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    Heroics of the Odysseus

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    suffered greatly through Chemotherapy while struggling to beat her Cancer. She may not have the muscle or the power that these Greek hunks have but she certainly isn’t weak. This is what one would call spiritual heroics. “Odysseus‚ the man of many wiles”. In a similar sense when Odysseus is called this it better explains his ability to undergo truly compromising

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    Athena and Odysseus

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    Relationship between Athena and Odysseus By looking at the epic The Odyssey by Homer‚ there are a lot of contacts between human and immoral‚ the relationship between Athena and Odysseus‚ which make me interesting‚ also this is important for the story. The relationship between Athena and Odysseus is the key for the story‚ because Odysseus had received a lot of help from Athena‚ their relationship is the reason to explain why would an immortal Athena who never interesting or attracted by any male

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    Foils for Odysseus

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    Breanna Manlick 4-26-2014 CLAS 342 Paper Assignment #2 Character Foils for Odysseus The Odyssey is the epic that has been read time and time again‚ by varying ages‚ digging its way into our hearts‚ becoming an instant classic. Odysseus and the adventures of his homecoming create a much different tale than Homer’s other work‚ the Iliad‚ provided. The epic is not about bloodthirsty men trying to get their hands on kleos anymore; it is about the homecoming of a man who uses his wits‚ not his weapon

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    Traits of Odysseus

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    In “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus uses many traits on his twenty year journey back to Ithaca. Odysseus and his men fight the Cyclops‚ Sirens‚ and resist their temptation of the Lotus plants. In order to be a famous epic hero‚ like Odysseus‚ one needs to have numerous traits. Odysseus’s traits are strength‚ intelligence‚ and self confidence. These traits help define Odysseus as a hero and save his men from many close encounters with mythical beings. Odysseus shows his strength on their long voyage home

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    The Cyclops And Odysseus

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    The Cyclops In the section of the Cyclops‚ Odysseus and his men stop to rest on an island inhabited by the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. The crew discovered the Cyclops’s cave and decided to stay‚ not knowing it was Polyphemus’s cave. When the Cyclops returned to his cave Odysseus expects Polyphemus to present him with gifts or else Zeus will rain his wrath upon Polyphemus. Consequently‚ Polyphemus becomes angered‚ snaches two of Odesseus’s men and devours them for dinner. The cyclops rolls

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    Odysseus: A Hero

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    Odysseus: A Hero Odysseus is a strong man and cares about his family which he needs to get back to after The Trojan War. Odysseus is strong and he leads his men with confidence. He also is a hero because of the amazing and brave deeds that he has performed. Also‚ Odysseus has supernatural strength‚ with the help of gods‚ and is very intelligent. Odysseus shows these traits by completing tasks that were ahead of him. He also had to trick many to get back to his family. Odysseus defeats many who

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    Character of Odysseus

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    English make up quiz 01 The Odyssey (Books IX‚ X) Q. Give a character desorption of Odysseus based on the two books‚ what would you identify as his most essential‚ defining character traits? How would you describe him as a leader/commander? I find Odysseus as a very complicated character. He is strong‚ courageous‚ Intelligent‚ confident and most importantly very cunning character with judgmental problem. As I read book IX‚ I find him as a self assured man‚ so proud of identifying himself

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    The Adventure of Odysseus

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    [pic] The adventure of Odysseus What is an Epic? A long narrative poem about a legendary hero. Homer • poet • thought to be blind‚ but describes events as a seeing person • lived around 1200 B.C.E Ismarus City • From Troy‚ the ships first made land at Ismarus. • Ismarus – City of Ciconians • Odysseus lost six men from each ship. • Odysseus continued their sailing. • They were overtaken by a storm which drove them for NINE DAYS along the sea till they reached

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    Odysseus A Hero

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    man named Odysseus who encounters many mythical creatures on his way home to Ithaca‚ and those creatures try to stop and kill Odysseus from getting home. He then lands on Calypso’s island where she keeps him captive for 7 years until Hermes orders Calypso to let him go. When Odysseus finally gets home‚ he and his son Telemachus destroy the suitors that invaded his house while he was gone on his journey‚ and is finally reunited with Penelope after being away from home for 20 years. Odysseus is not a

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    The Evolution of Odysseus

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    The Evolution of Odysseus Throughout the Odyssey‚ Homer explores the evolution of Odysseus from a young and inexperienced warrior when he leaves to fight at Troy to a mature and accomplished war hero when returns to his home at Ithaca. The slow maturation of Odysseus develops as he accomplishes physical and mental victories against women in the form of monsters‚ goddesses‚ nymphs‚ and mortals. Each of the women obstacles tests Odysseus’ strength as a leader‚ a father‚ and husband‚ and as he defeats

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