Meonas. Homer is referred to one of the best poets there ever was.Some of his poems he wrote were named by critics one of the best poems ever written .All of his poems were written on papyrus paper .His two most popular were Odyssey and Iliad but there were many others also .The Odyssey is focused on Ulysses and the journey back home after the long and hard war of Troy. The characters in this poem are Ulysses ‚Penelope ‚Tiresias Zeus ‚Siren‚ Poseidon ‚Calypso‚ Athena and more.The Iliad is a poem written
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Concepts of Masculinity in The Odyssey The Odyssey is an epoch poem composed by Homer that is based around the protagonist‚ Odysseus. He is on a journey to return home to his wife and son after the battle of Troy. Throughout his voyage‚ Odysseus encounters many obstacles on his way home. Odysseus’ son is named Telemachus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War‚ Telemachus was only a child. Odysseus is gone for a total of 20 years. While his father is gone‚ Telemachus undergoes maturation and takes
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The Odyssey‚ revered to be one of the great works of ancient Greek tradition has a lot to teach us even in the modern world. Odysseus‚ his son Telemachus and Penelope all have relationships with the gods‚ some of these relationships seem strange at first but if we take a deeper look into them we can see that there is often an underlying message being taught. I wish to explore these messages and also the archetypal qualities the aforementioned characters possess to answer one question: what does this
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Moving on‚ there are various inspirations that could have lead Homer to write the Odyssey. In a mythical sense‚ thunder god Zeus came across a young woman Mnemosyne‚ the personification of memory; the father of gods slept with her for nine nights‚ which is how the nine muses came about (“The Nine Muses” 6). Muses encourage creation and were believed to give inspiration to artists of all caliber (“The Nine Muses” 1). These nine celestials consist of the following: Clio‚ Europe‚ Thalia‚ Melpomene‚
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Odyssey Essay Many people go on cruises‚ road trips‚ and fly on airplanes and I’m sure some can be considered very long journeys. These trips or journeys are nothing compared to what a man devoted his life to doing. A man named Odysseus travelled for years‚ even for a majority of his life to many different countries and foreign places. In each new place he was faced with many different obstacles to overcome that weren’t always easy or familiar to where he came from. Homer’s Epic Poem the Odyssey
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and shouted out to him in my rage‚ ’Cyclops‚ if anyone asks you who it was that put your eye out and spoiled your beauty‚ say it was the valiant warrior Ulysses‚ son of Laertes‚ who lives in Ithaca.” This quote is stated from The Odyssey book 9. This quote from the Odyssey concludes that Odysseus states with all passion‚ his name and his relative to the cyclops. By doing this he has committed an act of hubris. When Odysseus receive the bag of winds from Aeolus‚
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Heroes are given their titles according to their bravery‚ but their traits have an impact on that. In the epic poem‚ the Odyssey‚ the hero undergoes several trials and loses many friends along the way. Homer used the Odyssey to tell the tale of an epic hero‚ and Odysseus’s traits prove him to be a hero. Odysseus was brave‚ so he was not selfish and saved his men from Polyphemus. “As luck would have it‚ the men I would have chosen won the tossーfour strong men‚ and I made five as captain.” This shows
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International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 3 No. 16 [Special Issue – August 2012] The Impact of Service Quality‚ Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty Programs on Customer’s Loyalty: Evidence from Banking Sector of Pakistan. Samraz Hafeez SZABIST Islamabad‚ Pakistan. Bakhtiar Muhammad Faculty Member SZABIST Islamabad‚ Pakistan Abstract Top organizations know that the road to success runs through their customers. Hence in today’s world‚ the companies who do not provide value to
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COUNTRY REPORT ON CUSTOMER LOYALTY IN RETAIL SECTOR WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON TESCO Submitted By: Rajat Kaul A1808709003 2009-2011 Submitted To: DAVID OGLE TABLE OF CONTENT Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Aims and Objectives Chapter 2 Literature Review The Concept of Loyalty Loyalty Programs in India Chapter 3 Methodology Research Methodology Comparative Analysis Chapter 4 Analysis
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Loyalty Loyalty is defined as a feeling of strong support and allegiance for someone or something In the unknown author’s epic poem “Beowulf” and in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel The Hobbit both forms of loyalty are significantly represented. “Beowulf” tells the story of Beowulf‚ a Geatish warrior‚ who comes to the aid of the King of the Danes‚ whose kingdom is being terrorized by a monster‚ which leads to Beowulf battling other monsters who want vengeance. The Hobbit portrays a tale about a hobbit
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