traits that Odysseus and Telemakhos share are clear-headedness‚ eloquence‚ and showing strong emotion. They are portrayed with these traits in the Odyssey‚ composed by Homer. Odysseus is a renowned military strategist‚ warrior‚ and the King of Ithaca. He was forced to go to war against Troy twenty years ago‚ and since then has traveled all over the Aegean trying to find a way back home. Meanwhile‚ his son‚ Telemakhos‚ has developed into a full-grown man from the mere infant he was when his father left
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far‚ far away‚ a man name Odysseus has reunited with his beautiful monogamist‚ Penelope .Penelope’s mistress Eurycleia notifies Penelope of the arrival of Odysseus‚ and that he has killed every man that has tried to marry her.Eurycleia describes him as “filth lion”.Penelope still does not believe in Eurycleia but still wants see her son who is downstairs‚ as she goes down stairs Penelope is disgusted in the way Odysseus looks. That Penelope fails to see Odysseus in his conditions. Telemachus could
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{Odysseus is a hero in The Odyssey because of his bravery throughout the story‚ The Odyssey. He may have made a few unintelligent decisions however one can’t blame someone for an unintelligent decision. Odysseus was only human and no one is perfect. } {Odysseus was a hero because he was very brave throughout the many perils he encountered on the voyage home from the Trojan War. Odysseus tried his hardest to get all of his men home however he knew if he didn’t sacrifice some men no one would get
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Odysseus as an Epic Hero In the book The Odyssey by Homer‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ is depicted as being similar an epic hero. There is a question‚ though‚ as to whether or not he actually was an epic hero. I believe that‚ while he did have a major difference‚ he had more similarities than differences to the characteristics of an epic hero and therefore was one. An epic hero is someone who is strong‚ intelligent and bold. First of all‚ an epic hero must have physical strength. Strength enables
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Went to find Odysseus in his stone seat to seaward---tear on tear brimming in his eyes. The sweet days of his life time were running out in anguish over his exile‚ for long ago the nymph had ceased to please. …………………………………………………………………….. But when day came he sat on the rocky shore and broke his own heart groaning‚ with eyes wet scanning the bare horizon of the sea. (45-49‚ 52-54) This quote from The Odyssey written by the Greek poet named Homer expresses Odysseus’ pain. Homer is known to
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Ciera Medeiros English Honors Period A 11/29/12 There are many different characteristics that make a person a true leader. Odysseus is a fictional character from a fantasy epic poem known as “The Odyssey.” He traveled on a twenty year journey with many men along with him but in the end all of his men perished; Odysseus can be classified as a leader and a hero along with a man named Ernest Shackleton. Shackleton is a real life man who went on an expedition to reach Antarctica in the years
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adventurer and leader Odysseus who is on an epic journey back home. The only problem is his crew that went along on his journey was all met in an untimely demise‚ the reason being‚ Odyessus was unfit to be a leader among his crew. This was a tragedy could have been avoided. In this analysis it will tell the reader on why Odysseus was a terrible leader for this epic journey to begin with. Odysseus was a terrible leader‚ especially during the battle at Ismarros‚ where he and his men fought the cicones
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Odyssey Essay I‚ Odysseus‚ fought with Greek heroes at Troy‚ and struggle to find my way back to my kingdom in Ithaca. I started my journey to Ithaca from Troy but my ship was carried away by a storm. My crew‚ ship and I ended up in the country of Lotophages. The Lotophages people ate the lotus plant‚ which made you forget everything. I then got my crew back on the ship and we sailed off to Ithaca from there. We then ended up on the island where Cyclops Polyphemus lived; he shoved my men and me
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sake of his family and peers. In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey by Homer‚ the protagonist‚ Odysseus‚ has not been a heroic person throughout the poem. Odysseus‚ Son of Laertes‚ has journeyed off with his crew in search of returning home and has not met the requirements of being a hero. Instead he displays he is insensible towards others‚ disloyal‚ and untrustworthy. One characteristic that Odysseus presents is being insensible towards his crew members. An example of this is when Odysseus and his men are
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Soldiers from all the different periods of time have faced the hardships of war. In history‚ there have been millions of troops. One of the soldiers to compare is Odysseus from Homer’s “The Odyssey. The other are soldiers from the second world war. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus experiences are similar to those of modern soldiers returning from war‚ such as the deaths of their fellow soldiers‚ the amount of time for which they left‚ and the ill treatment they faced when returning home. All soldiers
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