What is a hero? A hero is someone that helps others‚ that is selfless‚ kind‚ and many more things. A perfect example of a hero is Odysseus from the Odyssey. Odysseus has many characteristic that a hero would have. He was very clever. He was always coming up with unique ways to get through obstacle and to get what we wanted. One example of this is when he stabbed the cyclops in the eye while it was sleeping. Odysseus is also very caring. He would always care for his crew even they weren’t always
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Pariama Cohort 002 English Literature February 17th‚ 2012 Who is the true hero essay? In the Homeric epic The Odyssey‚ Athena depicts the true hero. Throughout the epic Athena has always been tagging along among both Telemachus’ and Odysseus’ journeys. Aside from helping Odysseus and Telemachus she also helped Penelope as well. .On these journeys she has shown many heroic traits which does make her the true hero of The Odyssey. Athena embodies the character trait of loyalty. Athena is always
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In The Odyssey‚ the reader is easily able to distinguish that Odysseus is a hero in the story. He is a god-like figure. Odysseus’s wife‚ Penelope‚ is a hero and seen by many readers as such especially females. Both possess characteristics of heroes and they deserve to be considered such but that does not mean that they are the true hero of the story. Their son Telemachus is the true hero in The Odyssey. The reader should be able to identify with him the most and realize everything that has happened
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Penelope‚ Loyal Wife of Lord Odysseus While Penelope is not the principal character in Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus’ perception of her is optimal. The relationship between them is not based on loyalty‚ we‚ the audience‚ have the privilege to understand his genuine feelings towards her. Throughout Odysseus’ journey‚ Homer assures us that he loves Penelope regardless of the fact that he has his episodes of infidelity. Homer also insinuates that Odysseus‚ although maybe not immediately‚ acknowledges
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Penelope‚ the wife of Odysseus‚ can be compared in various ways to the other characters in Homer ’s poem The Odyssey. Many are the ways Penelope exemplifies the ideal woman‚ in that she conforms to the values and beliefs of her society. These include faithfulness‚ loyalty‚ willpower‚ pride in one ’s home and family‚ and generosity and openness to foreigners (Kline‚ 2004). The role women in ancient Greece had were reflected as inferior to men as they were never seen as heroes or fought in wars‚
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Odyssey’s character: Penelope Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus in the story of The Odyssey. This character has her own struggles in The Odyssey and proves the she is strong enough to endure them‚ because of her strong character qualities. These character qualities show Penelope to be considered an ideal Greek wife‚ as her characteristics that are shown throughout The Odyssey are the same as those that other well respected characters have. Penelope’s good character qualities include her
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Homer’s Odyssey‚ an epic poem‚ dealing with the aftermath of the Trojan War. The story follows Odysseus‚ a war hero‚ and his return to his home on the island of Ithaca. Throughout the epic‚ Homer explores fundamental themes of Greek mythology‚ such as loyalty‚ intelligence‚ and homecoming. In Greek mythology‚ homecoming or nostos refers to a hero’s journey back home. Woven into this theme is family‚ which plays a key role‚ specifically Penelope‚ Odysseus’ wife. From Book I‚ Homer presents Penelope as
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Odyssey is one of the wonderful movie I watched. From the characters‚ many of their characteristics is impressive. Odysseus is such a great man. Despite that many women tried to own his heart‚ Penelope remains whom he love the most. He uses his mind wisely all the time. He always finds solution to their problem. As the leader or master‚ he always put himself to danger. His bravery is seen throughout the movie. Many of Odysseus principles and characteristics are acquirable. Being fast thinker is such
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majority of the greek population believed that the gods were superior to immortal being. However‚ Penelope disagrees against this belief. In fact‚ she argues that the popular view of the gods‚ or Olympians‚ is inappropriate. Penelope views the gods as malevolent beings that chose to cause pain and suffering for their own amusement. Penelope’s contempt towards the gods originates from her troubled life. Penelope blames her suffering on those who control everybody’s lives: the gods. She complains she was
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In the vast tellings of Homer’s The Odyssey‚ many character comparisons can be made. Few are more pressing however‚ than the heroism of Odysseus and his wife‚ Penelope. Although both Penelope and Odysseus displayed heroic characteristics in The Odyssey‚ Odysseus was more of a hero than his wife was in the epic. Penelope‚ while somewhat of a heroine‚ simply was not depicted by Homer to be the hero that her husband was. To start‚ Odysseus was developed with standard Greek heroic traits. First‚ Odysseus
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