After a couple of days they arrive at the land of the Cicones where they killed and plundered the people. After clearing out the land‚ Odysseus and his men feast until their stomachs’ are full. The men rathered to stay and eat more rather than obey Odysseus’s direct orders for them to leave. This was a bad mistake‚ for a Ciconian man survived and got word to the men feasting on their land. “Meanwhile‚ the Cicones cried out for the other Cicones who lived inland.” The Cicones inland attack Odysseus and
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Greek culture embodied specific family ideals that are represented in The Wanderings of Odysseus through Odysseus’s family structure. As he attempts to return home to Ithaca‚ his wife is left to tend to the house for seven long years. She must supervise her servants‚ as the reader sees in Chapter 5‚ Telemachus Seeks His Father. This is the first time that readers are introduced to Odysseus’s family and their whereabouts at the time of the story. According to The Civilizations of The Greeks‚ “A wife
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fame and build up his reputation. When Odysseus encounters Polyshemus‚ the son of Poseidon‚ his ego and quest for fame puts his crew’s life at risk. When Odysseus and the crew enter the cave because of Odysseus’s curiosity they have the perfect opportunity to escape. However‚ Odysseus’s
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great respect as rulers from their peers. Menelaus‚ king of Sparta‚ displays his respect by sharing the stories of Odysseus’s bravery with Telemachus‚ Odysseus’s son who was abandoned when Odysseus left for war. After Odysseus washes up on the shore of the Phaeacians and is found by Nausicaa‚ he gives his testimony to the king Alcinous. The king is impressed with the story of Odysseus’s journey home and the many situations that he was able to escape from. Alcinous offers safe passage to Odysseus back
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Odysseus had to go through a series of trials to achieve respect by his people with the help of external guidance both mentally and physically. Odysseus’s hero cycle was progressed by trials and completed when he came home. Athena was the guiding force to help him not only come home‚ but be mentally ready for the challenges he would face. To achieve respect by his people‚ he needed to kill the suitors who so dishonorably were courting his wife. Odysseus was stranded on Calypso’s island and the lovely
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very complicated character. He is strong‚ courageous‚ Intelligent‚ confident and most importantly very cunning character with judgmental problem. As I read book IX‚ I find him as a self assured man‚ so proud of identifying himself. The form that Odysseus’s revelation of his identity takes is interesting. Reputation is of paramount importance in this culture. Odysseus begins by saying that it is a great thing to listen to such a minstrel perform his songs‚ but that by asking for the cause of his sorrow
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Although we did not get to 2 other units‚ the books that we read were interesting and provoked questions about the difference between good and evil‚ about human nature‚ and other queries that sparked debates. With our Odyssey unit‚ we talked about Odysseus’s massacre of the suitors. We asked ourselves‚ ‘Was this justified? What determines whether or not murder is justifiable? Did Odysseus have a choice? What would WE have done?’ And none of the class could come up with an answer that another classmate
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characters‚ and action of Odysseus to prove that Odysseus cares a lot about his men in his crew. In the beginning of Book 10‚ Odysseus divides up his crew to explore the island of Aeolia‚ but his crew encountered an evil goddess name Circe. One of Odysseus’s men‚ Eurylochus‚ came to inform Odysseus about the situation and how many of his men were turned into pigs. “’Don’t force me to go back there. Leave me here because I know you will never come back yourself or bring back the others. Let’s just get
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282). The nature of the wind is compared to the restlessness amongst the crew‚ to build up a tone of agony and agitation. The wind and crew are both relentless and morbid‚ which sets an eerie atmosphere of distress and gloom. On the other hand‚ Odysseus’s passivity‚ tranquillity and spiritual state of mind are an antithesis‚ as apparent in the following quote: “ I rinsed my hands in a sheltered spot‚ a windbreak/but soon as I’d prayed to all the gods who rule Olympus…” (Fagles‚ L (363) pg. 282).
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Odysseus was disguised as a beggar. What is really tempting him is seeing how disloyal and rude the suitors (also maids) have gotten. Later in the story he shows no mercy when the suitors beg for forgiveness after Antinous is struck with an arrow. Odysseus’s tragic flaw in the past was his pride‚ now he’s able to control himself in a time of
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