In The Odyssey‚ Homer gives Odysseus qualities of cleverness and skill while he overcomes his obstacles. Odysseus and his men face these challenges when Poseidon’s son‚ Polyphemus‚ curses Odysseus and his men when Odysseus tells Polyphemus who blinded him. Polyphemus then prays to Poseidon who asks for chaos on Odysseus’ voyage home‚ and he would rather have him dead than return home hurt. Because of this‚ Odysseus faces many decisive tasks ahead of his embarkment back home. When he lands at the
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Brann described the shield as the image of a world that Homer saw in his mind. In the shield‚ there are two cities. One was at peace and in celebration. This city is known as the “City of Peace” (Harvard). They were celebrating marriages with processions‚ music‚ and dancing. While the women stood at the doors
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* Homer is most frequently said to be born in the Ionian region of Asia Minor‚ at Smyrna‚ or on the island of Chios‚ dying on the Cycladic island of Ios. A connection with Smyrna seems to be alluded to in a legend that his original name wasMelesigenes ("born of Meles"‚ a river which flowed by that city)‚ with his mother the nymph Kretheis. Internal evidence from the poems gives evidence of familiarity with the topography and place-names of this area of Asia Minor‚ for example‚ Homer refers to
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of people moved into this war-torn countryside. Greeks appear to have temporarily forgotten the art of writing during the Dorian Age. B. Determining Main Ideas On the back of this paper‚ explain the significance of myths and the epics of Homer in ancient Greek culture. Myths are traditional stories about the
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Homer Response Prompt Achilles criticizes the “heroic code” in the Iliad. Achilles has an unusual double fate: he knows that if he goes home from Troy‚ he will have a long life without glory. If he stays‚ he will win great glory but his life will be cut short. One measure of the extraordinary experience Achilles is going through emerges from his refusal to abide by the customary rules of status‚ when he rejects Agamemnon’s offer in Book Nine. Both characters in the myth are fighting because Agamemnon
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The Odyssey Do you consider Odysseus a hero? The Odyssey by Homer is about a king from Ithaca named Odysseus and his warriors who go to war and have to go through alot of difficult obstacles to get back home to Odysseus’ wife Penelope and his son Telemechus. Odysseus is extrodinarly strong but he doesn’t rely on his strength‚ he relies on his mind. Odysseus is brave‚ prideful‚ and self-centered. He is Brave because he goes into the land of the dead to face Hades in order to get back to Ithaca
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In the Odyssey‚ Homer talks less about what the afterlife looks like and more about the conditions there. We learn that all mortal men‚ good or bad‚ descend to Hades‚ or the underworld‚ after death. In the book‚ Odysseus embarks on a journey back to his wife‚ Penelope‚
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Homer is allegedly a blind writer‚ who verbally dictated his poems. There is a blind bard that also appears in the Odyssey. Homer composed the Iliad and the Odyssey in 8th Century BCE‚ and they were changed a lot as they were passed down verbally. His poems were most famous especially because they survived the burning of the library of Alexandra. In the Odysseus which takes place after the events of the Iliad‚ Helen runs off with Paris a Trojan prince‚ Menelaus brother Agamemnon gathers allies and
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Odyssey is one of the famous ancient greek epic written by homer. I think that it was really interesting. Before maam conte taught us the story of odyssey im looking forward to it. Maybe‚ because ive got curios when i read the iliad. it such a great thing that we/i can watch some scene in history of the greeks. for me who really like knowing about greeks god and goddesses was happy about the movie. I see that the greek epic was indeed rich in culture. In this movie i can have an idea of what happens
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that Achilles is an epic hero‚ but he does not exemplify being brave. Achilles says‚“‘What worthless‚ burnt-out coward I’d be called if I would submit to you and all your orders‚ whatever you blurt out. Fling them at others‚ don’t give me commands!” (Homer‚ Iliad Book 1) This quote also says that he does not want to take commands from the Greek army all because he does not receive his war prize. First off‚ it is childlike to act like that since he did not obtain his way and is not what a hero does. Also
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