The third step of the Odyssey is meeting the mentor‚ Odysseus does this when he meets and is helped by Athena. Athena‚ the Goddess of wisdom‚ and becomes Odysseus mentor. She help Odysseus‚ even though she is not supposed to. Athena helps Odysseus by pleading with the gods so that he could go home. She tells him how to get through certain dangerous situations and leads him to King Alcinous. The next step in Odysseus’s journey is crossing the threshold. After the war‚ the gods are angry at the Greeks
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In the story “The Third Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor‚” written by an anonymous author‚ significant imagery dominates the adventurous tale. Sinbad’s ship sails through a horrific storm which veers them off track to an XXXXXX island that possesses (wild primates/ ape-like savages?) who begin attacking the off track ship and they leave the sailors stranded. Exhaustion takes over the XXXXXX sailors while looking for food when they stumble upon an empty palace courtyard and they begin sleeping; soon a
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Hercules had twelve labors that he had to do. Each of these tasks were basically impossible‚ but Hercules got all of these tasks done. Usually the task consisted of Hercules having to capture something or killing something. During some of these tasks‚ people who died shouldn’t of been killed by Hercules. Hercules killed some people and it was not necessary at all. During Hercules fourth labor‚ he went to visit a friend Pholus‚ a centaur. While he was there visiting‚ the both of them started to
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‘Clash of the Titans‚’ an ancient Greek myth‚ has similarities and differences in both the story and in the film adaptation. In the classic Greek tale‚ King Acrisius‚ fearful of his imminent death‚ threw Perseus‚ son of Zeus‚ and his mother‚ Danae‚ into the ocean; a fisherman named Dictys rescued both‚ with the help of Zeus. Later‚ Perseus must battle Medusa and the Ketos to save Danae‚ from yet another king‚ King Polydectes‚ and Princess Andromeda‚ respectively. Perseus‚ in the movie version‚ must
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Throughout The Odyssey‚ the Greek vocabulary word metis holds the most importance because of the clever‚ life-saving decisions Odysseus makes. Throughout the epic‚ Odysseus is faced with several challenges to overcome. His quick-witted (wily) personality and intelligence is what eventually gets him out of these situations. For example‚ on the island of the lotus-eaters‚ Odysseus’ men become addicted to the louts flowers and intend to stay on the island forever. Odysseus was smart enough not to eat
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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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In the epic The Odyssey by Homer‚ the hero Odysseus progressively matures throughout his journey as he engages in guest-host relationships with Cyclops Polyphemus‚ the sorceress Circe‚ and Alcinous‚ King of Phaecia. Initially‚ Odysseus shows immaturity as he encounters Polyphemus as a guest on his island. After Odysseus and his crew defeat Polyphemus and escape from his cave‚ they rush onto their ship‚ ready to set sail. However‚ Odysseus “call[s] back to the Cyclops‚ stinging taunts” (IX‚ 530) and
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The Odyssey was one of the most action filled books i think i have ever read. now i don’t like reading very much‚ in fact i hardly ever read and i couldn’t wait to get back to class to read more of The Odyssey. The Odyssey is a story of a guy who has about a 20 year struggle to return home to is wife and son after fighting in the trojan war. Odysseus faces many obstacles on his journey home such as the Cyclops island‚ The sirens island and Calypso’s island. The first obstacle that Odysseus faces
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The Odyssey Allegory The book The Odyssey by Homer is a way to show how people can face many challenges in their lives. For example‚ the cyclops named Prometheus could be an example of people trying to hurt you‚ or stop you on your journey. Lotus flowers could represent temptations‚ and Aeolus meant to represent fortune and luck in going to be where you want to go‚ and underestimating how fortunate you are at a certain time. It’s easy to mix life with fiction‚ but the Odyssey merges the two beautifully
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Homer explicitly illuminates the storytelling of Odysseus’ adventure. He describes the cyclops lair‚ where he and twelve of his crewmen where held captive for taking cheese and expecting a welcoming gift from the cyclops that lived there. "’I and the men you see escaped a sudden death.’ Not a word in reply to that‚ the ruthless brute. Lurching up‚ he lunged out with his hands toward my men and snatching two at once‚ rapping them on the ground he knocked them dead like pups- their brains gushed
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