In The Odyssey by Homer‚ hospitality is honored by many‚ such as Nestor and Penelope‚ however‚ there are still some people and creatures who do not show hospitality‚ like Polyphemus. Hospitality is the act of honoring a stranger‚ rather it’s a wealthy traveler or a poor person‚ by comforting and aiding him or her. Usually‚ you are required to bring the person into your house and give him something to eat and a place to rest. Showing honor to your guest is an act of loyalty to Zeus‚ however‚ the traveler
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Odysseus has portrayed courage through being persistent in every situation‚ especially when being stuck within Polyphemus’ cave in Book Nine. In order to escape the grasp of Polyphemus‚ Odysseus had to face the cyclops by stabbing its eye. Homer describes the moment of defensive attack‚ writing in Odysseus’ point of view‚ saying‚ “I drew it from the coals and my four fellows gave me a hand‚ lugging
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Battered‚ bruised‚ and weary from his endeavor through the merciless desert storm‚ the ragged traveler found his way to a foreign village. He collapsed upon the ground as life - sure enough - was slowly sucked away from his frail‚ timid body. Upon cue‚ the native villagers appeared one-by-one and rescued the traveler from the precipice of death and magnanimously clothed and bathed him. Unsparingly‚ they fed and treated him as royalty. Unconditionally‚ they asked for nothing in return. Such kindness
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only to become prisoners of a Cyclops named Polyphemus. In order to escape‚ Odysseus must blind Polyphemus. Unfortunately for Odysseus‚ Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon‚ and this violence against the family of Poseidon further compromises Odysseus’ ability to return.
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Odyssey is an epic poem written by Homer that portrays these qualities. In The Odyssey‚ a Trojan War hero‚ Odysseus‚ displays the values the Greeks honor through a twenty-year adventure to arrive home. He faces danger when battling the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus‚ and even after arriving home he had to contend with hundreds of suitors to gain back his wife and son. However‚ he is able to defeat his enemies using his cleverness and with help from allies. The cleverness with which Odysseus deals with the
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Odysseus’ hunger for kleos in The Odysssey is seen throughout the entirety of his journey home. One example in his search for kleos is when Odysseus taunts Polyphemus a high and mighty Cyclops. Polyphemus held Odysseus and his men captive while stopping on the Cyclops’ island while on their journey home from the Trojan War. Brutally‚ Polyphemus murdered and continued to eat Odysseus’ crewmen while stuck in the Cyclops’ cave. Odysseus’ cunning mind rescued him and his remaining men from the cave by
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was inhabited by the Cyclops people. When Odysseus and his men arrived at the island they took shelter in a cave. After a time‚ a Cyclops whose name was Polyphemus‚ one of the most famous cyclopes‚
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Telemachus and Odysseus. Paragraph 2 This paragraph deals with two passages both of which can be found in Book Nine‚ lines 404-414 and lines 529-536. In the first passage Odysseus shows his sharp wits by naming himself “Nobody” in which the Polyphemus believes him. Not only does Odysseus have the smarts to get the Cyclops drunk first‚ he understands that outsmarting the enemy leads to victory regardless of being physically strong. This shows Odysseus’ hero like qualities in that he is able
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where Odysseus and a few of his men are trapped in Polyphemus’‚ a cyclopes‚ cave and Odysseus devises a cunning plan to help them escape. He gives Polyphemus all the liquor he has to get him drunk and tells Polyphemus that his name is Nohbdy so when Odysseus stabs his eye out and Polyphemus calls for help‚ he ends up saying “Nohbdy‚ Nohbdy’s tricked me‚ Nohbdy’s ruined me!” (9.44). Therefore‚ his fellow cyclopes go home thinking that Polyphemus is just crazy. Another part of his escape plan from
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He is the son of Poseidon. * POSEIDON - He is the younger brother of Zeus and god of the sea and earthquakes. Poseidon bears Odysseus a grudge because he blinded his son Polyphemus. Because Odysseus has to travel home by ship‚ he is at the mercy of this god’s wrath. Despite the obstacles he puts in Odysseus’ path‚ he overcomes all these challenges and in doing so‚ Odysseus becomes a favorite of the other gods‚ and therefore
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