the story‚ the men get distracted by the sirens. Another major similarity is one of the monsters the men run into. In O Brother‚ Where Art Thou?‚ the crew runs into a one eyed man named Big Dan T‚ and in the story the men run into a Cyclops named Polyphemus. The last major similarity is the suitors. In O Brother Where Art Thou?‚ Vernon T. Waldrip becomes the suitor for Everett’s wife Penny‚ and in The Odyssey‚ when Odysseus leaves‚ many men become suitors for his wife‚ Penelope. Although there are
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Alison’s Odyssey In Bechdel’s‚ Fun Home‚ the Odyssey functions as a transitional object for Alison‚ who is undergoing a challenging journey of self-realization. Throughout her memoir she explains how she goes through her own odyssey. She makes many self-discoveries but it is not until she is older that she recognizes that she is in fact a lesbian. Amid her journey she alludes to characters and settings from the epic poem. “One Siren led to another in an intertextual progression.”(207) just like
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Biology – living organisms Scientific Method – making observations‚ proposing ideas about how something works‚ testing ideas‚ discarding or modifying -allows us to solve problems and answer questions efficiently and effectively. -Ideas about “how things work” = hypothesis. -proposed explanation for one or more observations -scientific hypothesis MUST be testable -must be falsifiable (observations could prove false) Observations Question Hypothesis = imagination‚ intuition‚ chance
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The ancient religion of Greece was polytheistic. According to Greek myths‚ the Gods and Goddesses lived in Northern Greece‚ on Mount Olympus. Ancient Greek citizens honored their gods and goddesses with temples‚ festivals‚ sacrifices‚ and athletic competitions. According to Greek myth‚ the most powerful Olympian was Zeus. He was the god of the sky‚ lightning‚ thunder‚ and all other gods. He was married to his sister‚ Hera‚ however he had several children with many different goddesses and mortals
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Sinbad the Porter and Sinbad the Sailor Like the 1001 Nights the Sinbad story-cycle has a frame story‚ which goes as follows: in the days of Haroun al-Rashid‚ Caliph of Baghdad‚ a poor porter (one who carries goods for others in the market and throughout the city) pauses to rest on a bench outside the gate of a rich merchant’s house‚ where he complains to Allah about the injustice of a world which allows the rich to live in ease while he must toil and yet remain poor. The owner of the house hears
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territories‚ where things he’s never experienced‚ surprise him‚ such as the Land of the Cyclopes. He ends up being curious‚ and because of how his world is‚ he does not understand why the Cyclopes eats his men. It is later discovered that to the Cyclopes‚ Polyphemus‚ he had invaded his home‚ and he saw it as a threat to himself. Hence‚ why he saw it as okay to eat his men‚ plus it was just a way of how they survived. But‚ in Odysseus’ eyes‚ he wanted to change the Cyclopes‚ as he never appreciated his men being
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The parallel adventure between Telemachus and Odysseus Throughout the first four books of The Odyssey Homer described the way the suitors consume everything in Odysseus’ house and bully Telemachus around rendering immediately as a vulnerable character in comparison to his great father. This gives a sign to the leader that Telemachus being a main character will have to accomplish something. For control of the house‚ Athena sent Odysseus on more adventures and sent Telemachus on his telemachy which
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tells him how to avoid the dire Scylla & Charybdis. He does not know about other dangers along the route. Luckily‚ when the Trojans land on the island of the Cyclopes‚ they meet a sailor whom Ulysses (Odysseus) has left behind. They escape just as Polyphemus charges the ship. Juno is still angry with the Trojans‚ however‚ as she still resents Paris choosing Venus over her & has learned that Aeneas’s descendants are fated to found a city that will one day destroy Carthage‚ her favorite city. Juno
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CRONUS - in latin Saturn‚ he ruled over the other Titans. Was dethroned by his own son Zues. OCEAN - the river that was supposed to encircle the earth TETHYS - Ocean’s wife HYPERION - the father of the son‚ the moon and the dawn MNEMOSYNE - it means memory‚ THEMIS - usually translated by justice IAPETUS - important because of his sons ATLAS and PROMETHEUS ATLAS - bore the world on his shoulders PROMETHEUS - he was the savior of mankind ZEUS - jupiter‚ he is the supreme ruler of the
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replied…” (Homer 23). Instead of losing his resolve when he is faced with adversity‚ he merely draws his thoughts together and calmly responds. Odysseus shows this trait in several situations also. For example‚ when he and his men are trapped in Polyphemus the Cyclops’ cave‚ Odysseus reflects‚ “But I kept thinking how to win the game: death sat there huge; how could we slip away? I drew on all my wits‚ and ran through tactics‚ reasoning as a man will for dear life‚ until a trick came—and it pleased
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