function more as spiritual guides and supporters for their human subjects‚ sometimes assuming mortal disguises in order to do so. There are three gods that are more human friendly in the story; Zeus‚ Hermes‚ and Athena‚ and one who is not so friendly; Poseidon. Zeus is sympathetic to the mortals‚ he lets the other gods help the humans. An example of Zeus helping Odysseus would be‚ when Odysseus was with the nymphs‚ Zeus says to his son‚ “Hermes‚ you’ve been our messenger before./ Go tell that ringleted
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it with his own strength and sweet. every thing he did was for his village and for the future of his family. he didn’t like the idea of men coming to his home and disrespecting it.all those men were going crazy while he couldn’t come home because poseidon was punishing him. they eat and drank all there food and treated bad the people of the village and the servants.also he didn’t like that they didn’t listen to what his wife was telling them‚ she wasn’t going to marry no one because she knew he was
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Odyssey Review/Essay Questions 1.What aspects of social and political life in Homeric times are reflected in the “Odyssey”? =The aspects in the social and political life in Homeric times that are reflected in the Odyssey are the leadership and hierarchy. These are depicted by kings‚ warriors and peasants who sometimes live un-heroic simple life.Other than that it shows the culture of the Greeks wherein if you will court a lady‚you should bring gifts. 2.What is the purpose of the many allusion
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The 2012 movie “The Hunger Games” is a fireball of a movie‚ in which the main character was based on Athena the Greek goddess. As Katniss is the modern day version‚ their story isn’t exactly the same. Athena got praised‚ while Katniss got challenged to keep her life. As Katniss Everdeen was in “The Hunger Games‚” Athena was also known as independent‚ determined‚ and most of all wise. Athena was very much independent. As many men desired her‚ she stayed a virgin and did not seek to marry (Greek 2014)
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Odyssey Final Assessment: Three Symbols 1. The Curse (page 161) When Cyclops set a curse on Odysseus‚ it set the course for the rest of the story. Cyclops asked his father‚ Poseidon‚ to make Odysseus’s journey home long and torturous‚ because Odysseus put out the Cyclops’s eye. The Cyclops prayed to his father‚ Poseidon‚ “He shall see his roof again among his family in his father land‚ far be that day‚ and dark the years between. Let him lose all companions‚ and return under strange sail to bitter
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been established by Poseidon‚ the God of the Sea. Poseidon fathered five sets of twins on the island. The firstborn‚ Atlas‚ had the continent and the surrounding ocean named for him. Poseidon divided the land into ten sections‚ each to be ruled by a son‚ or his heirs. The capital city of Atlantis was a marvel of architecture and engineering. The city was composed of a series of concentric walls and canals. At the very center was a hill‚ and on top of the hill a temple to Poseidon. Inside was a gold
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Athens‚ where Athena and her uncle Poseidon waged war and anger with each other. Athena and Poseidon fought for control over Athens and its surrounding territory‚ Attica (Myth Summary). The contest was located on the Acropolis. Poseidon struck the rock with his trident and created a salt spring or a horse. Athena created an olive tree from the ground by the touch of her spear and she was announced the victor. The olive was fundamental to Athenian life. Poseidon continued to be worshiped in Athens
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Greek → geographic identity - See human habitation in Greece sometime between 10‚00 BC - Neolithic society‚ stone age. • Stone stools‚ small tribal groups - Worship female earth goddesses - 3000BC‚ fire and the development of copper and tin together‚ to work bronze (a hard metal that can hold an edge) - The people then make a huge leap forward‚ abounded there stone stools - Bronze really helps begin their history proper - Sumer‚ Mesopotamia → along major trading routes - Because
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assistance Athena offered‚ which eventually led him to the destination. Ironically‚ he also had a enemy‚ Poseidon. Even when on Odysseus’ way back home‚ Poseidon summoned all the violent winds and let them loose‚ Odysseus saw death before him‚ shouting:" Poseidon‚ what do you want from me? I have nothing now! I’ve lost everything!" At the very last moment‚ he still didn’t give up persuading Poseidon into changing his
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Within Books IX-XII of Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey‚” the main character‚ King Odysseus of Ithaca‚ describes his life following the Trojan War. After leaving Troy victorious‚ Odysseus cannot return to Greece quickly because Poseidon‚ God of the Sea‚ promises to make Odysseus suffer‚ preventing a speedy trip home. Following a decade of adventure and woe‚ Odysseus narrates his experience to King Alcinous of the Phaecians‚ as a guest in Alcinous’ palace. As Odysseus explains the previous ten years
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