Hospitality is extremely important in Homer’s "Odyssey." The higher a society’s level of hospitality‚ the more civilized that society is. Some specific examples of hospitality in "The Odyssey" are: Telemakhos’s treatment upon his arrival in Nestor‚ Odysseus’s treatment of Polyphemus‚ Penelope’s treatment of her suitors‚ and the slaying of those suitors by Odysseus. The Greek belief concerning the origin of the concept of hospitality‚ often called Xenia‚ is reflected at the end of "The Odyssey."
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Homer’s emphasis of good hospitality is visible throughout the entire book‚ but it is most clearly seen In Phaeacia. “Hearing that‚ Alcinous‚ poised in all his majesty‚ took the hand of the seasoned‚ worldly-wise Odysseus raised him up and sat him down in a burnished chair‚ displacing his own son…” (Odyssey Book 7‚ Pg: 185‚ Line 190-205). Alcinous‚ clearly the good host‚ has given up his son’s seat for an unknown stranger‚ thus fulfilling the codes of hospitality. This shows that hospitality or a
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conquer consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. New eyes and a new mind can make or break you; help you or destroy you. Having the power to keep going and persevering all comes from within. Throughout “The Odyssey” by Homer‚ Odysseus’s strength‚ persistence and eloquent demonstrates that the only way to accomplish something is from the power within. Homer characterizes Odysseus with persistence in his actions and feelings. When Odysseus is attempting to leave Calypso’s island
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Odyssey by Homer‚ The hero Odysseus displays many heroic traits that make him an epic hero. The Odyssey is about Odysseus journey home after the Trojan War. On his way back home‚ he harms a Cyclops’s eye‚ so Poseidon becomes very angry and make Odysseus’s trip extremely difficult. Odysseus encounters many monsters and his entire crew perishes. When he finally returns home after 20 years‚ Athena helps him reunite with his son and kill all on the suitors that have made themselves at home in his house
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hi jnokjlnkjl kj kjkj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj ;l[pk k lok kl;k;lk;lk kl k l;kl; k l;k;lk; lkWhen Telemachus reaches Eumaeus’s hut‚ he finds the swineherd talking with a stranger (Odysseus in disguise). Eumaeus recounts Odysseus’s story and suggests that the stranger stay with Telemachus at the palace. But Telemachus is afraid of what the suitors might do to them. Eumaeus thus goes to the palace alone to tell Penelope that her son has returned. When father and son are alone
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Polythemus the cyclopes and escpae safetly onto the boats. When Odysseus escapes Polythemus he becomes very proud and yells out that he his Odysseus. Odysseus shows his after deceiving Polythemus by telling him his name is nobody. Further on in Odysseus’s journey he encounters the Sirens. Odysseus puts wax in the ears of his men to save them from falling into the trap of the Sirens. Odysseus
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t is my pleasure to welcome you to the academic year that looms before us like one of the mythical lands on Odysseus’s journey: unknown‚ a little scary‚ and full of promise for the intellectual adventurer. This is the seventh year that convocation has included a lecture on Homer’s Odyssey. For parents who read the text over the summer‚ I hope to provide one focus for your conference discussion tomorrow. And as a quick aside: for those of you who haven’t quite finished‚ jump ahead to book XXII and
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After ten years‚ Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca. A large and destructive mob of suitors who have taken over Odysseus’s palace and his land continue to court his wife‚ Penelope. She has remained faithful to Odysseus though she has no way of knowing weather he is dead of alive. Prince Telemachus‚ Odysseus’s son‚ wants desperately to throw them out but does not have the confidence or experience to fight them. The suitor Antinous plans to assassinate the
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meets Teiresias who is a blind fortune teller and Everett meets a blind man who is also a fortune teller. Cousin Washington Hogwallop sold out Everett for money‚ so he is considered a pig and the men believed that Pete had been turned into a toad. Odysseus’s men were turned into animals after drinking Circe’s honey wine. Women washing clothes at the river attracted Ulysses and his friends while Odysseus and his crew were amazed by the Song of the Sea. In the Odyssey‚ the Cyclops has one eye and kills
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describe how two of Odysseus’s adventures can be interpreted in this light. What is symbolic about each? What lessons can we learn through Odysseus as he makes his way home? Use the organizer and class discussion notes as a resource. Use specific quotes and critically analyze each one. 2. The concept of a hero has been interpreted in many ways throughout the ages. One literary hero who seems to stand the test of time is Odysseus. In an organized essay‚ write about two of Odysseus’s traits that‚ you
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