Odysseus is the lord of Ethica, his wife Penelope gave him a son and he named it Telemachus. Odysseus needs to leave Ethica, his mother, his wife and his newborn son, to fight in Trojan War in Troy. Odysseus and his men built a Trojan horse to enter the kingdom Troy, and when they already entered the battle begin and they defeated the Troy kingdom. Odysseus declared that he defeated Troy himself without the help of other Gods, so that Poseidon got angry and punished him. Poseidon didn’t let Odysseus to reach Ethica, he gives Odysseus many obstacles, but Odysseus never stop to find way to get back to Ethica, he never surrender on whatever the obstacles is, even in sacrificing herself just to see again Penelope and his son and to get back to…
He tells Zeus what they did and tries to get Zeus mad at Odysseus. Then since Zeus is “the most powerful thing in the universe” he now takes out Poseidon's anger onto Odysseus and his crew. And on top of Zeus already being mad Odysseus’ men kill the cattle of which Zeus had told them not to do. Zeus takes this out on Odysseus but it wasn’t his fault. Then when the boat was sailing, a huge lightning bolt came down and struck the boat, killing everyone except Odysseus.…
How does one change from a narcissistic creature to one that is patient and caring? That is a question we must ponder as we dwell into the mind of Odysseus, the hero of the epic, the Odyssey. Odysseus is a king lost for twenty years after the Trojan War, used to putting up a fight when it comes to surviving a new land. Imposing his authority over his crew, Odysseus demands “I alone should listen to their song... We must obey the orders as I give them” (lines 727-780). This shows how Odysseus uses his power to manipulate his shipmates into supporting his selfish decisions. After more ill-advised decisions that end up killing all of his shipmates, Odysseus is proclaimed to be a “patient hero” (lines 1328-1331). A fantastic example of dramatic…
1: Athena explains to the gods that Odysseus remains trapped on Calypso's Island and needs help, and the suitors plan to murder Telemachus. Zeus agrees that it is time for Odysseus to return home, but that it will not be easy. Zeus explains, "He shall build a raft, and a hard voyage he shall have, until twenty days he shall come to land on Scheria, the rich domain of our own…
In the story Odyssey by Homer Odysseus action against the wooers and the people that were involved were justified. The wooers technically exiled there king. Then the wooers wanted to get rid of everything and everyone who were loyal to Odysseus and they wanted to cover up that Odysseus was actually gone.…
{Odysseus is a hero in The Odyssey because of his bravery throughout the story, The Odyssey. He may have made a few unintelligent decisions however one can’t blame someone for an unintelligent decision. Odysseus was only human and no one is perfect. }…
The gods have played their part altering the course of the hero’s voyage. Seemingly, in the epic harmony does not last long and challenges follow Odysseus like a plague. Calypso, the audience believes holds the last installment of the global journey, our hero has yet more battles ahead of him. In fact, the king of Ithaca wandered the Mediterranean and its coastal lands for 10 years before finally arriving home. As waves crash against the raft, “he was seen sailing the ocean”(284). The sea near the land of the Phaeacians is only one region Odysseus has been driven to. All these occurs as a number of loyal citizens and a hopeful family await his return, a period when others dependence on him shines through. As Odysseus is under the angry waters…
Sometimes you have to go through the worst to reach the best. Describes all the hardships that Odysseus has to go through to eventually get home to his loving family. The text where Odysseus’s crew says “Captain, shake off this trance, and think of home-if home indeed await us, if we shall ever see your own well-timbered hall on ithaca. They made me feel a pang, and I agreed.”(pg.925)…
Odysseus, the hero of The Odyssey, has found himself in many interesting, as well as dangerous, predicaments. Although these predicaments were extremely challenging, Odysseus always found a way to survive. His survival depended on his mind and body combined. Without this important balance of thought and strength, it is obvious that Odysseus would not have made it home safely, or he may have not even made it home at all. Throughout The Odyssey, by Homer, Odysseus showed amazing personal qualities that enabled him to survive his adventures.…
Odysseus overcomes the perilous positions that he happens to be engulfed into. During part one of the Odyssey the text states, “Then Scylla made her strike/ whisking six of my best men from the ship”(12.809-810). This quote captures how alarmingly perilous the situation Odysseus finds himself in is. Scylla easily snatches up some of Odysseus's best and strongest men. How easily this deadly sea monster plucks up Odysseus’ most able men easily killing them hammers home how truly treacherous this situation really is. The fact that these strong experienced men are being killed so easily in the first place speaks for itself how dangerous every day is for Odysseus. Odysseus survives this against all odds, proving he has the ability and capacity…
Odysseus, the main character of The Odyssey,by Homer, certainly qualifies as an epic hero. He has help from numerous characters, defeats a handful of supernatural enemies, and is known by many individuals from across the land.…
I will be writing a essay of the book The Odyssey written by the person Homer. The main reason why I am written is so that you can know Odysseus is a hero because how he helps other people before he would help himself.…
In almost all of the stories that have been written, there is a journey that the character undertakes to become whole and balanced, also known as the heroic journey. In the first stage of the journey, the departure, the hero leaves their known world and begins their adventure. After the hero undergoes the departure, they then move on to the next stage, the initiation, where they are put through tests and venture into the world of hero or magic or the previously unknown. The third and final stage is that of the return, where the hero must return back to his home. A perfect example of someone that underwent the heroic journey is Odysseus from the epic poem, The Odyssey by Homer because he had undergone a journey that included a departure, initiation, and return.…
Odysseus and I are different cause he is wise and think with his head when he poke the cyclops in the eye he used his mind cause he new if he didn't his crew was going to get killed by that big horrible cyclops that's how most of them survived, but on the other hand with me i just get straight to the point, and if that cyclops wanted to eat me i wouldn't have made it out of the cyclops cave, that's why my dad tells to think before you do anything.…
What is the difference between a regular hero and an epic hero? Odysseus from Fagle’s translation of Homer’s The Odyssey and Claybourne’s The Adventures of Ulysses qualifies as an epic hero based on his daring adventures and actions on his detour home from Troy. He earns this title by traveling to various settings, many of which he has never before set foot on, setting himself apart from other men based on his actions of superhuman courage and great valor, and having the gods intervene in his quest from time to time. Readers will learn how Odysseus comes to fame from his exploits after the time of the Trojan War. Primarily, Odysseus proves to be worthy of an epic hero status from being well-traveled.…