Odysseus ’ Journey as an Epic Hero In the epic poem The Odyssey‚ the main character Odysseus displays the epic hero. An epic hero is given certain qualities. These qualities make the person (usually male) seem larger than life‚ he or she embodies the values from their culture‚ he usually goes on a journey that consist of a series of trials‚ has an ego‚ and is able to persuade people with his conversation. This description describes Odysseus exactly‚ but leaves out one major detail‚ which are his
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did an ultrasound on my heart and it said I had 3 holes I was so scared but now I only have 1 whole in my heart I can run now thankfully. I compare myself as Telemachus because he got sad and was giving up until Athena came and came dressed as one of Odysseus friend and told him to not give up because his dad is out there and so Telemachus didn’t give u got back up and told his mom that he was going to find his dad
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year long journey of King Odysseus return to Ithaca from battling in the Trojan War. The theme of hospitality is present not only while Odysseus is travelling from city to city‚ but also at his home in Ithaca‚ where his wife and son‚ Penelope and Telemachus’‚ palace is being overrun with suitors. On Odysseus’ trying journey home‚ he was welcomed by several kings displaying Xenia‚ not only because it was Greek custom‚
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- Athena is alert‚ and wise - farseeing. * "The man of twists and turns" ( Odysseus) * "wine-dark sea " * "The bewitching nymph" (Calypso) * "Son of Cronos" (Zeus) * "Who marshals the thunderheads" (Zeus) * "Cool headed" (Telemachus) * "Lord of the war cry" (Menelaus) 6. Presence of ELABORATE SIMILES * These things the famous singer sang. Odysseus was moved; beneath his eyelids‚ tears ran
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The Trojan War pitted a loose alliance of independent Greek kings against the city of *Troy (in what today is northwest Turkey) and her allies in Asia Minor. It is said to have begun with an insult to the goddess Eris ("Strife" or "Discord"). When the Greek hero *Peleus married the minor sea-goddess *Thetis‚ all of the gods were invited to the wedding except Eris. Angry at this‚ she placed on the banquet table a golden apple inscribed with the words: "For the fairest." Immediately strife broke out
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attack was launched‚ Polyphemus felt a shooting pain in his arm‚ and noticed the feathers of an arrow that could only have come from Odysseus’s bow. However‚ Odysseus was not the marksman who fired the arrow. Polyphemus turned around and noticed Telemachus standing atop a faraway edifice‚ furiously preparing to fire another arrow at his father’s attacker‚ ready to defend his father to
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Relationship between Athena and Odysseus By looking at the epic The Odyssey by Homer‚ there are a lot of contacts between human and immoral‚ the relationship between Athena and Odysseus‚ which make me interesting‚ also this is important for the story. The relationship between Athena and Odysseus is the key for the story‚ because Odysseus had received a lot of help from Athena‚ their relationship is the reason to explain why would an immortal Athena who never interesting or attracted by any male
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In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer‚ Odysseus journeys back to his home‚ Ithaca‚ and carries out his punishment against the suitors that lie in his residence. He brutally kills them through violent and explicit methods. Odysseus is completely justified in his revenge against the suitors. Throughout the poem‚ Homer develops the concepts/ themes of honor and hospitality and how it plays a major role in Greek society. The suitors violate these concepts multiple times throughout the poem‚ giving
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Odyssey vs. Medea Odysseus is sent to Troy to help fight the Trojans in order to win back Helen. In order to help the Greeks Odysseus must leave his wife‚ Penelope‚ and his son‚ Telemachus. Odysseus was gone for many years and in that time face many problems as well as when he was back in Ithaca. Medea is a sorceress who falls in love with Jason and helps him steal the Golden Fleece from her father and escape. Medea and Jason safely reach Greece are married and have two children‚ but Jason leaves
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ship for his trip to Ithaca. When he arrives on Ithaca he was told by Athena to be a beggar and not Odysseus. This way he is able to see what it is like without him. When he meets Telemachus for the first time he does not reveal his identity‚ showing self-control. After he does reveal his identity‚ he makes Telemachus promise that he will not tell Penelope. Odysseus thinks it would be a bad idea to storm back into the castle and demand his throne. This would mess up everything and would eventually
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