Examples Of Nobility In The Odyssey
Homeric Nobility
In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus exemplifies the aristocratic man idealized in Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality. Nietzsche depicts the aristocratic man, the noble man, very distinctly with qualities of mentality and behavior. An aristocratic man embraces his sovereignty, relishes in life, and refuses to feel guilt. Odysseus lives what Nietzsche describes as a good and noble life, a life characterized by action and war. Odysseus not only is King of Ithaca, but also the epitome of the aristocratic man in attitude and action.
Nietzsche conveys his admiration of the noble man’s ability achieve and savor bodily pleasure without regret in that it is a noble man’s right to tap into his instinctual manners and desires. He believes the “governing unconscious instincts” are not only “important,” but also “daring” (Nietzsche 21). When approaching the Sirens on their way back to Ithaca, Odysseus’s men sail safely by the island with their ears stuffed with wax, while Odysseus has himself strapped to a pole to experience the sirens’ call - a call so intoxicating and tainted, but indulgent to Nietzsche’s noble man. What may seem like pitfalls today, are actually …show more content…
Odysseus embraces the idea of perennial referral in that he elongates conditions to continue a benefiting situation. His need for scheming leads to a prolonged revealing of himself in order for him to continue a disguise or plan. Even when he returns home to Ithaca, after ten long years of journeying, he still disguised himself as a beggar and formulated an elaborate story pertaining his background. Odysseus embraced his cunning and the art of storytelling within the epic. It was his special skill in which he took abundant personal pleasure. What may seem like craft to the average observer is actually an instinct and inherently sexy indulgence for the proclaimed king of
In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus exemplifies the aristocratic man idealized in Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality. Nietzsche depicts the aristocratic man, the noble man, very distinctly with qualities of mentality and behavior. An aristocratic man embraces his sovereignty, relishes in life, and refuses to feel guilt. Odysseus lives what Nietzsche describes as a good and noble life, a life characterized by action and war. Odysseus not only is King of Ithaca, but also the epitome of the aristocratic man in attitude and action.
Nietzsche conveys his admiration of the noble man’s ability achieve and savor bodily pleasure without regret in that it is a noble man’s right to tap into his instinctual manners and desires. He believes the “governing unconscious instincts” are not only “important,” but also “daring” (Nietzsche 21). When approaching the Sirens on their way back to Ithaca, Odysseus’s men sail safely by the island with their ears stuffed with wax, while Odysseus has himself strapped to a pole to experience the sirens’ call - a call so intoxicating and tainted, but indulgent to Nietzsche’s noble man. What may seem like pitfalls today, are actually …show more content…
Odysseus embraces the idea of perennial referral in that he elongates conditions to continue a benefiting situation. His need for scheming leads to a prolonged revealing of himself in order for him to continue a disguise or plan. Even when he returns home to Ithaca, after ten long years of journeying, he still disguised himself as a beggar and formulated an elaborate story pertaining his background. Odysseus embraced his cunning and the art of storytelling within the epic. It was his special skill in which he took abundant personal pleasure. What may seem like craft to the average observer is actually an instinct and inherently sexy indulgence for the proclaimed king of