place for too long‚ his pride and ego are too big‚ and he wants glory so much he loses sight
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Cyclopes‚ where they encounter Polyphemus. While venturing for food and riches on the island‚ Polyphemus‚ a towering Cyclops locks the men in his cave‚ and he even eats some of them for a meal. As the situation gets direr Odysseus uses his wits and strength to conjure a plan to blind Polyphemus‚ which would result in the Cyclops moving the boulder blocking the exit and allow the men to escape. Odysseus single-handedly creates this plan‚ and he is even the closest one to Polyphemus when they blind him‚ showing
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Odysseus played both the hero and villain role in The Odyssey; it all depends on whose perspective you see him through. Penelope saw her husband as a hero who fought hard to get back home to her. To Polyphemus‚ Odysseus was a villain who tricked him and blinded him. During the Trojan War he expressed an enormous amount of hero traits‚ but later in his journey‚ especially in books 9-12 his heroic behavior diminished. Homer depicts Odysseus as the stereotypical epic hero. He was of noble birth‚ being
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