Level 1: What do the gods decide on when Poseidon is away for the fate of Odysseus? Level 2: In Book VII (7)‚ why do you think Athena wants to mask Odysseus’s identity from the palace of Alcinoos? Level 2: Why doesn’t Odysseus accept/trust the help of the gods other than that of Athena? Level 3: If you were Zeus‚ would you take Athena’s side and allow Odysseus to return home or would you take Poseidon’s side‚ OR would you mediate as Zeus did in the book and explain your
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Leader or Self-Centered The definition of a leader has a broad spectrum of interpretations. A leader can be a politician‚ a parent‚ a soldier‚ or anyone who has any type of groundbreaking qualities. To define a true leader it doesn’t matter if they are rich‚ poor‚ man‚ woman‚ or anything. Odysseus was willing to give his life for his soldiers at any type during his journey. Some may say he was not a good leader others such as say he could’ve been one of the greatest. For example‚ Odysseus took
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long journey ahead of him. In the beginning of his journey‚ his challenge was brought upon him by the powerful God of the sea Poseidon. Poseidon became Odysseus enemy after a Cyclops held him and his crewmates captive. After escaping the Cyclops‚ Odysseus blinded it with fire and his sword. The Cyclops was the son of Poseidon‚ after telling his dad what happened Poseidon became full of rage and swore to Odysseus that he would pay for what he had done‚ and he would wander the seas for ten years as
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Athena truly played as Zeus’s daughter a) Non threatening: enable the end of Kingship of Heaven b) Virgin daughter‚ purity IV. Examples supporting the repositioning of Athena as a determent to women within Greek culture a) Athena and Poseidon clash over Athens b) Athena’s mothering role in Odyssey c) Athena’s role within Aeschylus’s Eumenides V. Athena’s representation within Greek Mythology has proven to be a false icon for the empowerment of women. iii Abstract Athena
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1 For this writing assignement I’ve chosen question number one. In a way ending the Odyssey with book 23 would make sense to a point because in 23 it talks about the meeting or rejoining of Odysseus and Penelope. Although at first Penelope is in disbelief when Eurycleia tells her about the return of Odysseus. However‚ by ending with book 23 you’re leaving the readers hanging with not letting them know what happens with the suitors‚ and the meeting between Odysseus and his father. The main theme
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and be immortal.” (Homer 5.228-5.231) Odysseus then sets sail again for another island called‚ Scheria‚ his next destination. He sails for eighteen days when a storm blows up‚ wrecks his ship‚ and almost kills Odysseus. The storm was caused by Poseidon once he realized that the other gods allowed Odysseus to leave Ogygia. The goddesses‚ Ino and Athena‚ come to Odysseus’s rescue and help him to
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Thesis Essay In Heroes‚ Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths Bernard Evslin depicts some of the gods such as Zues‚ Hera‚ Poseidon‚ and Hades as equitable‚ but sometimes perverse because when Echo told Hera Zues was looking for her to stall for him he awarded her with one his rings. (86) Furthermore he is also characterized as unreasonable because when Hades complained to Zues that Asclepius was “robbing” him‚ Zues immediately killed Asclepius. However he is yet again classified as equitable since
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Vengeance is the main theme in the Odyssey‚ it is what all the conflict in the story is for every conflict in the story is caused because of each characters thirst for vengeance . The three characters that show this most greatly are as follows. Poseidon through his constant punishment of Odysseus throughout the story. Secondly Telemachus’ need to make the suitors pay for disrespecting his house as well as his mother and the lack of his ability to become or even be seen as a possible
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the argument‚ they each had to give a gift to the city. The one with the better gift would become leader of the city. Poseidon gave a spring of water to the city‚ because it was salt water it was of no use to the people. Athena gave the city an olive tree. From this tree they could eat‚ make oil and have wood for fire. By ruling of the city‚ Athena’s gift was better than Poseidons. In her honor they named the city Athens. There is also a palace dedicated to her in Athens. Her symbols are the owl and
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dangerous creatures‚ one of them being the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. After blinding Polyphemus‚ Odysseus’s gloating caused him and his crew some misfortune. Bragging ultimately causes their deaths in the story. He subsequently put his crew in danger‚ made Poseidon angry and upset‚ and cursed their entire journey from that point on furthermore lengthening his journey. One of the first effects of Odysseus’s gloating was that he put his entire crew in danger of being hurt or killed by Polyphemus
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