encounter the lotus eaters. The lotus was an addictive plant like drug‚ when you first eat the lotus you never want to stop eating it. When Odysseus and his men first arrived on the land Odysseus made a precautionary decision to send two of his men to go and investigate the land. When Odysseus notices that his crew has been gone for some time‚ Odysseus decides to go look for them. When Odysseus finds his two crew members‚ he discovers that they are eating the lotus. The lotus eaters offer Odysseus
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The Odyssey and O Brother‚ Where Art Thou: Two Relevant Pieces? Time has not become the conqueror for the classical epic poem The Odyssey. For the past 2‚500 years it has been turning its pages for many people all around the world‚ classifying it as the Western literary tradition. Even in the 21st century The Odyssey is still depicting its prominence when the film O Brother‚ Where Art Thou was directed in 2000 by loosely portraying the epic. The Coen Brothers’ film O Brother‚ Where Art Thou mirrors
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person of power‚ they could go as far as to kill you for disloyalty. For example‚ in all of book one of The Odyssey‚ Odysseus’ men die for Odysseus on countless occasions. To be more specific‚ when Odysseus was passing through the island with the lotus eaters‚ Odysseus’ men go out and explore the island for Odysseus. The men end up dying in the end. Disloyalty can get also get you into a lot of trouble. In book 2 of The Odyssey‚ the suitors are punished by their disloyalty toward Odysseus by immediate
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Odyssey is an epic poem about a hero named Odysseus. During his journey back home from the city of Troy‚ he faced various obstacles and 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
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knowledge. This has put Odysseus and even his crew in much danger and trouble in “The Odyssey”. Odysseus shows his hunger for knowledge in the “Lotus Eaters” when he sends his men to scout the land when they get to the land of the Lotus Eaters. If he would have never done that he would not have lost two of his men to the mind numbing effects of the Lotus plans. One of Odysseus’s other crazy acts to learn knowledge was in the “Cyclops”. In the epic Odysseus led himself and his men into a Cyclops
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stranded on the island of Ciconions.He was later driven out by the neighboring town.Odysseus sailed for nine days‚lost until he landed on the island of lotus-eaters. Odysseus had sent two men and a speaker to go find the natives of the island.The men came across the lotus-eaters which they then offered Odysseus men lotus.As soon as the men ate the lotus they had forgotten about their journey home to Ithaca.Odysseus found his men and brought them all back to the ship.Odysseus told the other men not to
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some that are more know were Odysseus’ interactions with the Lotus Eaters‚ Kyklops‚ and Seirenes . Through these adventures‚ he shows a positive and negative trait. When Odysseus and his men met the Lotus Eaters‚ they were all hungry for their mid-day meal. He sent two men and a runner to learn who was on this land and if they could find any food. The men picked for this task never came back‚ because they ate the flowers of the Lotus Flowers. These flowers would keep them there forever. Odysseus
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Odysseus The Cunning The Epic Poem The Odyssey written by Greek poet Homer follows the adventures of epic hero Odysseus‚ whose main objective is to return home to his family. Throughout his adventures‚ his heroism is displayed in a plethora of brave acts. Odysseus in The Odyssey possesses the archetype of a hero as proven several times in his adventures. Odysseus manifests a heroic personality because of how many times he swoops in to save the day against all odds. An example of this is when Odysseus
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address the problem. Odysseus is an epic hero because he possesses the traits of that of a hero. He had the intelligent idea of the Trojan horse and made the Greeks win the Trojan war. After all‚ he survived the likes of Poseidon‚ the cyclops‚ the lotus eaters etc. And after his courageous journey he returned to Ithaca and restored piece in the island. Odysseus is very clever. According to J.Hunter‚ ’’He was the originator of the trojan horse‚ the reason which the Greeks were finally able to take
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Trade and commerce‚ whether international or domestic‚ has always been essential to civilisations worldwide. Where one country may be lacking necessary goods and luxuries‚ another can provide due to their own self sufficiency in natural resources. Trade was a necessity for ancient Egyptians because it provided them with the resources and luxuries they required for a variety of purposes – religious‚ domestic‚ economic‚ agricultural‚ aesthetic purposes‚ etc. Egypt was a major centre of both import
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