home in Ithaca‚ it was his fate to arrive home. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is in the Land of the Lotus Eaters. When he arrives he has some of his men go and check out the island to see if it is safe. One of his men came back to the ship and told Odysseus that the Lotus Eaters drugged the other men. This reveals Odysseus’ theme of fate because he did not go with his men to see if the Land of the Lotus Eaters was safe. In book five of The Odyssey‚ Odysseus reveals the theme of fate because Calypso wants
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soldier trying to return home after a war because in Odysseus’s journey home‚ he faces things that may symbolize the hardships that a soldier would face when coming home such as when he is held captive by the Cyclops‚ when he is on the island of the lotus eaters‚ and his experience with the Island of the Cicones. Upon finding a large cave on one of the many islands that Odysseus and his crew went to they entered and helped themselves to the food and drinks they found there‚ and sure enough‚ shortly after
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loyalty can be considered the most important. As Odysseus begins to tell his story‚ he shows that his main priority is to go home to his family and bring home his men. In the story the Lotus Eaters‚ Odysseus shows the characteristic of loyalty for his men by saving them and not leaving them behind with the Lotus. In the Odyssey‚ Odysseus demonstrates many examples of loyalty to his men by doing whatever he can to get them home‚ even if it means sacrificing people. As Odysseus begins to tell his
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hard to turn down‚and he does not loe sites of his goals. Odysseus demonstrates arete through heroism‚ perseverance and‚ most of all‚ his intelligence. Throughout the epic poem Odysseus demonstrates clever intelligence when he encounters the Lotus Eaters and when he outwits the Cyclops. When he and his crew land on the dreaded island he
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back home by a ship. When they arrived to an island‚ they looked for foods and met Lotus Easter who offered Odysseus and his
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lead to many adventures‚ like the Lotus Eaters and the Cyclops. I think he is a good leader because he is strong and can make decisions without hesitation. Though that can be a good thing‚ it also could be a bad thing because sometimes you need to give some things a second thought or give yourself some time to think them through and make the right decision. I think Magellan also has that same quality. When Odysseus and his crew first encountered the Lotus Eaters‚ Odysseus sent out three members
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epic poem "The Odyssey." He’s on a quest to get back home and to regain his throne‚ but a series of unfortunate events occur that makes his journey long and treacherous. In his various adventures like The Cyclops‚ The Land Of The Dead‚ and The Lotus-Eaters‚ Odysseus shows examples of his heroic characteristics. In Odysseus’s adventures‚ he comes across a cyclops named Polyphemus. When Odysseus was trapped in Polyphemus’s cave‚ he told him his name was "nhbdy." He also knew that he shouldn’t have
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then prays to Poseidon who asks for chaos on Odysseus’ voyage home‚ and he would rather have him dead than return home hurt. Because of this‚ Odysseus faces many decisive tasks ahead of his embarkment back home. When he lands at the island of the Lotus-Eaters‚ he saves his men and he forces them to stay on the ship. He decides to tie himself to a pole because he wants to hear the sirens‚ but he doesn’t want his ship to go towards them. He decides between Scylla and Charybdis‚ and Odysseus makes a decision
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before coming across dangerous high winds. On the tenth day they came to the coastline of the Lotus-Eaters. Odysseus sent out two of his best men to go learn what race of men the land had sustained‚ but as his men do best‚ didn’t follow orders. They followed right along with the lotus-eaters. They wanted no harm towards his men but getting caught up with them was not good. The lotus-eaters offered some sweet lotus to his men and they accepted‚ causing them to never think about going back ever. It made
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and the movie of the Odyssey‚ there are many new scenes added in the movie or scenes that were completely cut out or changed. One of the scenes in the text that was changed in the movie is the Lotus Eaters scene. In the text‚ Odysseus and his men went to an island with Lotus Eaters while in the movie‚ the lotus blossoms were given by Circe. Which made him and his men stay longer with Circe for five years. That is also different from the text because in the text‚ Odysseus and his men only stayed with
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