the hero’s personal history is presented. At the start of The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is introduced sympathetically. The setting reveals that he has not come back home for ten years after the Trojan War. His son‚ Telemachus‚ has grown up‚ and his wife‚ Penelope‚ has a mob of suitors courting her. By now‚ they have lost hope and convinced themselves that Odysseus is dead. This example proves the first stage because Odysseus is announced along with his predicament. Moreover‚ the second stage is the call
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of the boy‚ now a man‚ that through determination and skill‚ fought for his father’s life. For a previous suitor of his mother‚ Penelope‚ had intoxicated his father with a poisonous fruit. He had read plenty
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having offended Poseidon and blinded his son‚ is set upon his way to Ithaca‚ his kingdom. For reasons that have not yet been explained‚ Odysseus ends up at Ogygia‚ where he is being held prisoner by Calypso‚ the nymph goddess. In Ithaca‚ his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus wait for his return. In book one‚ the Council of the Gods is gathered‚ with all but one: Poseidon. Athena intercedes for Odysseus‚ who she admires deeply. She intends to help him get home. For this‚ she has a plan divided into
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Lizeth Marin Honors Introduction to Literature Period 3 18 April 2008 Odysseus: Hero or Villain? Heading home‚ to Ithaca‚ Odysseus is faced upon many obstacles that he and his men try to overcome‚ but in the end substantiate that Odysseus is a villain. “The old soldier in despair: He has spent ten years (seven of them as Calypso’s not entirely unwillingly captive) trying to get home” (652‚ summary). Evidence proves that Odysseus is a villain‚ because he tries to convince that he was kept unwillingly
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Jeffrey Owusu-Ansah Mrs.Heimes English 9D 25 January 2013 Odysseus: Zero or Hero? Odysseus‚ saves citizens‚ saves shipmates‚ is a cold blooded killer and promiscuous man. When I think of Odysseus I think of a criminal or a zero. Odysseus is a zero for three main reasons 1.He is a killer and does not protect his shipmates 2. He is not a team player and he is not a leader 3. He constantly shows he can not be trusted. “There will be killing until the score is paid” is a quote from Odysseus
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Temptations of Odysseus Odysseus: a hero in every way. He is a real man‚ skilled in the sports‚ handy with a sword and spear‚ and a master of war strategy. Most of the challenges and adventures in his return voyage from Troy show us this even if we had no idea of his great heroic stature and accomplishments in the Trojan war. I found in my reading of the Odyssey that most of the trials the gods place upon him are readily faced with heroic means. These challenges are not necessarily welcomed
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pleasure is enough will be an everlasting overarching topic. This is because with one indulgence of physical pleasure one will then be lead to the temptation to continuously act on this motive. In the Odyssey‚ main character‚ Odysseus left his wife‚ Penelope‚ for a journey and did not return until twenty years later. During this time Odysseus shared his love with numerous other woman‚ continuously falling into the temptation of physical pleasure. While in modern times‚ professional golfer‚ Tiger Woods
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Essay: The Odyssey Over two thousand years ago‚ great epics such as the Odyssey were written‚ illustrating human weaknesses and wickedness of the time‚ and yet‚ people today seem no different. As history unfolds‚ it is plain to see the recurrent problems over which humans continue to stumble. Comparing modern society to ancient Greek society‚ it is easy to discover more similarities than differences in specific aspects of either community. In Ancient Greece‚ the setting of the Odyssey‚ negative
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For my imitation paper‚ the homeric style elements used are simile‚ imagery‚ delay‚ dialogue‚ and patronymics. The first element I used is simile and according to The Odyssey‚ there’s a quote "and as four yoked stallions spring all together‚ beneath the lash‚ leaping high‚ and then eat up the dusty road on the plain" (Homer‚ 194). A simile that I included in my imitation is "With the song of "tale as old as time‚" Considering that tune is compared to the age of the song‚ Comparing the certainty of
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of betrayal‚ blame crimes of his own on me. My soul has reached the underworld escorted by a well cloaked god brighter than when Dawn makes the yellow sun rise. As I walk down the halls I see men of significant journeys. I see suitors who courted Penelope appear one by one. Eurymachus appears and I’m ready to show him my wrath.He sees me and wonders why I look angry. “Eurymachus son of Polybus‚ before my soul rose from
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