Although “The Odyssey” by the Greek poet Homer is very much an epic tale of a man’s heroic quest‚ women play an incredibly large role. Homer’s epic tale‚ “The Odyssey” revolves around Ulysses’ quest to return back to his wife‚ Penelope‚ so that he may be reunited with her and assume control over his palace‚ which has been overrun by suitors. Ulysses’ son‚ Telemachus attempts to regain authority in the presence of the many suitors but finds this difficult and embarks upon his own journey under the
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Heroes are given their titles according to their bravery‚ but their traits have an impact on that. In the epic poem‚ the Odyssey‚ the hero undergoes several trials and loses many friends along the way. Homer used the Odyssey to tell the tale of an epic hero‚ and Odysseus’s traits prove him to be a hero. Odysseus was brave‚ so he was not selfish and saved his men from Polyphemus. “As luck would have it‚ the men I would have chosen won the tossーfour strong men‚ and I made five as captain.” This shows
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a powerful immortal that could decide to kill you at any moment? To the woman of the Odyssey mortal means being loyal‚ angry‚ sad‚ caring‚ faithful and kind. There are a lot of mortal women in the Odyssey‚ but the best examples of what mortal women do and stand for are Penelope‚ Eurycleia and Helen. Penelope who is the queen of Ithaca and wife of Odysseus is the perfect example of a mortal woman in the Odyssey because she is prideful‚ loyal‚ angry and sad‚ as shown in this next quote. “’Eurymachos
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The first example is the house of Menelaus. Telemachus and Peisistratus come to Lacedaemon. “And so they came to the rolling lands of Lacedaemon‚ deep in the hills‚ and drove up to the palace of the illustrious Menelaus” (The Odyssey). After Telemachus and Peisistratus reached Menelaus’s house‚ one of his servants‚ Eteoneus‚ told Menelaus who had arrived. Once Menelaus had heard this‚ he ordered his servants to unyoke the horses and bring them to the feast. “They led the sweating horses from
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along with giving up is the loser’s way out. Edison inspirational quote also reveals that mental strength is necessary to endurance and. The soldiers never gave up‚ and they persevered to win the war with Odysseus as their leader. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Trojan War hero Odysseus exhibits perseverance in the ten years of war and leads his men on the long journey home. Odysseus has to endure the frustrations of the war and the negligence that the gods show to him in his most desperate times. The pain
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sailing home. He is brutally tested Poseidon nearly kills him when on the coast of the first island that he reaches‚ Scheria. The Odyssey says‚ “and trapped within that backwash of the brine‚ Odysseus would have died before his time had not gray-eyed Athena counseled him.” This is only one instance of many that seems to shows the lesson of spiritual growth in “The
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From the epic poem by Homer‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus lack heroism presented in his actions. His success is due to the fact‚ he is able to intelligently apply himself in dire situations. However the majority of feats are unnecessary‚ as he tends to indulge in these predicaments due to his selfishness and curiosity. For example‚ at the time of Lotus Eaters‚ Odysseus sets course to the Lotus Eaters to discover who are natives of the island. His curiosity ended up of 3 of his men getting paralyzed and
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Since the two inspiring stories‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh by Beers & The Odyssey by Homer are similar to each other‚ what events happen in both of the stories and what lesson does one learn? The Epic of Gilgamesh & The Odyssey are similar to each other because events that happened in The Epic of Gilgamesh also happened in The Odyssey. Some events that happened in both of the stories include that they both had to overcome monsters and obstacles to get to their destination. Both of the powerful heroes
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The Odyssey‚ revered to be one of the great works of ancient Greek tradition has a lot to teach us even in the modern world. Odysseus‚ his son Telemachus and Penelope all have relationships with the gods‚ some of these relationships seem strange at first but if we take a deeper look into them we can see that there is often an underlying message being taught. I wish to explore these messages and also the archetypal qualities the aforementioned characters possess to answer one question: what does this
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Essay One‚ The Odyssey Steven Botello ENGL 2315: Great Works of Literature I September 16‚ 2012 Imagine a life without television‚ no internet‚ no cell phones‚ no radio‚ no movies‚ and no video games. This was the life during the Odyssey. The storytelling in the Odyssey gave Greek society a way of entertainment. Men‚ woman‚ and children would listen to these stories with attentiveness and would then share them throughout their lives. These stories were told in many ways such as in poems‚ songs
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