Odysseus. A name known by some as a glorious hero and known by others as a trickster who uses intricate schemes. During the story of The “Cyclops”‚ and many stories before it‚ Odysseus goes on a many adventures and creates many sticky situations for himself in which he finds ways to gets out of. “In the next land [what] we found were Cyclopes‚ giants‚ louts‚ without a law to bless them” (1050). Odysseus knows that the cavemen are uncouth and aggressive‚ yet he chooses to enter the cave- endangering
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The Journey of Odysseus and Telemachos In The Odyssey written by Homer and translated by Richard Lattimore‚ several themes are made evident‚ conceived by the nature of the time period‚ and customs of the Greek people. These molded and shaped the actual flow of events and outcomes of the poem. Beliefs of this characteristic were represented by the sheer reverence towards the gods and the humanities the Greek society exhibited‚ and are both deeply rooted within the story. In the intricate and
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themselves and not the big picture. Most leaders can be heroes‚ it takes a lot of courage to take upon a responsibility and carry that throughout. Like Odysseus he was both a hero and a leader. He saved his men multiple times making him a hero and he was a great leader in which everyone respected him for. When trapped in the cave of Polyphemos Odysseus acts like a leader coming up with a brilliant plan that help his men escape‚ making him a hero in the end. Leaders need to have certain attributions
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say Odysseus is the hero or that he is the Villon‚ but in my opinion Odysseus is the hero. Odysseus had to leave behind his new born son‚ Telemachus and his wife Penelope to go fight in the Trojan War‚ Odysseus had been gone for approximately 20 years. I believe Odysseus is the hero because he is cleaver‚ brave‚ and is usually better off working on his own‚ he’s independent. When Odysseus and his men had come to Polyphemus’s cave they had no clue where or who’s home they were in. Odysseus and his
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Odysseus goes to see the god of the winds‚ Aeolus. Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag of winds to help Odysseus have a safer ride home. When they head back out to sea‚ one of Odysseus shipmates thinks that Aeolus gave him a treasure‚ so he opens up the bag. A vicious storm starts and kills some of Odysseus’s men‚ but soon after‚ more of Odysseus’s men get eaten by the Laestrygonians. Later‚ Odysseus arrives at Aeaea. Aeaea is the home of the witch‚ Circe. When they were walking they walked by wolves
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As Odysseus and Everett drift off their courses‚ fate aids the men by sending insightful guides to help them progress on their journey. The hero’s tend to stumble upon characters who’s convenient appearances can only be explained by destiny. In Everett’s case‚ fate delivers Tommy‚ a talented hitchhiker who sets Everett on the path to stardom. When Everett meets Tommy‚ he tells Everett he’s going to Tishamingo‚ and “a man there pays folks money to sing into a can” (Coens‚ O Brother‚ Where Art
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Odysseus: The Past’s Hero or Today’s Scoundrel? When one thinks of a hero‚ one thinks of a good hearted person. Someone who saves lives and is righteous. An epic hero like Odysseus is not the two dimensional character found in Grimm’s Fairy Tales. He exhibits both traits of a hero and a villain. While clever and determined‚ Odysseus is unfaithful and selfish. Although revered in the past‚ Odysseus is not so glorious today. Odysseus shows infidelity multiple times throughout the whole epic. First
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Temptations. One must be pretty strong to overcome all that. In Homer’s epic‚ the Odyssey‚ the main character Odysseus is faced with all of those and suffers for many years due to his struggles with the gods. After winning the Trojan War‚ he is desperate to return home to his family in Ithaca‚ but the gods who want to control him are disrupting his voyage. However‚ throughout his journey‚ Odysseus makes many decisions‚ which proves that he controls his fate and is not a puppet of the gods. His decision
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portrayal of Odysseus and his involvement in Trojan War. In the movie‚ the first we see of Odysseus is when he’s sent by the Mycenaean King and conqueror of Greece‚ Agamemnon‚ to persuade Achilles to join the Greek war effort because‚ I quote‚ "Odysseus is the only man he’ll listen to". The respect and belief placed in Odysseus further proves the amount of admiration Greeks hold in his ability as an eloquent speaker. In many of the texts‚ there is more to the pre-war story of Odysseus then mentioned
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those valued by his culture. The Odyssey by Homer‚ tells a fascinating story of king Odysseus‚ who takes a twenty year journey in order to return to his home of Ithaca after his great victory in the Trojan War. After many years of life risking danger‚ is Odysseus really considered an epic hero? What makes a true epic hero? Odysseus’ pride‚ intelligence‚ and courage are the exact traits found in an epic hero. Odysseus is a person to be proud of because of his many accomplishments‚ but sometimes‚ his
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