Homer’s Odyssey‚ an epic poem‚ dealing with the aftermath of the Trojan War. The story follows Odysseus‚ a war hero‚ and his return to his home on the island of Ithaca. Throughout the epic‚ Homer explores fundamental themes of Greek mythology‚ such as loyalty‚ intelligence‚ and homecoming. In Greek mythology‚ homecoming or nostos refers to a hero’s journey back home. Woven into this theme is family‚ which plays a key role‚ specifically Penelope‚ Odysseus’ wife. From Book I‚ Homer presents Penelope
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The Odyssey and O Brother‚ Where Art Thou are similar movies in various ways. Although they are made five years apart they share similar acts‚ characters and scenes. First off‚ The Sirens (washing women) that seduce the three main characters in O Brother‚ Where are Thou are the Sirens that attempt to seduce Odysseus and his crew while they are headed home. Also‚ the sheriff is similar to the god Poseidon‚ who torments Odysseus and prolongs his journey home. While in The Odyssey‚ Odysseus and his
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-Characters are based on “The Odyssey (1997)” movie. Odysseus - Main character; The Odyssey = Odusseia in Greek; circa 800-600 BC. Penelope - Wife of Odysseus Telemachus – son of Odysseus Eumaeus – the loyal shepherd Anticleia – is the mother of Odysseus who killed herself due to grief. Eurycleia – is the Loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were babies. Odysseus’ Men: • Perimedes – warrior who challenged and got eaten by Scylla. • Eurybates – loyal servant
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WOMEN IN THE ODYSSEY Although women in ancient Greece are often portrayed as meek and weak‚ this is not the case in Homer’s epic; The Odyssey. Instead‚ women in the Odyssey are often described as either cunning‚ intelligent‚ sexually alluring‚ or powerful‚ dangerous and fatal. Some of the most typical female characters are Athena‚ Circes and Penelope‚ where Athena is a powerful goddess and a skilled warrior‚ Circes is a cunning witch who tricked Odysseus’ men into drinking her potion and turning
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Throughout the first eighteen books of The Odyssey‚ one of the central themes in the epic is the double standard of fidelity in Odysseus’ time. Women who werent faithful were shunned in the society‚ but when Men were unfaithful‚ not much was made of it. The relationship of Penelope and Odysseus gives us a prime example of this as Penelope wards of the suitors‚ refusing to move on from Odysseus where as Odysseus was intimate with other women on numerous occasions on his journey back to his homeland
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Sorrow‚ Suffering‚ Grief‚ Agony‚ Distress‚ and Misery: According to Greek Mythology the act of being human demands that you must suffer and there is no escape from pain‚ it is the price you pay to be human. “By nights he would lie beside her‚ of necessity‚ in the hollow caerns‚ against his will‚ by one who was willing‚ but all the days he would sit upon the rocks‚ at the seaside‚ breaking his heart in tears and lamentation and sorrow as weeping tears he looked out over the barren water. “(5.154-158)
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Clytemnestra is one of the most ruthless characters in “The Odyessey”. She is a representation of someone who is disloyal and is conceded. For the most part she is Agamemnon’s no good wife. She has an affair while her husband is gone and kills Agamemnon when he finally comes home. Her aldiltry is shameful and reckless “she has distroyed the reputation of her whole sex‚ virtuous women and all ”(24.199-202).She displays no guilt what so ever and believes that her crime was done for a good reason. in
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The two halves of John 12 have a very different tone‚ as Jesus moves from the private eye into the public sphere. Lazarus and his two sisters remain in the narrative as well. One major theme that can be noted in this particular Chapter is the hostility that those who are associated with Jesus face simply for having experienced the benefits of his way. Lazarus is threatened. The Greeks are threatened. John’s rendition of the classic “triumphal entry” narrative is full of sorry‚ in that regard
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In Ithaca‚ the suitors are looking to marry Penelope‚ Telemachus’ mother. Penelope’s husband‚ Odysseus‚ has not been found after the Trojan War‚ and Athena reminds Telemachus about his father. While Odysseus and Athena are planning‚ the suitors argue about who is the special one to marry Penelope. The suitors also threaten Telemachus by telling him to exile her mother from his house or make his mom marry one of them. Odysseus’s son decides to set out on sea and find people‚ who can lead him to Odysseus
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The Laestrygonians are known as the cannibalistic people that live in the area of Mount Aetna which is located in Sicily. These mythical people are ruled by Antiphates and they have a very noble achievement behind their name. Odysseus‚ who is the ruler of Ithaca and the leader in the Trojan War‚ had fellow followers with him who had possessed the great remains of the Ithacan and Cephallenian armies. Odysseus and his men were close to returning home‚ but they needed assistance from Aeolus who is the
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