journey also started mine. While following Odysseus I learned many things‚ one of them being‚ family is the most important thing. Odysseus defeats all his enemies and overcomes all obstacles in order to return to his wife Penelope and son Telemachuse. He was brave when he fought and he was smart‚ always making plans ahead of time. His journey also taught me to be patient; Odysseus waited ten years to be reunited with his family. For now unto the last part of Odysseus and his journey. I was watching from
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“The Odyssey” ‚ by Homer is an epic poem telling the journey of Odysseus on his way back home to Ithaca. Homer wrote the Odyssey to show how heroic Odysseus is and how he served as a model for all his people. His message to the people was that it takes more than just strength to be a hero. All heroes have different qualities that define them and Odysseus had the traits of a H omeric leader with courage‚ nobility‚ strength‚ and confidence‚ but his sharp intellect was the most distinguishable trait
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Esmeralda Frias Jim Schrantz English Composition I February 27‚ 2010 Copyright Law The copyright form is a type of protection that the law of the United States provides to the authors of original work‚ such as literary‚ dramatic‚ musical‚ and artistic‚ composers‚ poets‚ and other intellectual work. Even for the published or not published works the protection it’s available to them too. Piracy is used mostly comes from the United States. That is why the United States decided to make a Copyright
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Odysseus and Supernatural Beings Throughout Homer’s Odyssey‚ there are many supernatural beings that interact with Odysseus. These beings play an important role as either advisors‚ temptations or foes to Odysseus. Throughout his journey he is confronted with conflicts where he is either helped or hindered by these supernatural beings. Below are some examples of the beings that either helped or hindered Odysseus during his journey. The goddess Athena‚ goddess of wisdom and war‚
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The begin of the moving-picture; Penelope is bearing Odysseus’ child‚ Telemachus. Later‚ the rulers (Agamemmon and Menalayes) make Odysseus leave Ithica for war against the Trojans. He was meaning to bring his bow with him on his excursion‚ however‚ his mom instructed him to keep the bow in Ithica in this manner once he returns home he can demonstrate his child the best approach to utilize it. Before leaving his home‚ Odysseus prays to the Goddess Athena to help him through this war. At that point
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In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus’ Nostos‚ return home‚ is more theatrical and elaborate than it should be. His return home‚ however‚ is not as glamorous as he thought it would be‚ with all of the suitors trying to win over his wife. He spends a great deal of time plotting vengeance of the suitors. Odysseus is determined to purify his home of all unloyalties and regain control over his kingdom. This results in a barbaric slaughter of innocent foreigners and citizens of Ithaca. Odysseus’ central goal is to
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Odysseus is not an admirable character‚ he is egotistical‚ injudicious‚ and unbelievably narrow-minded. Odysseus may seem to be the impeccable deity to praise‚ who would not wish to worship an undeniably tenacious human being who slaughtered a bountiful amount of monsters and conquering any woman he desires. But is that just the beginning of the negative traits he owns? In the Odyssey‚ you may find yourself applauding Odysseus for his courageous actions and being able to overcome any task‚ no matter
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that Odysseus serves to be a hero. He is a great example of a heroic person. In the book It states that Odysseus is very clever and one of the most important heros in the book. It says in the book “Odysseus is the cleverest of the Greek heros because he is guided by the Goddess of wisdom‚ Athena.” -Page 660. It states right out of the book that Odysseus is the cleverest out of all of the Greek heros. This shows that Odysseus is a very smart and heroic god. Although It proves that Odysseus is very
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Analysis of Odysseus At the heart of every good story is a character that engages the reader. In the case of the Odyssey by Homer‚ this character is Odysseus. Throughout the epic Odysseus makes several fatal decisions which results in the death of his crew and the length of his journey being extended by several years. However‚ is all this excusable? Do the aspects of Greek society make his actions forgivable? While the answer is left up to the reader‚ it is important to scrutinize the character before
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summoning Hermes to retrieve Odysseus from Calypso‚ Odysseus is offered the almost irrestible abiloity to become immortal and live forever‚ for as long as he chooses never to return home to his family. With this offer Odysseus’ only desire are to return home home to his family‚ therefore rejected the offer of Calypso. Odysseus‚ knowing the despair and troubles that await him upon his return home‚ is adamant in his decision. The point that Homer was trying to make with Odysseus’ decision was that of true
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