The Odyssey written by Homer shows many struggles you have to overcome. Like the characters in this story‚ I have had to overcome all the hours spent studying to be where I am. I will have to overcome college life too. Odysseus had to overcome several challenges too. Here’s a few. Like Odysseus‚ I will have to overcome many temptations and struggles in my college life. One of these is deciding what is good for myself and my peers. Like how Odysseus had the choose between Scylla and Charybdis. I will
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Homeric Nobility In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus exemplifies the aristocratic man idealized in Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality. Nietzsche depicts the aristocratic man‚ the noble man‚ very distinctly with qualities of mentality and behavior. An aristocratic man embraces his sovereignty‚ relishes in life‚ and refuses to feel guilt. Odysseus lives what Nietzsche describes as a good and noble life‚ a life characterized by action and war. Odysseus not only is King of Ithaca‚ but also the
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A wise man once mentioned that “Some people will only love you as much as they can use you. Their loyalty ends where the benefit stops”. This quote relates to many people in our world today. It even relates to Odysseus‚ the main character in The Odyssey by Homer. Odysseus leaves his home to fight in the war at Troy for ten years and spends another ten years traveling home. Odysseus brings his crew along on the journey‚ where many trials have to be faced and during those trials‚ many of the crew members
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stepping on others to reach it and at the same time to avoid extreme and take the middle way. My human ideal is pretty much stated in “Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle”‚ but the other texts have their own validated ways to reach the human ideal. The Odyssey portrayed a character who seems to be the ideal mortal. His name
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In the Odyssey‚ Homer has the character of Odysseus go through several trials or obstacles in order to finally reach his family in Ithaca. Odysseus is the ideal man not only in the physical sense‚ as he is a very strong and powerful individual‚ but also in the mental
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Odysseus’ Cunning In Homer’s epic novel The Odyssey‚ Homer depicts Odysseus as a character of great intelligence and cunning. Throughout the many dangers and hazards he encounters‚ Odysseus shows‚ in many ways‚ his ingenious slyness. Odysseus’ cunning is shown in many examples‚ such as when he encounters the lotus-eaters. Some of his men‚ hungry as they are‚ accept the lotus-eaters’ offering of some of their lotus to eat. Soon they forget all about their efforts to get home as a result of
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The Odyssey is an epic poem about the greek gods‚ goddesses‚ and monsters but is there an absence of an epic hero in this poem? Odysseus -the reigning king of Ithaca- was taking part in the Trojan War for 10 long years. After the Trojan War‚ he was thrown of his course by the gods and goddesses. These gods were upset by how Odysseus had overthrown and held hostages during the war. He was then traveling another 10 years to return to his home‚ Ithaca. On and on he raced to go home while overcoming
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Loyalty to family‚ community‚ and the gods is an important quality in the lives of ancient Greek citizens. These qualities are clear demonstrated in The Odyssey through Penelope‚ Telemakhos‚ and Odysseus. Penelope shows her loyalty in several ways. She shows loyalty to Odysseus by waiting for his return for twenty long years. She did not choose a suitor until she knew for sure that Odysseus was dead. To delay the decision of choosing a suitor‚ Penelope said she would marry a suitor after she
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In Homer’s‚ “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus struggles to return home not only to rejoin his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos but also to fulfill his duty as ruler and legend. As Odysseus struggles homeward‚ the idea of his true self and what defines him shifts. His longing for family and sovereignty serves‚ at times‚ as a raging fire that propels him home. At other times it seems to be lost in the shadows of his adventures. At the end‚ when all conflicts are resolved and Odysseus is reunited with his wife
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pattern of narrative identified by Joseph Campbell‚ that describes the typical adventure of The Hero‚ the person who goes out and achieves great deeds on behalf of the group‚ tribe‚ or civilization (Hero’s Journey). Odysseus‚ the main character in the Odyssey by Homer‚ and his journey is a great example of a Hero’s Journey because of all the stages he went through. Being the King of Ithaca‚ he has great responsibilities‚ but because he had a newborn son‚ he couldn’t just leave his family. Still‚ he had
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