Great Greek Minds Quiz on Homer’s Odyssey and Greece (45 pts) 1. (10 pts) What would our lives be like if no one had the ability to read or write? Without the ability to read and write‚ our lives would be very boring. By having a written language‚ we are able to understand things better and communicate more effectively. We wouldn’t be able to send letters or write books. We would use mostly oral tradition for our history and entertainment. Oral tradition is important but it is only
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The Odyssey is the product of a society in which the dominant role was played by men. In ancient Greece‚ just as in the whole of the ancient world‚ and in America and Western Europe until the last century‚ women occupied a subservient position. Society was organized and directed by men‚ and all of the most important enterprises were those which men arranged and implemented. Women were valued‚ but they participated in the affairs of the world only when they had the tacit or open approval and permission
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Homer’s View of Free Will and Fate in the Odyssey Free will and fate are both prominent in the Odyssey. In the Odyssey‚ free will is depicted whenever characters make decisions. In example‚ Odysseus blinds the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. Fate‚ in the Odyssey‚ is the consequences that are dealt out due to certain actions. In the case of Odysseus and Polyphemus‚ the consequence is that when Odysseus is on a ship heading home to reach Ithaca‚ Poseidon‚ being the father of Polyphemus‚ sends a storm at
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11/24/12 Concealed Within The Odyssey Plenty of things in the world are tangible. It’s the things we can’t touch like love‚ loyalty‚ freedom‚ friendship‚ and imagination that are concealed within everyone’s lives. These universal ideas can also be motifs; a motif is a dominant idea or distinctive feature in an artistic or literary composition. Motifs are used to teach a lesson to others throughout out dance‚ art‚ or literature
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Odysseus’s 20-year long Journey When you set out for Ithaca‚ pray that your road’s a long one‚ full of adventure‚ full of discovery. In Homer’s epic poem‚ “The Odyssey”‚ ten years have passed since the fall of Troy‚ and the Greek hero Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca‚ many believe he is dead. It takes Odysseus 20 years to return home after he left Ithaca for the war. It takes Odysseus 10 years to return home after the 10 year long Trojan war. During these 10 years‚ Odysseus
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intent. In Homers epic poem The Odyssey‚ Odysseus displays many admirable qualities‚ many of which bring much sorrow to the ones he loves. Odysseus portrays the image of a hard-fighting warrior. His charisma portrays him as a god-like figure among men and a king amongst the people of Ithaca. During Odysseus’ journey his persistency allows him to conquer many obstacles in his path. Unfortunately Odysseus is too cunning for his own good. It is evident that in Homers The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is a man of excellence
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When one hears the word "hero"‚ what first comes to mind is usually a fictional character created by a comic book company or a children ’s book. Did you know that Odysseus‚ the main character of Homer ’s Odyssey is the original epic hero? In fact‚ most of these characters are ultimately based on Odysseus. The definition of an epic hero has been pondered practically since the dawn of time. According to Aristotle‚ a true epic hero must show certain qualities in their actions. These qualities include
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The Odyssey The main character of Homer’s Odyssey‚ Odysseus‚ is a cunning man. The Odyssey is a tale of Odysseus’ long and trying journey home after fighting in the Trojan War. On his way home‚ he upsets Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ by blinding Poseidon’s son. In retaliation‚ Poseidon strives to make Odysseus’ sail home to his kingdom as hard as it can be. During this odyssey‚ Odysseus’ encounters many enemies and must use his cunning to keep himself and his men alive. When first setting off from
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Disguise and Deception are one of the many themes portrayed in the Odyssey by Homer translated by Stanley Lombardo that can be connected and compared to the Torah. There are many examples that can prove Disguise and deception in these two literary texts‚ one of these being when Odysseus disguised as a beggar‚ and when Athena disguised herself as Mentor. This can compare to the Torah in examples like when Angels disguised as people to convey messages from God for example to Lot and Abraham‚ and Joseph
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female characters in The Odyssey‚ for example; Penelope‚ Circe‚ and Calypso‚ we are able to understand that back then women were inferior to men yet they had power in that they were able to draw men in so quickly and easily (for example sirens‚ they sing so beautifully that men get drawn in from lust for these things with such beautifull voices‚ but the sirens are killers and they kill any man on a ship that passes)‚ also they are portrayed as being very wise in The Odyssey‚ Athena’s appositive most
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