Ahmad November 17‚ 2011 World Literature Professor: Who is the monster in Odyssey in current society? After reading the epic The Odyssey‚ I have realized that Odysseus can be identified in various distinctive ways. The most arguable question that the Odyssey leaves its readers with is who is the monster in this epic? Throughout the story he is being recognized as a great hero but upon finishing the story I have realized it that this man Odysseus‚ is the monster in this story. The same goes
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Oedipus at Colonus is the story of the last day in the life of Oedipus. After many year of wandering‚ Oedipus arrives in a grove outside Athens and understands that this is the place he would die. Theseus‚ king of Athens and its surroundings‚ promises to give Oedipus the right to be buried in Colonus and to protect his secret burial place. More than that‚ Theseus brings back Oedipus’ daughters who were abducted by Creon. Oedipus apologizes for not thanking Theseus right away‚ instead of talking to
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The Odyssey ~ Background Information * The novel covers a 10 year period. * The novel was written approximately in 720 B.C. * The novel takes place in 1230 B.C. ~ during the Bronze age. * The Iliad (written first) and The Odyssey are based on historical events that took place about 1230 B.C. * Both novels are considered epic poems * The Odyssey is defined as a journey. This is the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after the Trojan War. From The Odyssey‚ Homer chose the
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HOMER First seeds of poetry were born among the Greeks even before writing was invented. Poets were bards‚ chanting gripping narrative epic war poems and emotional ballads. Homer was a Greek poet‚ to whom are attributed the great epics‚ the Iliad‚ the story of the siege of Troy‚ and the Odyssey‚ the tale of Ulysses’ wanderings. The place of his birth is doubtful‚ probably a Greek colony on the coast of Asia Minor‚ traditionally is described as blind and is believed to have lived in Ionia around
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Ancient authors Homer and Virgil wrote two of the greatest epic poems in human history; the Iliad and Aeneid. Both works are presented with a world full of gods and goddesses‚ and courageous heroes fighting glorious wars. In the Iliad however‚ Homer presented a more savage and lawless interpretation of both its gods and heroes. Through the Aeneid‚ Virgil tried to improve upon his work by presenting both gods and heroes in a more moral and mature light than what Homer did in the Iliad. The Iliad
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Writer- I am a college student and a high school senior who has studied the odyssey many times. This example stood out to me when I thought of cause and effect topics. Audience- Anyone who has a general knowledge of the story of the The Odyssey and will understand the essay topic and relate‚ or is interested in cause and effect analysis. Topic- I will be writing about how Odysseus’s actions in The Odyssey caused many unfortunate events to unfold because of a decision he made.
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Virgil merely copying Homer? Discuss Homer and Virgil are both astounding writers of epic poetry. Homer with his Iliad and Virgil with his Aeneid. However when you look below the surface the Aeneid and the Iliad are startlingly similar‚ in particular that of Aeneid Book 5 and Iliad book 23 which both focus on the funeral games. However though there are structurally similar‚ ultimately the narratives of both books are very different‚ so in effect Virgil is not simply copying Homer. This is evident from
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In The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ three cultural values that are expressed throughout the epic are‚ no one should make the gods angry‚ everybody wants to be known as a hero‚ and killing is necessary at certain times (TS). One cultural value that Homer expressed in The Odyssey is‚ no one should make the gods angry(SI1). In “The Cyclops”‚ Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son‚ Polyphemus‚ which made Poseidon very angry and he caused storms that made sailing very difficult(E1). Making Poseidon angry put a sort of
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In the poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus and his men go through dangerous adventures. Odysseus must go through Cyclops‚ whirlpools‚ and other types of monsters to make it back home. This goes back about 1200 b.c.‚ after the Trojan War. Odysseus’s journey home took about twenty to thirty years after the war. The author‚ Homer‚ uses archetypes throughout the poem. An archetype is a character‚ action‚ or a situation that is a pattern of human life or patterns. The Odyssey includes about three archetypes throughout
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The Odyssey is the product of a society in which the dominant role was played by men. In ancient Greece‚ just as in the whole of the ancient world‚ and in America and Western Europe until the last century‚ women occupied a subservient position. Society was organized and directed by men‚ and all of the most important enterprises were those which men arranged and implemented. Women were valued‚ but they participated in the affairs of the world only when they had the tacit or open approval and permission
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