character? He is a sensitive man‚ but he also has the strength to hide his true feelings; self-control 3. What happens to Argos? He recognizes his master’s voice‚ wags his tail‚ greets him and dies. 4. On books 18-19 what does the stranger tell Penelope? He says he has news of her husband. He spins a tale and pretends to have met Odysseus in his travels and praises the lost hero. 5. How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus? When she goes to wash his feet‚ she recognizes a scar on his
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When you think of the Founding Fathers‚ the common names George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and Benjamin Franklin often come to mind. What many people don’t realize‚ is there were many more significant people besides them that helped make America free and independent. Even more than this‚ there were many women and minorities that contributed to this change. The women and minorities males that I am going to talk about in this paper show true drive‚ determination‚ and passion. These people prove
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includes many different and beloved mythological tales. The story includes gods‚ goddesses‚ and mythical creatures as well as kings‚ suitors‚ and friends. Telemachus is one of the first characters introduced in the book. Unlike his grieving mother‚ Penelope‚ he is not only loyal but determined. He will risk his life to look for his missing father. Telemachus’ motives are practically always centered around bettering his family. Not only does he care deeply for his family. He says that no matter what
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A Mentor‚ not a Friend; Athena ’s role in The Odyssey "And Athena handed down her pacts of peace/ between both sides for all the years to come- the daughter of Zeus whose shield is storm and thunder‚ / yes‚ but the goddess still kept Mentor ’s Build and voice"(24. 559-602). Mentoring‚ as we know today is based on the actions and behavior of the goddess Athena towards Odysseus while disguised as his great friend the Mentor. She serves as his advisor‚ guide‚ and provides him with emotional support
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Captains Log Chapter: The Cyclops The Setting: The Cyclops cave Conflict: Polyphemus is a huge man who eats humans. Complications: They are trapped in the cave of the Cyclops and the only one who can open the door is Polyphemus. Climax: Odysseus and his men stab him in the eye and when morning came to let the sheep in to the pasture they held on to the belly. Denouement: The men escape two men were eaten. Character: Polyphemus who was the one-eyed monster son of Poseidon. Archetype:
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when Odysseus conquers the heavily defended city of Troy after 10 long years of fighting‚ he is finally allowed to return home to his wife‚ Penelope and his son‚ Telemachus. On his journey home he encountered many problems. One of them was Calypso who was a beautiful goddess nymph that fell in love with Odysseus. When Odysseus was sailing home to Penelope and Telemachus‚ Zeus destroyed Odysseus’ ship for the slaughtering of Helios’ cattle. Odysseus was the only one to survive and was washed up
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During the sixth century BCE‚ women were given very small roles in the Greek community. The female duties were glorified in literary such as Antigone and The Odyssey. The typical housewife was made to have children and take care of the home while the men worked and fought. Women were given very few rights and didn’t have an input in political issues. Women could exercise very little power in Ancient Greece due to literary‚ social‚ and political ideals. In Antigone and The Odyssey‚ women are portrayed
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Compare and contrast the ways in which Carol Ann Duffy presents female characters in ’The World’s Wife’. The Worlds Wife is a joyous collection of poems about women which was published in 1999‚ which are given a voice in society as the original stories/myths gave women no say. The poems features biblical‚ mythical and historical which are very well known. All the poems are dramatic monologues in a feminist approach. Most poems are seen as witty‚ interesting and hilarious. The main themes shown
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as the journey of men but it disregards the fact that women play a role as well as men. Female characters such as Penelope and the princess Nausicaa are frequently used as plot devices‚ while both are simply prizes to be on. Penelope houses 108 suitors who are solely there for the purpose in taking her hand in marriage. The suitors make it very clear that they only care for Penelope as a wife and not her son Telemachus. Evidenced by the fact that in book IV they tried to kill off her son so they
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Odyssey‚ antithesis) The suitors who stayed at Odysseus home while he was lost at sea were disrespectful to him‚ his family‚ and his home. They tried to marry Penelope‚ but disregarded her wishes to stay with Odysseus. The suitors ate all of Odysseus cattle and food and also disrespected those who worked for him. They also disobeyed Penelope and Telemachus’ word when told what to do. The suitors made a mess of Odysseus home and also his family. 5. (Homer’s the Odyssey) When Odysseus arrived home
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