Penelope: A Hidden Hero Loyalty (n.) – the act of showing faithfulness or devotion to a person‚ country‚ group or cause. Loyalty is essential for many reasons. Being loyal means you are willing to make self-sacrifice and do things for others to help them succeed. It means standing by somebody or something that you believe in‚ no matter what. Countless people have died showing loyalty for their country and for people they love. In Ancient Greece‚ loyalty to one’s family‚ friends‚ and acquaintances
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The Greeks define nobility as a person who would go and fight for their country‚ a person who has values of bravery‚ intelligence‚ strength and keen judgment. He must also be a person who the gods respect. In Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is portrayed as noble according to mythology legend. The American Heritage dictionary defines noble as a man often of divine ancestry‚ a man who is endowed with great courage and strength who is celebrated for his bold exploits and favored by the gods
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show emphasis on how important or scary or beautiful something is. This relates to‚ Homer’s use of figurative language in the epic poem‚ The Odyssey. Throughout this epic‚ Odysseus is on a journey back home to Ithaca. Homer uses figurative language to convey that the Land of the Dead as a terrifying and transformative setting for Odysseus’s development as a hero. In general‚ figurative language helps the reader know how important‚ terrifying‚ or happy the setting is. In this specific poem‚ Homer uses
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The Odyssey Hero Paper We all know who a hero is‚ right? The person who saves the day and is willing to risk their life and does nothing but good in the world. The Odyssey is about a man named Odysseus who encounters many mythical creatures on his way home to Ithaca‚ and those creatures try to stop and kill Odysseus from getting home. He then lands on Calypso’s island where she keeps him captive for 7 years until Hermes orders Calypso to let him go. When Odysseus finally gets home‚ he and his son
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Masri 9/26/12 The Odyssey Paragraph Responses Paragraph 1 This passage can be found in the beginning of The Odyssey in Book One‚ Lines 1-12. It’s significant not only because it’s how the epic begins‚ but also because it gives quick insight to Odysseus’ character and what happens on his way home. Odysseus is revealed to be a man “of twists and turns”(1) which gives the double meaning in the literal sense of his journey home and his cunning nature. In this case‚ The Odyssey follows the guideline
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Odysseus was a hero because‚ he was a very good man. Odysseus is a hero because when no one believed he would return home‚ he came back safe and alive. He promised he would make it back and he did. Odysseus is a hero because‚ he tried his hardest to keep his men as safe as possible. He often times put his men before himself. But sometimes his men didn’t want to listen to him and wound up in a lot of trouble. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus told his men not to take and kill helios’s cattle‚ but they didn’t
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and manipulative Sirens of Homer’s Odyssey are the focus of Margaret Atwood’s poem "Siren Song"‚ though the latter is told instead from the Siren’s point of view. Through this new point of view‚ one is able to compare the portrayals of Sirens based on Odysseus’ account as well as a Siren’s herself. Additionally‚ the feigned blasé tone of Atwood’s poem adds a comical element that humanizes a being viewed only as a monster in the Odyssey. In Homer’s Odyssey‚ Sirens are portrayed as conniving
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Oddysey by Homer is an epic about the Odyssey .Odyssey is about Odyyseus is tryna return to ethika to his wife and son before he get a beard .In Odyssey by Homer clearly develops Odyssey as an epic hero . he is a great warrior ‚ he is humble ‚ and he faces supernatural foes and receives supernatural help . Odyssey has great strength and courage in this movie he showed lots of braveness and courage . Its a lot of things Oddyseus sowed great strength and courage of warrior because he went to the underworld
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Homer points this out specifically in his epic‚ the Odyssey. The story follows Odysseus’s ten-year return journey home after the fall of Troy. The fall of Troy‚ which is chronicled by Homer’s other epic poem‚ the Iliad‚ is the ultimate way of gaining kleos. His son‚ Telemachus‚ is worried that his father died in battle and that he will inherit his “bad” kleos. Unlike in Norse mythology‚ where dying in battle is thought
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Concepts of Masculinity in The Odyssey The Odyssey is an epoch poem composed by Homer that is based around the protagonist‚ Odysseus. He is on a journey to return home to his wife and son after the battle of Troy. Throughout his voyage‚ Odysseus encounters many obstacles on his way home. Odysseus’ son is named Telemachus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War‚ Telemachus was only a child. Odysseus is gone for a total of 20 years. While his father is gone‚ Telemachus undergoes maturation and takes
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