Writing In antiquity‚ the civilized world was settled around the Mediterranean Basin – the foundations of Western society can be traced to Hellenic Greece‚ which bordered the Aegean Sea. For the Greeks‚ the sea was the realm of the gods. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus and he crew face many trials and tribulations that isolate and ameliorate them to teach the reader that the consequences of temptation must be conquered with absolute perseverance. When Odysseus and his crew arrive on the island
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There are many situations that occur in "The Odyssey‚" written by Homer‚ which can be compared and contrasted to real life situations. Penelope’s love and strong devotion to her husband for the twenty years he was gone‚ and thought to be dead‚ is one of those situations. There are many real life situations that can be compared and contrasted to this situation‚ one situation could be when a soldier in the armed services takes off to war and does not return for several months to years‚ or in some cases
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In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus‚ the king of Ithaca‚ has been trying to find his way home for twenty years. Ever since the beginning of his trip‚ Odysseus is introduced as a strong and authoritative figure. However‚ his journey is filled with temptation‚ and Odysseus
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The parallel adventure between Telemachus and Odysseus Throughout the first four books of The Odyssey Homer described the way the suitors consume everything in Odysseus’ house and bully Telemachus around rendering immediately as a vulnerable character in comparison to his great father. This gives a sign to the leader that Telemachus being a main character will have to accomplish something. For control of the house‚ Athena sent Odysseus on more adventures and sent Telemachus on his telemachy which
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Odysseus was fated to go through the many trials and struggles that he has indured. Odysseus got the scar on his leg while on a trip to his grandfather’s estate where they went on a hunt. On the hunt‚ they came across "a great boar"(495) that charged at Odyssey‚ "gouging a deep strip of flesh"(510). Ultimitly‚ Odysseus "thrust and struck‚ stabbing the beast’s right shoulder"(513) and killing it. The story of his scar is also his coming of age story. Odysseus comes as a boy getting hugged by his grandmother
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The Iliad and the Odyssey The character I have chosen from The Iliad‚ "Book VI‚" is Hektor‚ leader of the Trojan army as being heroic. I read "Book VI" several times because I could sympathize with Hektor ’s choices and dilemma. Hektor will stop at nothing to help the Trojans fight the war against the Greeks and Achilleus‚ as the Greeks attempt to overtake Troy. Zeus promises Hektor divine help with a victory for the Trojans‚ but Hektor makes mistakes when he misjudges his own power and refuses
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The Odysseus we know from the epic poem The Odyssey is very different emotionally than the same character described by Alfred Lord Tennyson (under a different name) in his poem Ulysses. Tennyson’s Ulysses is melancholy about the state of his home and wishes to return to the open sea‚ while Homer’s Odysseus is happy to return home after twenty long years on the seas. Tennyson’s Ulysses describes "how dull it is to pause‚ to make an end" and how he wishes for excitement‚ adventure‚ and "new things
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prevent or fix a problem. A journey is pointless if a person doesn’t learn anything new or doesn’t get affected by the experience. Journeys matter more than the destination when the journey transform the traveler more than the destination. In the odyssey‚ by homer‚ Odysseus leaves his home on Ithaca to go on a voyage to win the battle against troy. After 10 years of fighting Odysseus finally wins but now he has to get home which proves to be a challenge because Odysseus finds more hardships on the
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knowledge to the people. It is doubtful that a secluded nomad from the jungles of the Amazon will know who Carnegie Hall is named after‚ who David O. McKay was‚ or better yet how Dante Alighieri helped to save the Italian Language. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ the hero Odysseus seemed to understand that immortality was not all it was made out to be. When given the opportunity to live forever among the gods with the minor goddess Calypso‚ Odysseus chooses instead to live out the rest of his life as a mortal
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Exploring the Role of Women in Ancient Greece Through Homer In The Odyssey‚ Homer creates characters that embody many aspects of human nature to reflect his observations about his world and society. Many of the characters have personalities that define them to be heroic‚ or borderline evil. Throughout Odysseus’ return home from Troy‚ he meets important women of both kinds. Homer portrays some women that are ideal‚ and more women that are immoral. Through Homer‚ we learn that women in Ancient Greece
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