Aeolus/ Island of the laestrygonians. Odysseus and his crew sailed nine days and nine nights. Until they reached aeolus were they soon gain aid from the wind god auelus that promised to lift his sails to guide him home. Aeolus did as he promised and guided him home but gave him a sack of wind. As Odysseus sailed days and nights to reach home he finally saw Ithica the land he and his crew have yearning to reach since the day they left their home. As Odysseus went to bed the men became greedy and
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leave his friends behind even if he must force them to go with him. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ in the chapter “The Lotus Eaters” Odysseus arrives on an island were three of his crew eat the Lotus and fight to stay on the island. In The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan when Percy goes to the Lotus Casino his friends are stuck and he must force them out. Odysseus and Percy are similar because they are heroes who encounter the Lotus Eaters while on a quest‚ but they are different because Odysseus is on
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hero would be someone who has courage and has risked or sacrificed his life for others to achieve greatness. A hero to others is a person that has discovered or achieved something outstanding. A hero was a leader who not only had physical strength‚ but mental strength as well. “He” was usually someone that got themselves into danger‚ and in cases where the average man would suffer‚ the hero would have enough stamina to survive. Odysseus shows all of these signs and has achieved greatness because of these
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reading you will find out. Achilles leaves his homeland to become a hero not knowing that he was going to learn a lot more about himself on his journey. When Odysseus journeys to Troy and must return to his homeland of Ithaca but he faces many challenges in doing so. Achilles wonders if he should go to fight for Agamemnon and he has many challenges that happen because he does. Some literary devices are characterization‚ setting‚ conflict‚ detail. When Odysseus got stopped by Circe and was turned into
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Merwin’s poem “Odysseus” feels comfortable only at sea‚ and‚ because such a notion is atypical‚ he cannot articulate or understand where his true home actually is. o At peace at sea: “patience / He has wedded to” o Numerous islands‚ but “one to call ‘home’‚” even though he Merwin never specifies which island Odysseus really calls home “which … / Was the one he kept sailing home to?” • W.S. Merwin’s speaker in “Odysseus” is concerned about his romantic interests. “Wedded” to his adventures‚ he
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Beowulf and Odysseus; two heroes in literature. They are similar in many ways. They both share the traits of an epic hero‚ however‚ they are different from each other in many ways. Both Beowulf and Odysseus have the traits of an epic hero: bravery‚ courage‚ leadership‚ strength‚ craving for fame and glory‚ among other things. Beowulf exemplifies bravery‚ courage and strength when he goes off to fight the monster Grendel so that he can no longer terrorized of people of Danesland. He feels a certain
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traits should a hero have? My hero is Odysseus. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus proves to be a true epic hero through his intelligence‚ bravery‚ and loyalty. One way that Odysseus uses his intelligence is to help his men. For instance‚ He puts beeswax in all of his crew’s ears when passing the Sirens. The epic states "Going forward I carried wax along the line‚ and laid it thick on their ears” (Homer 706). This helps them get past the Sirens successfully. Also‚ his intelligence helps him handle difficult
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Odysseus was a very arrogant man‚ he wanted people to know‚ Odysseus was in town. I believe that this even went into his own personal life. While at the war at Troy and on his adventure back‚ Penelope was having to keep suitors off her back. Once odysseus comes home‚ he is mad that they would do that kind of thing to him. Odysseus kills all of the suitors. He had a right to kill them‚ although there is always 2 or more ways to do or say something‚ and he could have handled it more humanly. When you
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the entire Odyssey‚ Odysseus’ leadership skills tested‚ and as so‚ he failed. He was supposed to bring his entire crew home‚ but instead‚ he barely made it to his homeland himself. A prime example of Odysseus’ terrible leadership skills was when Odysseus had the bags of wind sealed. When they came close to their home‚ the men did not trust Odysseus and thought he was trying to hide treasure from them‚ to which they opened the bag‚ and they were blown back to Ithaca. If odysseus had only been smart
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Odysseus‚ the guy who poked me in my only eye‚ has been fighting for ten years in a city called Troy. When he finally finished‚ the gods were angry and sent a huge storm in the sea their way. The Greek warriors waited for the storm to end. They ended up on the shore of an island. It’s actually my island. I‚ Polyphemus‚ live in a cave on my island. It has lots of food so I’m good. Odysseus and his men explored the island and found my cave. They feasted on my baby lambs‚ goats‚ fruits and
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