Joseph Campbell describes the 17 stages that occur during a hero’s journey‚ also known as Monomyth. The Odyssey by Homer is a story based on Ulysses and his journey‚ I will be describing the stages of Monomyth based on Campbell’s ideas. These stages will focus on Ulysses and his son Telemachus. According to Joseph Campbell‚ a hero’s journey normally entails three phases; the departure‚ the initiation‚ and the return. (Wikipedia) The first phase is the departure phase‚ which consists of three
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Frederick Douglass once said “With out a Struggle their can be no Progress”. This quote perfectly explains the ups and downs of ones quest to return home. In the Odyssey‚ Homer uses Odysseus’s journey to show how one’s journey can affect them as a person. In the Odyssey‚ Homer gives Odysseus’s challenges that detours his journey home. These problems affect his desire to get back home and what he will do for his family. Odysseus states “ I drew on all my wits‚ and ran through the tactics‚ reasoning
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beginning Odysseus’ journey back to Ithaca. In The Odyssey‚ the epic starts ten years after the Trojan war and Odysseus is on the island of Ogygia‚ where Calypso has fallen in love with Odysseus and wont let him or his men leave. After being trapped on the island for seven years by Calypso‚ he can finally leave thanks to Zeus. Before Odysseus leaves‚ Calypso makes one last attempt to get him to stay by confessing her love for him and by warning him about the hardships ahead. “But if you only knew‚ down
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THE ODYSSEY – Notes I. BOOK 1 A. Odysseus Captive‚ Suitors Invade i. All Greek heroes return home‚ except Odysseus ii. Odysseus held captive on island Ogygia by Calypso‚ who loves him iii. Suitors invade palace in Ithica hoping to marry Queen Penelope iv. Prince Telemachus still a young man and powerless to stop suitors B. Athena Helps‚ Penelope Mourns i. With Zeus’s permission‚ Athena travels to Ithica to help Telemachus ii. Athena disguises herself
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challenges. Some of the challenges he went through was getting detained by Calypso‚ visiting the island of the Lotus Eaters‚ and facing the Cyclopes. Odysseus struggles to get through the challenges he faces.During my life‚ I might have future obstacles and monsters that might stand in my way and disable me from fulfilling my dream of studying medicine outside Kuwait. During his journey‚ the hero was detained by Calypso‚ a sea nymph who lived alone on a lush‚ mythical Island. In regards to
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his adventure‚ and that was the role Helen played in the Odyssey. Furthermore‚ the reason Odysseus returned to Ithaca was because he missed Penelope‚ his wife. Odysseus wanted to get home to his wife and son‚ which was also the reason he left Calypso‚ who offered him the chance to become immortal and live with him. Odysseus loved his wife so much that he went on the dangerous voyage of returning to Ithaca‚ even though it took him ten years. It was because of Penelope that Odysseus returned to
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monster. Then we begin to see more of the challenges do not require our hero to fight his way out. These threats are the most difficult problems for Odysseus to overcome. The tests like the isle of the lotus eaters‚ Circe’s island‚ and Calypso’s island were the hardest challenges for Odysseus. His encounter with Polyphemus the Cyclops‚ the Laestrygonians‚ Charybdis and Scyylla‚ and the kingdom of the dead: these dangers were on his level‚ heroic battles where he could fight valiantly
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In this epic poem‚ Odysseus faces many challenges that make it harder for him to make it home (Beers). He faces the goddess Calypso‚ Circe who is a enchantress‚ and the sirens. Calypso tells Odysseus that if he stays on her island that he can be immortal (Beers 654). “... Guard this house‚ and be immortal- though you wanted her forever‚ the bride that you pine for each day. Can I be less desirable than
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rather than cruel. In Kirk Richards’ Delilah‚ the use of lighting‚ composition and symbolism within the painting mimic saintly portraiture to cast Delilah in a positive light as the savior of her people‚ instead of the common portrayal of her as a seductress or traitor. Through this depiction‚ Richards’ shows the misogynistic and unjust nature of this story by changing the perspective from one that favors Samson to one that favors Delilah and the Philistines. The three initial
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5 4. What sort of character is Calypso? How long does Odysseus stay on her island? What is the source of Calypso’s power of Odysseus? To what extent does she help Odysseus or hinder him once the decision to let him go is forced upon her by Hermes? * Calypso was a beautiful goddess-nymph. She was a dominating goddess that dreamed of marrying Odysseus. Odysseus stayed on her island for 7 years. Calypso offered him immortality but Odysseus refused. Calypso helped Odysseus because once he regained
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