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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In Homer’s epic The Odyssey‚ Homer tells the story of a man named Odysseus who travels back to his home after countless years of being separated from his family. Odysseus‚ the main character‚ was very helpful in attacking Troy’s citadel during the Trojan War. After the war ended‚ Kalypso‚ a nymph‚ held Odysseus captive on her island for almost eight years. However‚ he has not been able to escape because there are no ships‚ men‚ or islands nearby and Poseidon‚ the god of the sea‚ despises him. Zeus
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follows godlike Odysseus’ journey as he returns from his conquests and ultimate victory at the ten-year war for Troy. Along the way‚ he encounters many trials and tribulations‚ however the Greek gods assist him on multiple occasions to help him home. Why do the gods do this? Two specific instances characterize the reasoning behind their strange actions. First in book five Hermes travels across the ocean to save Odysseus from Kalypso’s island and then later in book ten he saves Odysseus from Cerci’s
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three very different women are in love with Odysseus. Circe‚ Kalypso‚ and Penelope all love Odysseus in a unique way and show it differently. Circe’s love for Odysseus is based on physical attraction‚ Odysseus’ accompaniment and body is the premise for Kalypso’s love‚ while Penelope’s love is the deepest for Odysseus. Circe’s love for Odysseus is based on physical attraction and is weaker than the others. Circe says‚ “You are then resourceful Odysseus...Come then‚ put away your sword in its sheath
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1. Odysseus‚ considered by the Greeks to be a hero‚ us described early on as ‘lion-hearted‚ valiant and resourceful.’ Contrast this image with the picture of Odysseus painted by Fagles on pages 157-159. Look in these pages‚ and elsewhere in the chapter‚ for words and actions that describe a very different kind of man‚ and record them. On pages 157-159‚ Fagles describes Odysseus to be a more cowardly‚ pathetic man‚ than what the Greeks considered him to be. Instead of accepting his fate‚ and being
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Buchenwald‚ and Elie was one of the very few to survive. Homer is a legendary ancient Greek epic poet. He is the author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Odyssey mainly centers on the Greek hero Odysseus and his long journey home following the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence‚ it is assumed he has died‚ and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors‚ the Mnesteres or Proci‚ competing
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Odysseus’ values and character traits serve as a paradigm of the ideal Homeric Greek man. The "god-like Odysseus" is crafty‚ valiant‚ wise‚ and eloquent. He gains much of his knowledge through travel‚ the meeting of different cultures and peoples and learns from suffering and mistakes. He is an aristocrat and a warrior of all warriors. We first learn of many of these traits in Homer’s Iliad. Agamemnon‚ the commander of the Greek army always calls on Odysseus for assignments that required someone
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means‚ Penelope’s loyalty was essential to the development of the story; otherwise‚ Odysseus’s twenty year journey would have been for naught. While Odysseus is away and enjoying all his different excursions‚ Penelope is able to resist the long line of suitors waiting to take her hand in marriage and stay loyal to him‚ showing her faith in Odysseus‚ her unmatchable patience‚ and her at-times overlooked intelligence. Showing faith in someone or something is never easy. For instance‚ even as a diehard
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Jason and kills the princess‚ her father‚ and her own two children. Conversely‚ in Homer’s the Odyssey‚ Odysseus has been away for twenty years and longs to return home to his wife Penelope. While he has been away‚ Penelope has been faithfully awaiting the return of her husband‚ all the while diffusing the advances of possible suitors who want to take of the kingdom. With help from the Gods‚ Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca‚ and tests his wife before they reunite. On the surface the characters of Medea
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help Telemachus prepare to meet the old King Nestor? Provide analysis. 7. What is the purpose of this book? Why is it important that Telemachus go and visit old Nestor‚ aside‚ of course‚ from the fact that he ’s out for news of his father Odysseus? 8. What exactly does Nestor tell Telemachus about the War and the return home? Why does he dwell upon the fate of Agamemnon‚ killed by Aegisthus‚ the lover of Clytemnestra? Provide analysis. Book IV 9. How does
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