throughout the land was one of Odysseus’s epic hero qualities. He was the King of Ithaca‚ but his friends‚ family‚ and strangers knew him as so much more‚ and with so many heroic and brave traits. In book nine‚ Polyphemus mentions that he imagined Odysseus as a strong‚ giant man. I find Polyphemus to believe that Odysseus
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epic poem The Odyssey‚ the king of Ithica‚ Odysseus‚ is trying to get home to his family after a ten year war conquering the city of Troy. Odysseus encounters numerous perils during his journey home. Some of his impediments included Calypso‚ a god‚ Polyphemus‚ a giant Cyclopes‚ and the suitors. Calypso trapped Odysseus on her island for seven years because she loved him. The Cyclopes only saw Odysseus and his crew as food. Then‚ when he finally gets home‚ he learns about the suitors who have been tarnishing
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actions forgivable? While the answer is left up to the reader‚ it is important to scrutinize the character before making any strong judgements. Odysseus’s biggest crime occurs in Book 10‚ when he refuses to leave the cave of Poseidon’s cyclops son‚ Polyphemus. Odysseus later blinds the cyclops after having four of his men eaten and this leads to Odysseus
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The views and beliefs of societies are often portrayed in the literature‚ art‚ and cinema of a certain era. The epic poems‚ The Iliad and Odyssey‚ give scholars and historians an idea how the Ancient Greek lived their everyday lives. By reading the two "novels‚" the reader is able to experience the three thousand years old society of Homer. The various similarities between our society and the societies depicted in the Iliad and the Odyssey are surprising profuse. To name a few: the superfluous
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A heroic person is when someone serves the purpose of being a hero or doing incredible things. In the book there are ways that Odysseus serves to be a hero. He is a great example of a heroic person. In the book It states that Odysseus is very clever and one of the most important heros in the book. It says in the book “Odysseus is the cleverest of the Greek heros because he is guided by the Goddess of wisdom‚ Athena.” -Page 660. It states right out of the book that Odysseus is the cleverest out of
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this conundrum to begin with. Odysseus definitely possesses the hero archetype‚ he left his community and showed intelligence and strength that others would try to emulate. A good example of Odysseus’s intelligence would be in the cave with the Polyphemus when odysseys famously told it his name was “nobody” (Homer 9.410) in order to
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CHARACTERS MORTALS: AGAMEMNON The leader of the Achaean expedition to Troy‚ he was the King of Mycenae. On his return from Troy he was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra‚ and her lover Aegisthus. The lover was the son of Thyestes‚ the brother and enemy of Atreus‚ Agamemnon’s father. When Odysseus voyages to Hades he meets with Agamemnon’s ghost. ALCINOUS The King of the Phaeacians and husband of Arete‚ who had a daughter called Nausicaa. Nausicaa helps Odysseus when he first arrives in their
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he has the ability to feel fear. In having something to lose‚ the epic hero must demonstrate courage by overcoming the source of his terror. Odysseus experiences this terror mentally and physically‚ he faces it‚ and ultimately overcomes it. As Polyphemus‚ the Cyclops‚ speaks‚ Odysseus and his men feel “a pressure” on their hearts‚ “in dread / of that deep rumble and that mighty man” (246-7). Odysseus and his men face the possibility of death when the encounter the Cyclops. Odysseus’ actions show
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Many people have debated whether or not Odysseus was a hero. In The Odyssey of Homer‚ Odysseus faced many trials on his journey from Troy to Ithaca. He seemed to have the traits of a hero‚ but with a closer look‚ Odysseus actually caused most of the problems he himself faced. Had Odysseus traveled directly home after the Trojan War‚ all his trials could have been avoided‚ and he could have been welcomed home as a real hero. Odysseus was not a hero because he was not faithful to his wife‚ he was self-centered
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Then Odysseus went to talk to Polyphemus about how Nohbdy messed will them. While Polyphemus thought nobody messed with them. Odysseus started getting discouraged and upset. Until he thought of an Idea. He decided to take three abreast together side by side while tying a man on the middle sheep’s stomach. So then
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