Odyssey Have you ever found it hard to prove someone is your equal? The Odyssey written by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald‚ Penelope‚ Odysseus’ wife‚ proves she is her husband’s equal. So by being both very intelligent and loving she accomplishes this task. Penelope and Odysseus are both highly intelligent but in two different ways. Odysseus show his intelligence when he is stuck on Polyphemus’ island. "Cyclops‚ you ask my honorable name? Remember the gift you promised me‚ and i shall
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Odysseus suffered many problems on his journey home from the Battle of Troy. What did he suffer and how did this make him a better epic hero? Although Odysseus saves and ruins his crew’s lives‚ he is showing the reader that he is wanting to get back to his home in Ithaca. First of all‚ as Odysseus wins the Battle of Troy‚ he does not leave Troy immediately. He stays to show his victory by drinking wine. “Six benches were left empty in every ship / that evening when we pulled away from death.” (line
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up with a plan to save them. He decides to put a spear into the cyclopes eye after getting him drunk‚ making one of the other cyclopes move the huge stone. After being free he wastes no time to sail away from the island. The second example where Odysseus shows bravery is when he had to be tied to a chair to resist the song of the sirens. He showed bravery because he again‚ put his men before himself and remained loyal to the ship. No one could resist the song but luckily‚ he was strong enough
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man named Odysseus who fought to save his life. Suffering from bitter days and nights. Trying to get his shipmates home. Although Odysseus couldn’t save them‚ for their own recklessness destroyed each and every one of them. Acting as children and fools‚ they feasted on the cattle of the Sun God Helios. From all of these adventures‚ the daughter of Zeus‚ Muse‚ tells us in our time to lift the great song again. Killing his own men on the land of Scylla and Charybdis’‚ and lying. Odysseus clearly states
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In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus must return home from a ten-year-long war and along the way piece back the remains of his old life in Ithaca‚ this is his search for identity. On the way home‚ he must tell stories of his travels from his twenty years away from home. He also must disguise himself when he returns to avoid conflict amongst the kingdom‚ hiding his true identity. Last but not least‚ he has to disguise himself from his wife who has been stringing along many suitors since he left. These things
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The Diary of Captain Odysseus Entry 1 The smell of fresh entrails is so strong I must cover my mouth with a dirty rag as I write this. I am staring at my comrade‚ Lieutenant Dan‚ and observing his condition: a bone protruded out of his leg which moved with his rattling breath – it is a cruel fate to be confined to‚ to be a good soldier and merely wanting to return to the country he loved. His moaning seems synchronised with the rocking lifeboat‚ and his muscles‚ visible to the naked eye‚ writhed
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Many factors contribute to Odysseus being an epic hero. The first would be his wit when it came to the cyclops. Odysseus and his men face the monstrous Cyclops‚ and are basically held captive in there attempts to escape. However‚ Odysseus trick the cyclops by offering him an abundance of wine‚ which gets him drunk. Odysseus then take a hot rod‚ and pokes out the Cyclops eye. This aids them in getting away from the dreaded island. Odysseus use his intelligence to help his men escape‚ but not without
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characterized by their intelligence and resourcefulness‚ strength‚ bravery‚ and loyalty. Based on this description‚ Odysseus‚ the protagonist of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey‚ is a hero. In the section “The Cyclops”‚ Odysseus represents these five characteristics in many forms. His bravery is shown when he approached the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus‚ while trapped in his cave‚ to yell about not obeying the gods’ rule of treating guests well‚ as he was not‚ to Odysseus and his men. A portion of what he told Polyphemus
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Odysseus’ degree of heroism or godlike qualities Odysseus becomes a hero because he slays the gruesome Cyclops. He blinded and stabbed the one eye beast‚ when everyone else with in his ship were getting eaten. Odysseus crew had the Cyclops‚ by the skin of their teeth‚ but then the Odysseus showed heroism by standing up and talking to the Cyclops‚” So‚ Cyclops‚ it turns out that it wasn’t a coward whose men you murdered and ate in your cave‚ you savage! But you got yours in the end‚ didn’t you?
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The begin of the moving-picture; Penelope is bearing Odysseus’ child‚ Telemachus. Later‚ the rulers (Agamemmon and Menalayes) make Odysseus leave Ithica for war against the Trojans. He was meaning to bring his bow with him on his excursion‚ however‚ his mom instructed him to keep the bow in Ithica in this manner once he returns home he can demonstrate his child the best approach to utilize it. Before leaving his home‚ Odysseus prays to the Goddess Athena to help him through this war. At that point
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