at once‚ rapping them on the ground / he knocked them dead like pups - / their brains gushed out all over‚ soaked the floor - / and ripping them limb from limb to fix his meal / he bolted them down like a mountain - lion‚ left no scrap” (Homer 9 324-329). Homer creates a vivid image in the reader’s mind‚ using words like “limb to limb” and “dead like pups” to form an unsavory situation. The
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Does it ever cross your mind how two very different pieces of entertainment are alike? In the epic‚ “The Odyssey” by‚ Homer and in the movie‚ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope the two main characters‚ Odysseus‚ and Luke Skywalker undergo a hero journey. A Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative that appears in drama‚ storytelling‚ and myths in which involves a hero who goes on an adventure‚ and in a crisis wins a victory‚ and then comes home changed or transformed. Their journeys are both different
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The Odyssey by Homer is a classic epic poem that is popularly studied centuries later to describe the harsh reality of how simple people and things can move on without someone in their life; catholic social teachings have a principle called life and dignity of the human person that is mainly violated in this epic poem. Homer sets this epic poem in the city of Ithaca who at the time is under the rule by the fierce warrior‚ Odysseus‚ and his wife‚ Penelope. However‚ Odysseus has been missing for about
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James Hutchinson Ms. Spicer AP Literature 20 August 2010 Homer’s Timeless Truths Is Homer’s The Iliad relevant to today’s society? Is this work a timeless parable depicting universal human truths transcending time and context or merely a superbly-crafted epic poem to be studied and admired for its stylistic brilliance? Has the text endured simply because of Homer’s dramatic verse or because of the timeless human truths it conveys? Was it written to persuade readers to question the moral implications
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Polyphemus‚ written by Homer‚ Theocritus‚ and Ovid‚ respectively. All three authors portrayed Cyclops Polyphemus in different ways‚ according to their own views. Homer portrayed Polyphemus as a violent monster‚ Theocritus portrayed him as a lovesick creature‚ and Ovid portrayed him as a mix of Homer and Theocritus’s portrayal. In this essay‚ I will be doing an analysis of the similarities and differences on all three versions of Cyclops Polyphemus. In Homers’ Odyssey‚ Homer wrote about the story
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in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” This quote can be applied directly to Odysseus‚ the leading character in the epic Odyssey by Homer. Odysseus endures ten years of war‚ explained in The Iliad‚ encounters treacherous monsters‚ enchantresses‚ and beautiful goddesses. Odysseus is strengthened by his hankering to return home and to his wife and son. In the Odyssey‚ Homer uses Odysseus’ s character journey to show how one’s journey can change them as a person. One way Odysseus’s personality alters
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Homer approves of Odysseus’ revenge on the suitors because Odysseus protects his wife and home from those who betrayed him. Although subtly hinted‚ Homer justifies Odysseus’ rage as Athena is sent in the form of Mentor to keep Odysseus on his path of rage‚ reminding him of his battle with the Trojans and his combat strength‚ which allowed him to proceed with his slaughter (Od. 22.214-215). Although necessary for Athena to appear to build the confidence of the suitors to attack Telemachus and Odysseus
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Xenia‚ is an old Greek concept that encompasses generosity to those who are far from home. Xenia is present throughout The Odyssey‚ as Ody travels to many places and meets many people that have different levels of hospitality towards guests. Ody receives help and presents from many of the different kings‚ but also is treated very rudely by many of monsters. In Book 9 of The Odyssey‚ Ody travels to the Island of Cyclops’s and finds himself in a cave filled with cheese and milk. Soon after he and
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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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they were over run by the Mycenaean’s which was an important place of the time. They ruled for 500 more years. THE TROJAN LEGENDS Homer is the first and greatest writer of all Greek literary form known as the Epic. People referred to his works for information and about this specific form. Homer’s name will always be linked with the Trojan War because Homer wrote about the conflict between the Trojans and the return vogues of the Greek leaders. He is known for telling us the whole story of
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