but for some people‚ hospitality has been thought to be just letting them come into the house. In the Odyssey‚ so far‚ we as the readers have come to see how hospitality can be very well done. Whether it be Telemachus or Odysseus traveling and staying at places‚ they were served at the finest level even though they were complete strangers.
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2015 The Power of Language Figurative language has power in writing. It is a tool that most authors use to show emphasis on how important or scary or beautiful something is. This relates to‚ Homer’s use of figurative language in the epic poem‚ The Odyssey. Throughout this epic‚ Odysseus is on a journey back home to Ithaca. Homer uses figurative language to convey that the Land of the Dead as a terrifying and transformative setting for Odysseus’s development as a hero. In general‚ figurative language
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Within Books IX-XII of Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey‚” the main character‚ King Odysseus of Ithaca‚ describes his life following the Trojan War. After leaving Troy victorious‚ Odysseus cannot return to Greece quickly because Poseidon‚ God of the Sea‚ promises to make Odysseus suffer‚ preventing a speedy trip home. Following a decade of adventure and woe‚ Odysseus narrates his experience to King Alcinous of the Phaecians‚ as a guest in Alcinous’ palace. As Odysseus explains the previous ten years
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"Data Compression and Data Processing” Please respond to the following: * Explain whether or not you believe there is a discernible difference in efficiency between compressing and decompressing audio data and compressing and decompressing image data. Provide at least three reasons for your argument. There are efficiency differences between a given compressions for audio or image‚ this is due to: 1. The difference in data‚ example bmp‚ jpg‚ gif of the same image‚ mp3‚ wav‚ ogg for
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it was that inflicted upon your eye this shameful blinding‚ tell him that you were blinded by Odysseus‚ sacker of cities. Laertes is his father‚ and he makes his home on Ithaca” (Homer 500-505). Homer’s work of historical fiction‚ The Odyssey‚ is the sequel to his earlier story The Iliad. The Odyssey follows Odysseus after the events of the 10 year Trojan war and his long journey home. He clashes with many monsters and it always seems that his pride gets the better of him. The quote above is Odysseus
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ak to the people they are watching over such as the instance in the Odyssey where Athena comes to Ithaca to visit Telemachus and reassure him that his father will be coming home and recommends a journey for the boy and to wait a year to allow him to make it home (pg.296). Though Telemachus may have not known it was Athena this is an example of a seen and heard Goddess which allows for her to reassure the boy. It is also seen with Achilles and Athena in the Iliad when Achilles is about to fight to
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The difference in “The odyssey” and “Iliad” is the level of interference of the gods. In the novel “Iliad”‚ the gods were more actively involved in the affairs of mortals than they were in the Odyssey. There were numerous occasions where they actually took human form so they could go out onto the battlefield to support the humans. For example: in the third book of the novel “Iliad”‚ a truce is made so that Menelaus and Paris can meet in single combat‚ and the winner will take Helen and all her treasures
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Relationships in the Odyssey Essay Throughout the Odyssey‚ there are many relationships that represent love between two people. These relationships show loyalty‚ compassion‚ and the wanting to be near one another. Two of these kinds of relationships are between Odysseus and Telemakhos‚ and Odysseus and Penelope. The relationship between Odysseus and Telemakhos is a blind love. That is because they never really got to know each other because Odysseus has been gone for most of Telemakhos’
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The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ shows many triumphs and frustrations of human life. Odysseus‚ the hero‚ endures battles and obstacles on his twenty year journey home. There is tragedy and victory throughout. Inevitably‚ some of these obstacles are caused by his men and their desires while others are caused by Odysseus himself. From physical obstacles to emotional obstacles‚ many parts of The Odyssey represent the challenges in life‚ such as decision making‚ temptation‚ and self restraint. In
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