within the story. The use of archetypes are prevalent throughout mythology in the ancient world but are they still alive and well in our contemporary entertainment. Delving deeper into the characters and stories such as the Harry Potter series‚ Star Wars‚ and even Disney Films we kind find that these ancient archetypes that have been used in storytelling for centuries are still very much alive and in use in the majority of contemporary works. An archetypical character is a
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Noah Sola English I Mrs. Johnson 4/22/2014 The Odyssey Book 1 The poet invokes the Muse to help him tell the story of Odysseus. How original. I learn that Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ begrudges (though I don’t know exactly why) against Odysseus and is making the guy’s expedition home pretty difficult. This tells me two very important things: (1) Greek gods are temperamental‚ and (2) Poseidon is a powerful guy. So Poseidon isn’t around on Mount Olympus (presumably because he’s full of activity
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The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ is a classical piece of Greek literature. Throughout The Odyssey‚ the Blind Bard makes use of many literary techniques in order to lend meaning to the poem beyond its existence as a work of historic fiction and aid his readers in the comprehension of the tale. One of these techniques is the use of motifs. A motif is a recurring theme that is used throughout the work. In The Odyssey‚ Homer makes use of many motifs including eating/drinking‚ Odysseus ’s
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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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The Odyssey set 5 XV through XVIII Name: Book XV 1. What is the parting gift Helen gives Telémakhos? She gives to Telemakhos‚ but especially for his future bride‚ a woven gown knitted by her own hands. 2. What is the sign Meneláos struggles to read? An eagle killing a white goose is the sign that Zeus sends but turns to be hard to read for Menelaos. 3. How was the swineherd taken from his family as a child? He was taken as the most precious good that the Sidonian servant could have
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CONSTELLATIONS AND STARS There are about 48 old constellations. Today astronomers recognize 88 (44 in each hemisphere) dividing all of the entire sky. THE GREAT BEAR AND THE SEVEN STARS Probably the most famous group of stars is the Big Dipper. It is a part of the constellation called Ursa Major. It resembles a bear in many civilizations. The handle of the Dipper is the tail of the bear curving away from the bowl. THE LITTLE BEAR AND POLARIS: Five major constellations are always visible above the
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you sure can think that you are. Existentialism is the philosophy behind "being" and it can be interpreted in many different ways. In the beginning of the film the ideas of existentialism between the Jaffe’s and Caterine Vauban took on almost a "Star Wars" mentality. The force represents existentialism itself‚ it has ideas and they can be used and manipulated in any way which the user sees
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The third step of the Odyssey is meeting the mentor‚ Odysseus does this when he meets and is helped by Athena. Athena‚ the Goddess of wisdom‚ and becomes Odysseus mentor. She help Odysseus‚ even though she is not supposed to. Athena helps Odysseus by pleading with the gods so that he could go home. She tells him how to get through certain dangerous situations and leads him to King Alcinous. The next step in Odysseus’s journey is crossing the threshold. After the war‚ the gods are angry at the Greeks
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Eagerly‚ I hurried down into my basement to see the creations that I had made the other day. Soaring high like the Empire State building‚ my Star Wars lightsaber stood on top of a red Lego Box in the middle of the basement. City streets contained variegated Legos which imitated signal lights. Cassette covers turned into pillars for flyovers and gas stations. Magnets represented the lanes on highways and AA batteries represented the concrete barriers. While staring at the abstract creation of a city
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Posters‚ such as the one above‚ motivated women to persevere during this difficult time and gave them hope. The theme of perseverance is underlying in both The Odyssey and Romeo and Juliet. Throughout The Odyssey‚ Odysseus and his men persevere through many hardships in order to return home to Ithaca. For example‚ they must face the Cyclops‚ which results in a curse that makes it impossible for Odysseus to return with his men and guarantees
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