Both “Argus” by Alexander Pope and Argos Recognizes Odysseus by Theodoor Van Thulden use Odysseus coming home from war to a welcoming greeting from his old dog he had left behind to show that loyalty can last a lifetime if trust is put into the right person. Both of these works have been compared and used as a way to represent true love and patriotism between two beings. The poem “Argus” by Alexander Pope explains Argos’ condition when Odysseus returns from the ten year Trojan war and his ten
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It seems that Odysseus and his men in chapter 9 are still wanting to wage war‚ or they want more treasure‚ and they sack a city‚ until the Cicones are able to rally and drive back Odysseus and his men. They flee and arrive at an island‚ where a cyclops named Polyphemus‚ son of Poseidon lives. The men get tricked by the cyclops because he first acts nice‚ and then he turns and eats two of Odysseus’s men. Trapped behind a wall with no way out‚ Odysseus comes up with the
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The daily adventures of Odysseus are closely related to the lives of veterans who risk their lives each and every day. Odysseus and veterans are heroes that experience the consequences of life. Through their encounters‚ they are able to learn from those experiences and overcome their hardships. Odysseus possesses qualities are both beneficial and detrimental for his well being. The protagonist of The Odyssey is able use his cleverness and mischievousness by tricking Polyphemus while held captive
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couple of ways how Odysseus is a heroic person. A person who has some heroic qualities in common with him is a character named Captain America. A heroic person is someone who does good things for people‚ isn’t selfish‚ and doesn’t hurt or murder anybody they need to save. A main quality though a hero has is to be able to be a leader. Being a leader means you have a good self-esteem and that a leader is also brave. One way how Odysseus is a heroic person is by being a leader. Odysseus was being a leader
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If you have read the Infamous book the Odyssey most would say they have a particular opinion on whether or not the main character Odysseus is a hero or not. I Strongly feel that Odysseus is not a hero. Odysseus is not a hero for three main reasons I would like to share with you‚ One of the reasons is that he is not a hero is that he takes his won ego and pride over the safety of his men and his mission.In one part of the story‚ He and his men are escaping on their boats away from
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Odysseus is a hero. He displays many qualities that make him a hero. He is a leader that takes charge‚ he fights for what he believes in‚ he tries to keep his men alive or do something for the greater good‚ and his driving force is very important to him. He is a hero. Odysseus is a leader and he puts himself in harm’s way those are two reasons I believe he is a hero. I’m not saying that you need to be a leader to be a hero‚ I’m saying that in the story Odysseus took charge and put himself in
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This movie shows a great struggle done by the Odysseus in order to return home after the Trojan War. In the beginning of the movie‚ his wife‚ Penelope gives birth to a child‚ Telemachus. After sometime‚ the kings‚ Agamemnon and Menalayer forced him to join the war. This moment was very sentimental and tragic. He thought that he might be killed in the war and therefore Odysseus convinced his wife to marry with another guy if he didn’t come back from the war. It would be very difficult for a single
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Hero Smackdown By looking at the development between Odysseus and Bilbo‚ the hero with the greater hero on the inside is probably Odysseus. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit‚ half the size of a regular man‚ loves food‚ drinks‚ and security like a normal hobbit. However‚ Bilbo’s life dramatically changed when Gandalf enlists Bilbo’s help in Thorin’s journey for the treasure under the mountain. Throughout the story‚ Bilbo begins a process of gradual development‚ transforming from a cautious homebody at
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Odysseus: The Anti-Hero Throughout Homer’s epic The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is a hero. In all myths and legends‚ a hero combats the “monsters.” In the typical story a hero is unselfish and fights to protect his people while the monsters are greedy powerful things that antagonize the people. Yet despite this typical storyline‚ if we read closely‚ we may conclude that Odysseus is actually the oppressive hero in many of these situations – provoking the “monsters” into fighting. The “monsters” in the Odyssey
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A Hint of Odysseus’ Pride There was a discussion on Thursday February 13‚ 2014 about the outburst Odysseus had in book eight. There was proposed an excellent question‚ asking the class whether or not they believed Odysseus had the right to be arrogant‚ more specifically‚ was his arrogance justified and also a smart thing for him to do. The arrogance this was talking about was when the Phaeacian man named Broadsea challenged Odysseus‚ and his response seemed to be one of anger and conceit and possibly
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