myth tells how Athena fights to retain possession of her [people’s] land when the god Poseidon wants it. 13. [Athena and Poseidon’s] skills are different‚ and each promises a special gift to the Athenians. 14. At the [contest’s] conclusion‚ Poseidon has given water and Athena has given an olive tree‚ for sustenance. 15. The other gods decide that the [Athenians’s] lives depend more on Athena than on Poseidon. EXERCISE 30.2 Distinguishing between plurals and possessives Supply the appropriate
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Hero or Villain? In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer (translated by Robert Fitzgerald) Odysseus‚ the King of Ithaca embarks on his journey home after the Trojan War with his crew men. On his way home Odysseus gets caught in storms produced by Poseidon and end up traveling to many islands to survive. Meanwhile his son and wife stay at home dealing with over welcomed sutors in their home who are trying to marry Penelope. He is not a hero because he is stubborn‚ disrespectful‚ and‚ unfaithful. Some
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If you were to have a foreign exchange student would you openly take them in to stay with you and feed them? Well that was what the Greeks thought was honorable in their culture. Whether it was a king or a beggar they would be accepted in and treated as a guest in the same ways. Most Greeks were very honorable and would accept whomever would arrive to their living state. In addition the odyssey‚ Odysseus has people who openly take him in and people who are keen on throwing him out or in some cases
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by saying his name is “Nobody”. Evidence of his qualities is when the poem says‚ “He is a man of twist and turns” (891). This quote shows the reader Odysseus’ role in lying to the Cyclops. As he continues through his journey‚ he encounters Poseidon who transforms Odysseus from him- self to the beggar his job is to be as. He then goes to lie about his identity to the suitors in order to gain knowledge on their plans. He only accomplishes this act due to his disguise. During the same
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stay a virgin as well and couldn’t take a husband. Yet before she could be betrothed to a husband‚ Poseidon found her worshipping in the temple of Athena and ravished and raped her. Athena was outraged at her sacred temple being violated but was not mad at Poseidon but instead was mad at Medusa. Because this sort of behavior was expected from Poseidon and Athena was a god herself‚ she sided with Poseidon. She punished Medusa by turning her beautiful tresses into snakes and giving her the destructive
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Was Odysseus faithful to his wife Penelope? Yes Odysseus was faithful to his beloved wife Penelope. Odysseus had to go to war with Troy and Poseidon set traps and made him trapped at Circe’s island. Circe has the ability to manipulate time in any way she wants to; 5 days can be 5 years. Whenever Poseidon set several traps and Odysseus lands on Circe’s island‚ he stays for what he thought was 5 days. But in total it was actually 5 years. And in that time‚ he had slept with her. But really wanted to
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and although Athena is a goddess‚ she can act as a role model to the students in Trinity Hall because she represents Trinity Hall’s core values of respect‚ perseverance‚ and most of all leadership. Athena portrays respect to fellow gods‚ like Poseidon and Zeus‚ while also showing respect to mortals who possess her patron qualities‚ such as Odysseus and his kinsmen. Athena respects her father
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disagreements are never carried out to the extremes found in the Iliad. When Poseidon punishes Odysseys for blinding the Cyclopes‚ Athena does not take revenge. Even though Odyssey’s is her favorite mortal‚ she respects Poseidon’s right to punish him. Also‚ the treachery among the Gods that is so prevalent in the Iliad‚ is nowhere to be found in the Odyssey. In Iliad‚ Hera‚ enters into a conspiracy with Poseidon‚ Aphrodite‚ and Morpheus to aid the Greeks by putting Zeus to sleepÉ
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advantage of or don’t follow xenia are punished. The suitors who resided at Odysseus’ palace were killed‚ because they harassed Telemachus and his mother‚ and nearly ate all of their food. When Odysseus stabbed Polyphemus in the eye‚ he was punished by Poseidon. Quote from website. Hospitality is a critical theme in The Odyssey. The Odyssey is based on xenia. Talk about how hospitality is important to the Odyssey‚ how him being a bad guest‚ or his host being a bad host is how he lost all of his men‚ essentially
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frequently attempt to identify which god‚ if any‚ this statue portrays 1. From its height (larger than life-size)‚ the facial features‚ and the pose of the figure‚ I argue that this statue portrays the god Zeus‚ rather than an athlete or the god Poseidon. This statue is made of bronze. It is 2.1 meters 2 in height and presents a nude man with a headdress and a beard. Overall‚ the whole body was shown in three-dimensions; we can see almost every part of the body. Moreover‚ the statue shows the
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