In Book 19‚ Odysseus disguised as a begger gets Penelope to order Eurycleia to wash his feet. Odysseus wants Eurycleia specifically becuase she is "an old women‚ seasoned‚ wise‚ who carefully tended"(line 402) for Odysseus since "the day his mother bore him(405). The second she saw Odysseus she declared‚ "your build‚ your voice‚ your feet– you’re like Odysseus... to the life!"(431-432)‚ but Odysseus immedietly rejected the claim. However‚ while washing his feet‚ she spotted the scar on Odysseus’
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By Definition‚ an aphorism is a terse saying embodying a general truth or astute observation. It is derived from the Greek word aphorismos‚ meaning to delimit or define‚ and was first made popular in Aphorisms by Hippocrates. Throughout The Odyssey‚ Homer sprinkles in these axioms with the intent of encapsulating his themes. One example being‚ “It’s bad either way‚ spurring the stranger home who wants to linger‚ holding the one who longs to leave-you know‚ ‘Welcome the Coming‚ speed the parting
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A personal virtue that is a major theme in the epic‚ The Odyssey‚ is loyalty and perseverance. The best example of loyalty in of the epic‚ Penelope‚ who waited faithfully in Ithaca for 20 years for her husband‚ Odysseus’‚ to return. Odysseus’ son Telemachus‚ who also showed loyalty by standing by his father against the suitors who are after the throne. The two analytical lenses that I will use to interpret this epic‚ is the Psychological and the social class lens. The psychology lens focuses on the
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In a patriarchal society‚ women lie at the bottom of the social hierarchy. A patriarchy judges women for their beauty and innocence rather than merit and intelligence. Throughout the twenty-four books of The Odyssey as well as Game of Thrones‚ a modern day rendition of medieval society written by George. R. R. Martin‚ women struggle for power in male dominated societies. Women need to submit to their societies in order to be accepted and or respected. The goal of men is to be powerful. In order
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It is common knowledge that women‚ throughout history‚ have been subservient to men. This is proven through art‚ music‚ literature‚ and historical events. When reading Homer’s The Odyssey or Valmiki’s The Ramayana it appears that at face value‚ once again‚ the women within these tales are trapped beneath the patriarchal rule. While I am not disputing this—as there are perhaps thousands of scholarly works supporting this statement—I would like to politely disagree that these women were allowed no
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former slaves decreased over time‚ there were always more male than female slaves. Comparatively‚ the number of Asian Indian immigrants into Mauritius increased over time‚ but there still more males than female immigrants. Although the indentured servants were led by a desire to better their conditions‚ they were treated more like slaves in their new country. “…They are not slaves‚ seized by violence‚ brought over in fetters‚ and working under the lash. They have been raised‚ not without effort‚ like
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After reading this book‚ I realized that I already use a lot of the things that Focazio focuses on. I decided I would use this assignment to reveal what I do when I’m not being a fulltime student. Since I can remember‚ I was raised to be a super hero. I was raised in a life where magic wasn’t a myth and extraordinary powers were a common everyday thing. I decided to go through things in the book I liked a lot and relate them to things I’ve learned from becoming the hero that I am today. I’ll
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makes it back home to his ever waiting wife Penelope‚ who has been pursued by multitudes of men in hopes of wife. Odysseus must outsmart Penelope’s suitors with wit. Penelope sets up a contest that the suitors are not capable of winning‚ but Odysseus is completes the contest with ease. Once Odysseus has completed the contest‚ he then kills the suitors with the help of his son‚ Telemachus‚ for disgracing their home and for perusing his wife Penelope. Penelope is Odysseus animus‚ and even though Odysseus
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interesting (besides Odysseus) character in the book. Speaking of Athena‚ Athena is a very important character in the first few chapter of the Odyssey. She is the one who puts Odysseus’s son on the path to find Odysseus and learn what is his faith. She did this by showing up to Odysseus’s house in human form and convincing Telemakhos to call all of his mothers suitors in front of the gods and try to convince them to leave. When that didn’t work “Athena was nearby and came to him‚ putting on Mentor’s figure
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In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus‚ the king of Ithaca‚ has been trying to find his way home for twenty years. Ever since the beginning of his trip‚ Odysseus is introduced as a strong and authoritative figure. However‚ his journey is filled with temptation‚ and Odysseus
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