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    Poseidon in the Odyssey

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    Poseidon in The Odyssey The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ is the archetype of all heroic stories. In this epic poem‚ many of the Greek gods are involved in Odysseus’ journey‚ but not all affect him (Odysseus) in a positive way. Durring his voyage‚ Poseidon‚ the sea god‚ seeks revenge on Odysseus and makes sure his quest to get back home is very difficult. In book one‚ it is introduced that Poseidon has rage agaist Odysseus. The presenter‚ or muse‚ would sing‚ "Yet all of the god pitied Lord Odysseus

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    In Dante’s Inferno‚ Dante incorporates Virgil’s depiction of the Underworld from The Aeneid into his poem‚ and borrows much of Virgil’s language‚ style‚ and content. Although the Hell depicted in Dante’s Inferno is essentially grounded in the literary construction of the netherworld found in Virgil’s The Aeneid‚ in their features‚ the two realms are quite different. Virgil’s underworld stands largely undifferentiated‚ and Aeneas walks through it without taking any specific notice of the landscape

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    The Odyssey By Homer

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    Book Review: The Odyssey by Homer Written by a blind man‚ Melesigenes better known as Homer‚ and translated by Alexander Pope‚ the Odyssey of Homer is a poem about the life of the king of Ithaca‚ Ulysses‚ who leaves to fight in the Trojan War‚ but he doesn’t return until 20 years. According to Professor P. Landow‚ Ulysses is a great athlete and great warrior‚ heroic‚ courageous‚ eloquent‚ and masterful‚ and at the same time‚ he I pious (Landow). In those twenty years trying to get back home‚ he

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    Moreover‚ until recently‚ personification was directly linked to allegory (Paxson‚ 1994)‚ so the most antique works of literature can be now associated with this writing method. One of those works is Homer’s Odyssey‚ which is filled with several personifications. Dawn is most commonly personified in Odyssey‚ Homer gave it a strikingly god-like image in his work. Out of many examples of dawn being personified one is in The Cyclopes part: “When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose lit up the world..”. Dawn

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    Archetypes In The Odyssey

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    Have you ever seen the movie E.T? Or read the book The Odyssey? Well in these two texts‚ apparent archetypes are seen. The archetype of facing adversity is seen in both the Odyssey and the film E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial. In these texts‚ these challenges they face make it hard for them to reach their goal and finish their journey. In E.T.‚ the scientists prevented E.T.‚ the hero‚ from finishing his journey and going home. These scientists invaded Elliot‚ the helper’s‚ house. They set up a medical

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    write about Dante created his own successes. He wrote some major works‚ but a very important book he wrote was‚ Divina Comida‚ which consists of three parts: Inferno‚ Purgatorio‚ and Paradiso. Each part plays a specific role in Dante’s journey from hell to purgatory to heaven. Dante’s Inferno has some major themes throughout the book. Inferno is written as a verse and starts off as a long poem. It was written in Cantos‚ or literary song‚ and

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    Helot In The Odyssey

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    environment and used these elements in both The Iliad and The Odyssey. The lines that make up The Odyssey were originally stories shared orally‚ through song. Homer put the lyrics together and wrote The Odyssey in the eighteenth century B.C.E. The Odyssey was heavily influenced by the tradition of mythology. It is stated that many of Homer’s contemporaries also integrated elements of mythology in their writing. Homer’s focus in The Odyssey often depicted human nature and the realities faced by life’s

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    Fate In The Odyssey

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    Odysseus‚ the man of many wiles‚ reveals the theme of fate in The Odyssey. Odysseus reveals the theme of fate throughout his journey home in The Odyssey. He shows that although he never gives up on returning to his 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

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    Simol Shah Dr. Soares November 3‚ 2014 HON 171 Hell’s Soul Purpose: Exploring the Rhetorical Constructions of Dante’s Inferno In his mildly satiric epic poem The Inferno (1317)‚ Dante Alighieri asserts that individuals must learn to reconcile their sympathy and emotional naiveté for the acceptance of suffering and the violence of God’s justice. He suggests that pity for sinners clouds an individual’s pursuit of stringent moral standards and could make him or her unfit for entrance into Purgatory

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    Women of Odyssey

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    corpses."(Book X‚ Line 297) However‚ these traits and Odysseus’ ability are constantly challenged by the temptation of women. In the Odyssey‚ myriad examples of such temptation reflect the importance of gender and the role of women. Odysseus’ numerous interactions with women make this influence clear. A prime example of the importance of the roles of women in the Odyssey is their roles as seductresses. When Odysseus’ crew arrives on Circe’s island‚ they are attracted to Circe’s house because of the

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