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
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Odysseus has the defining character traits of a Homeric leader: strength‚ courage‚ nobility‚ a thirst for glory‚ and confidence in his authority. His most distinguishing trait‚ however‚ is his sharp intellect. Odysseus’s quick thinking helps him out of some very tough situations‚ as when he escapes from the cave of the Cyclops in Book 9‚ or when he hides his slaughter of the suitors by having his minstrel strike up a wedding tune in Book 23. He is also a convincing‚ articulate speaker and can win
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The Odyssey is the epic story of a warrior named Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War and being held captive by Calypso‚ a passionate nymph‚ for seven years. The epic recounts the many encounters and adventurous endeavors Odysseus and his men are involved in during the long return to Ithaca. During his odyssey‚ many laudable adversaries‚ primarily in the form of temptations‚ karmic justice and arrogance‚ that confront him and his hubristic‚ fatuous men. Earlier in the story
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Macy Phillips Hodges English 201- H 11 February 2013 The Women of The Odyssey In today’s society women are just as capable of doing things as men. The role of a woman has changed greatly since the times of Ancient Greek. In Homer’s epic‚ The Odyssey‚ we see how each different woman is portrayed. From the roles of‚ the cunning seductress‚ and the faithful obedient wives. Women are the key to everyday life of men‚ children‚ and other women. Throughout this epic‚ most of the women fall under
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Homer Do you think you could compose two great works of art? Well Homer did. He was the composer of the Llaid and the Odyssey. Many places claim to be his birth place. People also think that he didn’t write the Odyssey or the Llaid by his self. The oldest version of the Llaid is inside St. Marks church in Venice‚ a hand written manuscript (James Lloyd 1). The poems were first organized‚ complied‚ and edited under the Athenian Pisistratus. The first printed editions of Homer were in 1488
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usually reflect or discuss symbolism. Symbolism can almost always can help you figure out the underlying message that each book is trying to convey. The Odyssey also has an underlying moral or lesson that the author wants you to take away after you have read the book. All of the life-threatening experiences that Odysseus goes through in the Odyssey have helped him grow as a person. One thing I think must have put a tremendous hardship on Odysseus would be him having to choose between going through
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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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like Moby Dick‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ and the Odyssey. The Odyssey is a tale written by Homer about Odysseus‚ a war hero from the Trojan War. The epic is about Odysseus’s prolonged and arduous ten year journey to get home after the war ends. But the story isn’t just about Odysseus: there are many other characters including his son Telemachus who shows great courage in the face of danger. We see an example of this courage in the second book of The Odyssey‚ A Hero’s Son Awakens. Telemachus overhears
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In Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”‚ the hero Odysseus faces several perils on his journey to return to Ithaca. My own life models this path‚ with my goal of success being hindered. I face several perils; temptation‚ longing and coming of age. All of these elements attempt to discourage me from ultimately achieving what I desire most. Temptation ranks among the most classic distractions in literature and in our own lives. It continually lures focused people away from what they most desire‚ for most
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The Odyssey is a historic epic probably one of the best stories ever written. This is story of a great hero and his fight to get home and through his 20 years away there are many dangers and problems slowing him down to get home to his beloved family. The themes of this epic: are boy must struggle to become a man‚ soldier must struggle to get home from war‚ and king must struggle to reclaim a kingdom. In this epic story‚ there are many characters that show loyalty to Odysseus his friends‚ family
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