Women play a significant role in the text that forms an important part of The Odyssey‚ an epic written by Homer in the 7th century B.C. Within the poem there are three basic types of women: the goddess‚ the seductress‚ and the good hostess/wife. Each role helps to create a different kind of element and is essential to the completion of the story. The first female in the Odyssey to be seen in full effect is the beautiful goddess. Although she is a supernatural being in all of the epic poem she
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Masri 9/26/12 The Odyssey Paragraph Responses Paragraph 1 This passage can be found in the beginning of The Odyssey in Book One‚ Lines 1-12. It’s significant not only because it’s how the epic begins‚ but also because it gives quick insight to Odysseus’ character and what happens on his way home. Odysseus is revealed to be a man “of twists and turns”(1) which gives the double meaning in the literal sense of his journey home and his cunning nature. In this case‚ The Odyssey follows the guideline
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Meonas. Homer is referred to one of the best poets there ever was.Some of his poems he wrote were named by critics one of the best poems ever written .All of his poems were written on papyrus paper .His two most popular were Odyssey and Iliad but there were many others also .The Odyssey is focused on Ulysses and the journey back home after the long and hard war of Troy. The characters in this poem are Ulysses ‚Penelope ‚Tiresias Zeus ‚Siren‚ Poseidon ‚Calypso‚ Athena and more.The Iliad is a poem written
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Concepts of Masculinity in The Odyssey The Odyssey is an epoch poem composed by Homer that is based around the protagonist‚ Odysseus. He is on a journey to return home to his wife and son after the battle of Troy. Throughout his voyage‚ Odysseus encounters many obstacles on his way home. Odysseus’ son is named Telemachus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War‚ Telemachus was only a child. Odysseus is gone for a total of 20 years. While his father is gone‚ Telemachus undergoes maturation and takes
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The Odyssey‚ revered to be one of the great works of ancient Greek tradition has a lot to teach us even in the modern world. Odysseus‚ his son Telemachus and Penelope all have relationships with the gods‚ some of these relationships seem strange at first but if we take a deeper look into them we can see that there is often an underlying message being taught. I wish to explore these messages and also the archetypal qualities the aforementioned characters possess to answer one question: what does this
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Moving on‚ there are various inspirations that could have lead Homer to write the Odyssey. In a mythical sense‚ thunder god Zeus came across a young woman Mnemosyne‚ the personification of memory; the father of gods slept with her for nine nights‚ which is how the nine muses came about (“The Nine Muses” 6). Muses encourage creation and were believed to give inspiration to artists of all caliber (“The Nine Muses” 1). These nine celestials consist of the following: Clio‚ Europe‚ Thalia‚ Melpomene‚
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and shouted out to him in my rage‚ ’Cyclops‚ if anyone asks you who it was that put your eye out and spoiled your beauty‚ say it was the valiant warrior Ulysses‚ son of Laertes‚ who lives in Ithaca.” This quote is stated from The Odyssey book 9. This quote from the Odyssey concludes that Odysseus states with all passion‚ his name and his relative to the cyclops. By doing this he has committed an act of hubris. When Odysseus receive the bag of winds from Aeolus‚
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Heroes are given their titles according to their bravery‚ but their traits have an impact on that. In the epic poem‚ the Odyssey‚ the hero undergoes several trials and loses many friends along the way. Homer used the Odyssey to tell the tale of an epic hero‚ and Odysseus’s traits prove him to be a hero. Odysseus was brave‚ so he was not selfish and saved his men from Polyphemus. “As luck would have it‚ the men I would have chosen won the tossーfour strong men‚ and I made five as captain.” This shows
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An Epic Journey of the Raider of Cities The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ is an Epic Poem in which Odysseus‚ King of Ithaca‚ has fought in the Trojan War and he and his men are now on their journey home. While on their journey‚ they come across many obstacles and challenges in which only Odysseus makes it home. Through the acts‚ words‚ and thoughts of the character‚ one is able to see Odysseus make it back home with his family. The setting in this Epic is adventuress covering the Aegean and surrounding
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The Role of Women in The Odyssey The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ is an epic poem based on the story of an ancient Greek hero‚ Odysseus‚ and his twenty year journey—ten years spent fighting in the Trojan War and the other ten spent traveling home. In the poem‚ Homer presents the theme of the role and nature of women. Men were the dominant gender in ancient Greece‚ and women‚ who were inferior‚ were only valued for their beauty and their ability to reproduce. However‚ in this poem‚ Homer both exemplifies
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