Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey has portrayed the history of religion‚ traditions‚ war‚ family values‚ and the integrity of the ancient Greek culture. Like other ancient societies‚ their cultural traits could be recognized through their literary works‚ such as the Odyssey. Lewis Jewsbury stated that Homer’s writings were of great importance for the Greeks during seventh century BC‚ and his stories were regarded as authentic narratives of their past‚ which their written past history was destroy from
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God Soldiers. Police men. Fire Fighters. When most people think of courage they picture a superhero‚ or a war veteran. The type of person or superhuman who goes to the extreme to fight for what they believe is right. But courage can be brought down to a much simpler level than that. It’s not that those who fight for their country‚ or catch criminals aren’t heroes‚ they are. But so is someone who runs for mayor because they have a brilliant idea to solve poverty in the community. But the thought
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Kaitlin Peterson January 13‚ 2014 English‚ Period 1 The Odyssey Essay Oh‚ Thoughtful Goddess In The Odyssey‚ an epic poem by Homer‚ there is a great deal of adventures and powerful women who carved Odysseus’ path home to Ithaca. Throughout the journey home‚ Circe‚ Penelope‚ Ino‚ Athena‚ and a sundry of other women all had a great impact on Odysseus’ life. Out of all these women‚ Athena was the most influential‚ aiding Odysseus to get away from Calypso‚ keeping him from death’s gates‚ and helping
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I believe that the main human conflict of the Odyssey is perseverance. Throughout the novel it shows Odysseus’s multiyear journey back home from the Trojan War with his comrades even after most of them die on the journey. The modern work that I will be comparing the Odyssey to is O Brother‚ Where Art Thou. Both of the works are about the perseverance of a group of men that are encountered by numerous people that get in the way or attempt to stop them from accomplishing their mission. The similarities
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the most interesting character in the Star Wars saga. She was first introduced to audiences everywhere in the epic tale with the release of a movie called Star Wars IV: A New Hope in 1977. It was written and directed by George Lucas. It starts out with the princess recording a message to a droid‚ named R2D2‚ requesting help from a man called Obi-Wan Kenobi to fight for the Rebel Alliance against the empire. She also puts into the droid the layout of Death Star‚ which is a giant battle station that
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Though different works‚ both the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer each contain one outstanding character that excels in virtue. Even when forced to live with a dilemma that he or she did not cause‚ both Hektor‚ in the Iliad‚ and Penelope‚ in the Odyssey‚ remain virtuous. This becomes clear through their rigid fidelity to their spouses‚ their piety to the gods‚ and their resolute natures in the situations presented to them. The unfortunate circumstances in which both Hektor and Penelope find themselves
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In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ women are looked at in two ways; as being the evils in the world and hindering on Odysseus’s homecoming or as being loving and faithful. On his journey home‚ Odysseus weaves his way through many hardships and temptations that are created by the women he meets on his voyage back to Ithaca. Calypso and Nausikaa play a large role in representing temptation while Penelope represents loyalty for she was the only good and loyal woman who waited for Odysseus to return home unlike
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March 2013 The Yellow Star Jews were not much different from other citizens in the 1930s. They were teachers‚ doctors‚ farmers‚ and factory workers. Their social status ranged from wealthy to poor. Their children attended school‚ learned a trade‚ or continued on to college for a degree. The Jews‚ however‚ were different than other citizens due to their Jewish beliefs. During World War II a symbol of their beliefs‚ the Star of David‚ was used to identify and label them. The Star of David was made into
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cinema of a certain era. The epic poems‚ The Iliad and Odyssey‚ give scholars and historians an idea how the Ancient Greek lived their everyday lives. By reading the two "novels‚" the reader is able to experience the three thousand years old society of Homer. The various similarities between our society and the societies depicted in the Iliad and the Odyssey are surprising profuse. To name a few: the superfluous violence in Iliad and Odyssey‚ the characterization of Odysseus‚ the obscure use of
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The Odyssey is a historic epic probably one of the best stories ever written. This is story of a great hero and his fight to get home and through his 20 years away there are many dangers and problems slowing him down to get home to his beloved family. The themes of this epic: are boy must struggle to become a man‚ soldier must struggle to get home from war‚ and king must struggle to reclaim a kingdom. In this epic story‚ there are many characters that show loyalty to Odysseus his friends‚ family
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