<http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090122161413AA3TPNX>. Mentor Background information: Mentor was a friend of Odysseus and the tutor of Telemachus. In the Odyssey‚ Athena disguised herself as Mentor to rouse Telemachus and to give him hope and advice. She also disguised herself because she did not want to be seen by the suitors of Telemachus’ mother. In Practice: An advisor or guide would be seen as a mentor. Resources used: "Mentor." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation‚ 17 Aug. 2012. Web
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their custom and later saw him back to Ithaca. This influences the end of the epic greatly without the Phaeacians generous interpretation of xenia Odysseus would never have reached home and taken revenge on the suitors. Xenia was shown again when Telemachus welcomed Athene into his when she wore the guise of Mentes he fed her and asked about his father. She told him to go inquire about Odysseus’s fate. He does this and learns of no accounts of his father’s death so he was more apt
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discovered within myths‚ especially in the story‚ The Odyssey written by Homer. The Odyssey continues from the events of the The Illiad‚ focusing on Odysseus after the Trojan War and his long journey back home to Ithaca‚ to his wife Penelope and his son‚ Telemachus. Throughout the ten year journey‚ Odysseus faces many hardships and while doing so‚ he learns more about himself and the human condition‚ which helps him successfully come back home to his wife Penelope. Distinct cultural values are witnessed during
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being civilized. Whenever a stranger presents himself to a group of people he is to be anointed with oils‚ fed the best food‚ and dressed in the finest clothing. One example we can see of this is when Telemachus visits Menelaus’s kingdom to see if he had any news about his father Odysseus. When Telemachus arrived he and his men are treated with complete
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clearly shown in Book 4‚ where King Menelaus welcomed Telemachus into his land and offered him gifts (4.59-4.63). In exchange‚ Telemachus shared the happenings in his own land as well as his current journey. By these two cases‚ the conditions of the covenant were met. Accordingly‚ the “rewards” here were created by the nature of xenia itself. While Telemachus received the hospitality offered by Menelaus‚ Menelaus received the stories offered by Telemachus. Xenia was basically a trade of gifts‚ so it followed
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every conflict in the story is caused because of each characters thirst for vengeance . The three characters that show this most greatly are as follows. Poseidon through his constant punishment of Odysseus throughout the story. Secondly Telemachus’ need to make the suitors pay for disrespecting his house as well as his mother and the lack of his ability to become or even be seen as a possible heir to his fathers thrown. Then finally Odysseus and his need to avenge the disrespect
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Warrior In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus‚ the main character and epic hero is a man who has been away from his wife and son for twenty years. Odysseus is reluctant in giving up on his journey to get back to his beloved wife and son‚ Penelope and Telemachus. Odysseus goes into a great war called the Trojan War and he survives the whole war with a wonderful victory‚ hoping to see his wife and son in the future. Odysseus goes on a very painstaking and heart wrenching journey to get back to his wife and
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When Odysseus returned to Ithaca he wanted to see his son so was dressed as a beggar all by himself looking poor hungry and like he has no hope but Telemachus found the hospitality and and respect to take Odysseus into the warmth of a shelter‚ gave him good‚ and offered him a place to eat and sleep. Telemachus was interested in talking with Odysseus so after a bit he learned the beggar was Odysseus and it was a special moment because Odysseus changed forms with the help of Athena
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Women were a very big important part of the Odyssey. They were involved in almost every single important thing in The Odyssey. The women that played a huge part were Athena‚ Penelope‚ and Calypso. All the women were related to helping Odysseus get things done. I will tell you all about the women in the story. Calypso was a woman who lived on the island of Ogygia. Odysseus was on a broken piece of the ship and floated onto her island. Calypso lived on the island with all ladies‚ who had never seen
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on his path of rage‚ reminding him of his battle with the Trojans and his combat strength‚ which allowed him to proceed with his slaughter (Od. 22.214-215). Although necessary for Athena to appear to build the confidence of the suitors to attack Telemachus and Odysseus‚ the goddess’ rage against Odysseus as he asks her to help bear arms (22.246) seems as if Homer is trying to communicate to us that he agrees with Odysseus’ cause. In the manner of how Athena speaks to Odysseus in Homer’s writing‚
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