Hospitality in the Odyssey It is very important for the people of the ancient world to practice hospitality. In the Odyssey‚ Athena‚ disguising herself as a seafaring man‚ appears at Odysseus’ palace. She is ignored at the front door by the suitors of Penelope. Later‚ Odysseus’ son‚ Telemachus‚ apologizes to her for the suitors’ lack of hospitality. He invites her to have a meal. In return‚ Athena offers the young prince a piece of good advice that he should go abroad in order to seek his father’s whereabouts
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that Odysseus is “far the best of mortal men for counsel and stories” and even suggests that he is able to match a god in wits and trickery. Odysseus’s wife‚ Penelope‚ is just as cunning and smart. Feigning the task of sewing a shroud for Laertes‚ she secretly undoes what she does in the day during the night. It is also notable that Penelope gets so many suitors because she is so well-known for her wisdom and intelligence. Another quality treasured by the Greeks was loyalty and fidelity. Despite
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been stuck on the island for about seven years. While in Ithica‚ also known as Odysseus’s home‚ his family is worried and wonders if Odysseus is still alive. Suitors rush Penelope‚ Odysseus’s wife‚ to remarry to one of the suitors. Penelope promised she would after she finishes weaving a shroud for Laertes‚ but every night‚ Penelope would unravel the shroud. Telemachus was going on a trip to Pylos and Sparta to help him mature and find out about his father‚ Odysseus‚ with the help of Athena who is disguised
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difficulties on the way. Shrek is on a journey to save his home and rescue a princess‚ and faces many challenges along the way. Odysseus wants to return home because Ithaca is his home and he has grew up there and he wants to reunite with his wife Penelope. Shrek wants to go home because he just
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The Odyessy Part II by Homer 1.) When Odysseus tells Telamachus his plan to kill all the suitors‚ Telemachus is very doubtful that it will work because of the large number of enemies against just the two of them. When Odysseus responds by telling Telemachus that the Zeus and Athena would help‚ Telemachus doesn’t believe him. Telemachus thinks the Gods are too busy to care because they rule the entire Earth and their battle would have no importance to them at all. Out of all the people in
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The Penelopiad‚ where attitudes towards gender equality and relationships is highlighted throughout many experts of the novella. In particular‚ the accepted process of arranged marriages demonstrates the powerlessness of women during this time. As Penelope studies all her suitors‚ she states she is “trying to figure out who each was one…since it wasn’t up to me to choose my husband.” Penelope’s indifferent tone reflects her powerlessness in her state of affairs and accepts
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back home to Ithaca to his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. But through his journey‚ Odysseus gets himself stuck on an island for seven years‚ which makes his journey back to Ithaca longer ways away. While Odysseus is away‚his home was getting invaded by suiters‚ and if Odysseus didn’t arrive home before his son Telemachus had a patch of facial hair‚ Penelope had to marry one of the Suitors.But after twenty years Odysseus has finally arrived home to Penelope and Telemachus. But as Odysseus was
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Book nineteen of the Odyssey tells how Penelope‚ Odysseus’ wife‚ questions her curious visitor whom claims to have met her husband. He describes Odysseus in such perfect detail that Penelope begins to cry. Penelope offers Odysseus‚ who is still disguised as a beggar‚ a place to stay and a bed to sleep in. He turns down the bed and sleeps on the floor like he is used to. Eurycleia‚ a servant of Penelope‚ washes Odysseus’ feet where she discovers a scar on his one foot. She recognizes the scar and
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Women were a very big important part of the Odyssey. They were involved in almost every single important thing in The Odyssey. The women that played a huge part were Athena‚ Penelope‚ and Calypso. All the women were related to helping Odysseus get things done. I will tell you all about the women in the story. Calypso was a woman who lived on the island of Ogygia. Odysseus was on a broken piece of the ship and floated onto her island. Calypso lived on the island with all ladies‚ who had never seen
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Jessica Lu G10 English Odysseus‚ 69‚ died April 4th‚ 1152 BC‚ by disease‚ when sailing on the ocean. Odysseus was born in Ithaca. He was the son of Laertes. He and his wife Penelope had a child named Telemuchus. As the king of Ithaca‚ Odysseus led his troops went on the fight which lasted for 10 years‚ the Trojan War. During this journey‚ he and his troops encountered a numerous of difficulties and obstacles‚ like Circe‚ cyclopes‚ and the Sirens. However‚ Odysseus conquered every single difficulty
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