The next stop on their journey results in Odysseus losing his crew and ship. The island, Thrinacia, is home to Helios and his cattle. Odysseus warns them to not touch or eat any of the cattle. His men were to hungry because they did not have food or supplies left so they kill, eat, and sacrifice part of the cattle. Helios is very angry greatly so he threatens to Zeus to punish Odysseus and his men or he won’t shine anymore because he is the son god. Zeus destroys Odysseus ship and killed all of his men. Odysseus is left alive because Zeus knew that he was not responsible.…
Malala Yousafzai said, “We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage.” To some people, courage is seen in everyday acts of bravery. When a person does what seems to be a brave act during a calamity, without proper training, it is not bravery. It. Is. Courage. Courage is doing something that is dangerous and noble, but not irrational. It should also make you a better person, or the world a better place.…
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…
Level 1: What do the gods decide on when Poseidon is away for the fate of Odysseus?…
{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…
What do you consider to be a hero? What traits should a hero have? My hero is Odysseus. In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus proves to be a true epic hero through his intelligence, bravery, and loyalty.…
Frederick Douglass once said “With out a Struggle their can be no Progress”. This quote perfectly explains the ups and downs of ones quest to return home. In the Odyssey, Homer uses Odysseus’s journey to show how one’s journey can affect them as a person.…
After ten years, Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca. A large…
Every human is on an adventure that is long and filled with conflicts. How those obstacles are overcome builds character. Smart decisions must be made and mistakes conquered. In Mythology, by Edith Hamilton heroes faced decisions that determined their identity. Oedipus was determined to avoid his prophecy, but he only succeeded in fulfilling it. Achilles embraced his fate. Odysseus faced many tribulations, but was dedicated to make it home. Hercules met every challenge, but was defeated by love. In Greek Mythology the journey represented the internal struggles and eventual perseverance of mortals.…
Odysseus' potentials and character nature serve as a worldview of the perfect Homeric Greek man. The "god-like Odysseus" is complicated, courageous, clever, and expressive. His increments are a lot of his understandings through travel, the meeting of various societies and people groups and gains from misery and mistakes. Odysseus' strength is continually tested by the lure of ladies. In the Odyssey, batch cases of such attraction mirror the significance of sexual orientation and the part of ladies.…
People often make the mistake of avoiding challenges that come in life. The Odyssey, written by Homer, tells the story of Odysseus’ arduous journey home from Troy. During his 10-year trek, he encounters many temptations of a life of ease that would test his determination to return home. Although this literary classic was written over 2500 years ago, it is still studied today and is one of the most influential texts in Western literature. The Odyssey is a timeless literary composition, because it shows how human nature causes people to make mistakes that would prevent them from achieving their destiny. Homer asserts that in order to live a fulfilled life, people must reach out of their comfort zone and stand up to all of the challenges that…
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.…
“Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism, confronting your fears and allowing yourself to the right to be human can paradoxically make you far happier and a more productive person.” Dr David M Burn’s quote explains how you must face your fears to be a more perfect and productive person. A perfect hero must face al their fears, which allows them to become a perfect hero. In the Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is portrayed as a perfect hero because he shows traits such as strength, bravery, and wisdom.…
A critical event in anyone’s life can change people way of thinking and/or reacting, like Odysseus. In the book the Odyssey, we learned the story about the great warrior Odysseus, who was trying to go home, from a long and brutal war against Troy. He was a great fighter who demonstrated his strength and power in the Trojan War, but his prideful, hubris, and impulsive personality, made his journey back home be extremely long. Throughout most of the story of the Odyssey, there are many examples that demonstrate how Odysseus reacts to certain situation, and how his personality and the way he is, gets him in a lot of trouble. His whole voyage allowed Odysseus to see the outcomes of his reactions, which help him change from being an impulsive person, to a person that strategically plans his actions and waits for the right time to act upon them. The difficult, tedious, and long journey that Odysseus went through just to get to his home town in Ithika, changed him, for the better.…