In The Odyssey an epic poem by Homer‚ Odysseus goes on a twenty year voyage which includes the Trojan War when a sea nymph named Kalypso holds Odysseus captive. During this trip Odysseus meets a lot of new people and when he meets these new people they treat him like he is family‚ this concept is known as hospitality. In this epic poem this theme is constantly shown by some of the main characters and other characters too. Most forms of hospitality are good but at times there is also bad hospitality
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Adventures are the most dangerous types of journeys known to man. On adventures‚ a hero is usually risking his or her life for something greater than themselves. But If the Hero doesn’t learn anything than the adventure becomes the worst type of journeys. When a hero is on a voyage they are supposed to learn something new to prevent or fix a problem. A journey is pointless if a person doesn’t learn anything new or doesn’t get affected by the experience. Journeys matter more than the destination when
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Many cultures around the world have their own myths‚ beliefs‚ and stories. One of the more notable civilizations known for this was the land of Ancient Greece. Though the Greeks have countless amounts of action-packed tales‚ “The Odyssey” told by Homer is an epic poem which shows the struggles of the hero returning home from the violent Trojan War. Most Greek heroes were shown to be righteous‚ pure‚ and gave the effect that they could do nothing wrong. In this epic‚ Odysseus is portrayed as more
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A new dynamic is explored in the relationships between gods and demigods. The Greek Gods are seen as careless quest-givers most of the time‚ giving demigods and heroes missions and tasks. A lot of these missions and tasks are dangerous and could end up killing the person who receives the job. Gods are able to do this because‚ they are beings of infinite power. Now one of the Gods‚ Apollo‚ one of the most vain and self-confident god‚ is punished by his father and depowered to a normal human. He doesn’t
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Emma O’Keeffe 2/7/17 Greek God Homework: Hypnos Introduction: Hypnos was known as the god of sleep to the Greeks. Some refer to him as the personification of sleep. Hypnos was known as a “lazy” god‚ but despite this he had many powers. Hypnos was known to be able to levitate. Also‚ he had complete control over the sleep of both gods and humans alike. He could control when someone sleeps‚ and also could induce and/or alter one’s dreams. In most myths‚ Hypnos lives in a cave in the underworld
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‘The Truman Show’ is about Truman live at a ‘Seahaven Island’ - which is a giant television studio under a dome. However‚ he doesn’t know he is live in a fake world. In fact‚ he is a leading role of a TV show call ‘The Truman Show’. Fortunately‚ his college schoolmate had reveal the truth about his life. Finally‚ he found the whole truth and leave the ‘Seahaven Island’. The production team makes Truman afraid of the sea. This cause him cannot leave the Seahaven Island. However‚ he overcome the
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The Lernaean Hydra/ Hydra for short or Λερναῖα Ὕδρα‚ Lernaîa Hýdra in Roman is a Greek Monster with many heads. The hydra has parents who happen to be Typhon and Echidna. Typhon and Echidna were also the parents of many other monsters. The Hydra lived in a swamp near Lerna in the land of Argos. It had 2 heads at the start but now around 50-100. The reason for this is when it is decapitated of a head‚ 2 more grow back as a result of it gaining more and more heads‚ It has one head in the center which
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Another lesson from the Odyssey;Odysseus and I both have been a fighter. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus was talking to Lady Circe and she was telling him how to avoid this monster and just get passed it. Then Odysseus said “Only instruct me‚ goddess‚ if you will‚ how‚ if possible‚ can I pass Charybdis‚ or fight off Scylla when she raids my crew?” Swiftly that loveliest goddess answered: “Must you have battle in your heart forever?” Likewise I am in football I’m a running back. One game I was running and
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Jason was the son of a king in an area called Iolkos. Jason’s uncle Pelias killed Jason’s father and took the throne for himself. Jason’s mother takes him to Chiron‚ the centaur‚ and raises him on the Mountain of Pelion. When he turns twenty‚ Jason goes to visit the palace at Iolkos. Along the way‚ Hera‚ the queen of the gods‚ meets Jason disguised as an old woman and asks him to aid her across the river. He assists her and loses his sandal. When Jason arrives at the palace‚ demanding his throne
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“Let Odysseus live.” is what I demanded from my father one day ago immediately before he banished me from coming back into Olympus until the discussion of Odysseus’ fate ended. I know that the longer the discussion goes on‚ the more Odysseus will suffer. I try to not let any of my people‚ soldiers‚ suffer but I can’t do anything right now because my father‚ the great lightning god‚ Zeus. I wander down here‚ where the mortal soul’s breath‚ in Ithaca‚ a small island off the Greek mainland in the Mediterranean
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