emotionally loving Penelope. He did remain faithful to her throughout the entirety of his time being cursed by Poseidon to roam the sea. Odysseus was also brave. His bravery showed when he fought in the Trojan War. It was also his idea of giving the gift of the Trojan Horse which ultimately wins the war for the Greeks. Odysseus was an all-around great guy. He was strong‚ fearless‚ constant‚ and very smart. He fought for his people and loved his country dearly. Odysseus would be considered a hero
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with wax. Odysseus wants to experience everything beautiful but to not be destroyed by it Singing about Odysseus and how great he is: The Trojan war and the greatness of him and Achilles Singer who glorifies the Trojan War? Homer is the singer of the sirens* Power and Nature of poetry? The poet glorifies war and glory and seduces men to the idea of it‚ but in reality they are just skeletons. They’re seduced to their deaths. Odysseus and his relation to Poetry
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1. Motivation is something that inspires you to do your best or full potential. It amplifies your drive to do something‚ different people have different motivations like family‚ love one‚ children‚ or an artist‚ a goal you wanted badly to reach/ 2. Need for affiliation – love‚ family‚ friends‚ shelter‚ food‚ and clothing. Need for power – aggressiveness‚ and manipulating situations. Need of achievement 3. The Three elements of emotions are The Subjective Experience‚ The Physiological Response
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The husband often takes care of his family and takes the burden of serving during war time. The wife mainly stays at home and takes care of the daily tasks‚ such as cooking and taking care of the children. Women also had very little control over their lives. As seen in the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles‚ women are often “prizes
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Are the ancient biblical stories and the myths of the Greeks irredeemably male oriented? All ancient societies treated women as the inferior gender. It has been historically shown that in the ancient world‚ men were the leaders‚ heroes‚ and kings‚ and women served primarily as companions‚ helpers‚ and child-bearers. In the Old Testament and throughout ancient Greek literature‚ there is a constant theme of male superiority that cannot be ignored. Men did not believe that women were capable of existing
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of goddess Athena prevents Achilles from making a fatal mistake; he has not yet grown to seek wisdom before letting rage consume his decisions. Achilles continues in his rage by pressuring his mother to “persuade him (Zeus)‚ somehow‚ to help the Trojan cause… so even mighty Atrides can see how mad he was / to disgrace Achilles‚ the best of the Achaeans” (1. 485-490). For personal
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Odysseus and Neoptolemos are charged with the task of retrieving Philoctetes from the island he was left on by the Greek army. Once they get there they attempt to trick Philoctetes into giving them his bow‚ thinking this was all they needed to end the Trojan War. However after Philoctetes realizes it is Odysseus that is trying to trick him into going with them he refuses to go with them. Philoctetes tells them to go on without him and then begins to mope about his life. After arguing with Neoptolemos about
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different forms of pride. Paris deals with a pride that makes him think he’s better than everybody else. This pride comes from both getting his way all the time and the lovely gifts Aphrodite gave him; the very gifts that have brought the two nations to war. When Paris fights with Menelaus‚ “Aphrodite snatched Paris away‚/easy work for a god‚ wrapped him in swirls of mist/ and set him down in his
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Mythology Notes 8/21/2014 Myth- Story Legend- Heroic tales of humans‚ more recent past Fairy Tales- Outside of human capabilities‚ improbable for adults‚ entertainment value‚ non human characters‚ magical‚ simple plot structures‚ outside time and place Folklore- Cultural stories‚ tales specific to a culture‚ explanatory of things of importance‚ elements of fear‚ contain regular/common people‚ not focused on Gods or heroes Fable- lessons‚ contain animals‚ clearly fiction Urban Legend-In the
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In Homer’s epic The Iliad‚ Homer tells of Achilles‚ a prideful warrior‚ and his forays in a long and gruelling war between the Trojans and Greeks. In the epic‚ mortals and gods contend for victory‚ exercising free will and battling fate. Soldiers‚ demigods‚ and even the gods themselves view fate as inevitable or dangerous to modify. The soldiers in the war view fate as unavoidable destiny. When Hector makes the final stab and kills Patroclus‚ Patroclus prophesies‚ “This day / your death stands
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