Many of the tragic pitfalls of Odysseus and his men were from their own weaknesses to women. The temptations that the crew submits to always either anger the gods or distract them from their goal- returning home. In The Odyssey‚ by the legendary poet Homer‚ Odysseus and his crew desire to complete their own nostos‚ but are almost always led astray by the enticements of women. After many years of sea‚ Odysseus lands on Kalypso’s island. There‚ Odysseus met not by a strong creature thirsting for blood
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beginning of the story Odysseus goes to war against the Trojans and wins. What he doesn’t know is that the great God Poseidon favored Odysseus and his army and helped them win the Trojan War. Poseidon becomes very angry with Odysseus’s choice in not thanking him and causes a great deal of troubles for Odysseus and his men at sea. Odysseus planned on going home but because he didn’t thank the great God of the Sea and he gets off track and lost at sea with his men. Odysseus is sent to many places
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in a much more negative way. Penelopethe central female characteris given both negative and positive attributes. Athena‚ the grey-eyed goddess of wisdom and battle‚ has a soft spot for Odysseus and Telemachos. The action begins with a meeting of the gods‚ where Athena makes a plea on behalf of Odysseus‚ asking her father‚ "Why‚ Zeus‚ are you now so harsh with him?" (I‚ 62). This action‚ paired with another intervention into a meeting of the gods‚ shows Athena’s initiative and nerve‚ two traits
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of the Phoenicians during his voyage back to his homeland. Thrown off course by the mythological gods and monsters of Greek mythology‚ Odysseus‚ the King of Ithaca‚ must endure many obstacles for twenty years prior to reaching his kingdom. In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey written by Homer‚ Odysseus’ travels start during what is known as “ The great wanderings”. Odysseus portrays the qualities of Aristotle’s epic hero throughout this portion of the epic. To emphasize this statement‚ think about the epic
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heroic stories. In this epic poem‚ many of the Greek gods are involved in Odysseus’ journey‚ but not all affect him (Odysseus) in a positive way. Durring his voyage‚ Poseidon‚ the sea god‚ seeks revenge on Odysseus and makes sure his quest to get back home is very difficult. In book one‚ it is introduced that Poseidon has rage agaist Odysseus. The presenter‚ or muse‚ would sing‚ "Yet all of the god pitied Lord Odysseus‚ all but Poseidon‚ raging cold and rough agaist the brave king till he came
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Homers epic poem The Odyssey‚ Odysseus displays many admirable qualities‚ many of which bring much sorrow to the ones he loves. Odysseus portrays the image of a hard-fighting warrior. His charisma portrays him as a god-like figure among men and a king amongst the people of Ithaca. During Odysseus’ journey his persistency allows him to conquer many obstacles in his path. Unfortunately Odysseus is too cunning for his own good. It is evident that in Homers The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is a man of excellence‚ charisma
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seems to change which is shown in Greek mythology. In the Iliad‚ the common factor for a hero seems to be strength to win battles and the later story; the Odyssey a hero is defined by their wit. Odysseus’ cunning intelligence was expressed by Helen saying I couldn’t begin to tell you All that Odysseus endured and accomplished‚ But listen to what a hero did once In the land of Troy‚ where the Acheans suffered. First‚ he beat himself up-gave himself some nasty bruises-Then put on a cheap cloak so
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lead to the temptation to continuously act on this motive. In the Odyssey‚ main character‚ Odysseus left his wife‚ Penelope‚ for a journey and did not return until twenty years later. During this time Odysseus shared his love with numerous other woman‚ continuously falling into the temptation of physical pleasure. While in modern times‚ professional golfer‚ Tiger Woods‚ endured in the same actions as Odysseus‚ being unfaithful to his wife also falling into the temptation of physical pleasure. The idea
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character from the beginning of the book when she wants to help Odysseus get back home to Ithaca. However‚ as fate would put it in book 22‚ Telemachus must become more of a man than he is at the beginning of our epic. Athena goes to visit Telemachus‚ disguised as a male mentor‚ lending more truth to the fact of a man’s advice being stronger than a woman’s counsel. Athena gets Telemachus thinking when she says‚ “Yet I tell you great Odysseus is not dead. He’s still alive‚ somewhere in this wide world
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the hero teaches him valuable lessons and ultimately transforms him. The use of conflict between Odysseus and monsters‚ as well as human enemies‚ demonstrates that he learns to control his hubris by the conclusion of the epic. During one of Odysseus’ first conflicts‚ he taunts the monster he has defeated and thus is cursed to have a miserable journey home. After blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus‚ Odysseus’ escape is imminent. However‚ in lines 478 to 481‚ he states‚
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