especially Zeus and Poseidon‚ show their power and rage throughout Odysseus’s journey. Zeus‚ the God of all the Gods‚ is so powerful‚ he could destroy and entire ship and crew if he needs to because he wants to destroy Odysseus’s ship. Zeus is “still obsessed with plans to destroy my entire oar swept fleet and loyal crew of comrades” (229). Just like Zeus‚ Poseidon is also extremely powerful. He is so powerful‚ his great name‚ Earth-Shaker‚ shows his awesome might. Poseidon
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goddesses‚ of note are Poseidon‚ Apollo‚ Demeter‚ Athena‚ and Hermes. Greek Mythology was important to the Greek’s mind set and civilization. Poseidon was one of the more angry gods. Poseidon was known as the god of the sea. (Warren 11) His brother name was Hades. (Warren 11) As far as respect he was second falling behind Zeus. (Warren 11) One main reason was the Greeks were made up of fishermen and sailors. (Warren 11) So other than Zeus their priority was to hail Poseidon. Poseidon was a temperamental
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Hospitality: Odysseus & Polyphemus Portal: Seeking Wisdom Amanda Conley Salve Regina University Hospitality: Odysseus & Polyphemus Good hospitality is an expected practice in Greek culture. The King of gods‚ Zeus‚ supports proper hospitality. “Zeus of the Strangers guards all guests and suppliants: strangers are sacred—Zeus will avenge their rights!” (Odyssey‚ 9.304-5) The encounter between Odysseus and Polyphemus‚ also known as “the Cyclops”‚ showed a great example of poor hospitality
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The agency of Job and Odysseus is controlled by God and the gods. Neither Job nor Odysseus have agency when the gods are against them. The relationship between the divine and human agency is a well-established one in both the ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek cultures. Many acts that could be attributed to human agency are often credited to gods‚ especially human errors or misdeeds. Humans try to forfeit a good deal of their agency to the gods willingly. Nevertheless the gods have no reservations
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When Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son‚ Poseidon wanted revenge on Odysseus. When Odysseus finally reached home‚ he and Telemachus made a plan to exact revenge on the suitors. And when the suitors’ families found out about the killings at the palace‚ they were full of vengeance and wanted to kill Odysseus. Obviously‚ vengeance is a huge part of The Odyssey. Many times in The Odyssey‚ Poseidon wanted revenge on Odysseus. For example‚ the first time Poseidon had a problem with Odysseus was after their
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it looks like! Let me show you what really happened.” (The entire play rewinds.) (Artemis and Poseidon are seated at a table in a restaurant. Hermes is disguised and lingering in the background.) Hypnos (Narrating): “It all began on the morning of the first day of April‚ when Artemis and Poseidon decided to go on a brunch date to celebrate spring.” Artemis: “How about this lovely spring weather?” Poseidon: “It’s quite wonderful‚ but not very exciting‚” (sighs) Artemis: “I wonder what we could to make
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He showed this when he devised a plan to slay the fire-breathing chimera. Bellerophontes was also very brave. He showed this when he subdued the fierce Solymoi (“Bellerophontes”). Bellerophontes was very powerful which he gets from his real father Poseidon. Bellerophontes had a troubling background even though he
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unkindly features. Poseidon is ill-tempered and unpredictable (“Poseidon”). He once placed King Minos’s wife‚ Pasiphae‚ under a curse. Minos promised to sacrifice a bull that he asked Poseidon to send from the sea. Poseidon did send the bull‚ but Minos adored it too much to sacrifice it. Poseidon asked Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of love‚ to make the queen fall in love with the bull. The result was the Minotaur‚ a monstrous creature that is half man and half bull (Regula). Poseidon had a foolish reason
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The Theogony of Hesoid A dactylic hexameter poem of slightly over 1‚000 lines‚ Theogony traces the genealogy and history of the Greek gods. The poet Hesiod begins his song with a description of the activities of the nine Muses in their mountain home on Mt. Helicon. He tells how they sing and celebrate the gods of the Olympian pantheon; the Titans who came before them; and the oldest of the gods Chaos‚ Chronos‚ Gaia‚ Uranus‚ Oceanus‚ Night‚ and others (Theogony‚ 2004). The Muses‚ Hesiod tells
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were thought of as the most powerful forces to ever exist in ancient times. In turn‚ they played a pivotal role in the Greek people’s lives. Their power and influence over the Greek people is evident in many of the stories in Greek literature. Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ and Hades‚ the most powerful Greek gods‚ each played a part in the story of Antigone by Sophocles. Throughout the play‚ “God” refers to Zeus‚ the king of gods. Antigone’s main motive for defying Creon is that she does not think Creon is doing
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