It seems that Odysseus and his men in chapter 9 are still wanting to wage war‚ or they want more treasure‚ and they sack a city‚ until the Cicones are able to rally and drive back Odysseus and his men. They flee and arrive at an island‚ where a cyclops named Polyphemus‚ son of Poseidon lives. The men get tricked by the cyclops because he first acts nice‚ and then he turns and eats two of Odysseus’s men. Trapped behind a wall with no way out‚ Odysseus comes up with the
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Odysseus portrays himself as a leader who is courageous‚ confident‚ good hearted and uses his intellect to get himself out of tough situations. Through his various adventures he demonstrated these qualities‚ like the time the white goddess seen Odysseus in trouble and said to him “take off your clothes and abandon your raft” (345). He did not listen because in the past the gods have schemed against him before and the outcome did not turn out well. Therefore he used what he knew about their ways and
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Love is a powerful word. It has been told that through love‚ you can conquer all things. Like Odysseus‚ who traveled for years‚ for miles‚ and would endure any pain for the love of his family. Odysseus and Penelope had a very strong connection and marriage compared to others whom lived in this era. An era in which the definition of marriage was not one that we are quite used to. People of this age did not marry someone because they necessarily “loved” their spouse- but for the other things that the
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Was Odysseus faithful to his wife Penelope? Yes Odysseus was faithful to his beloved wife Penelope. Odysseus had to go to war with Troy and Poseidon set traps and made him trapped at Circe’s island. Circe has the ability to manipulate time in any way she wants to; 5 days can be 5 years. Whenever Poseidon set several traps and Odysseus lands on Circe’s island‚ he stays for what he thought was 5 days. But in total it was actually 5 years. And in that time‚ he had slept with her. But really wanted to
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Odysseus What is a hero? A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities. In that case‚ Odysseus the protagonist of The Odyssey by Homer‚ is a hero He is loyal ‚ compassionate and cunning. Odysseus is the hero of the Odyssey‚ The Odyssey tells of Odysseus’s 10 year struggle to return from the Trojan war to his home in Ithaca. He faces many obstacles during the war‚ he steps up and becomes a leader for his men and fights hard for them all
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In the epic poem the Odyssey‚ Homer’s main character Odysseus portrays three different roles. Unfortunately‚ not all of Odysseus’s characteristics are outstanding for a biblical worldview. The reason for this is because the manner in which he handles himself as a military leader‚ a husband and occasionally a father‚ is not the manner in which a Christian should handle himself. On the other hand‚ Odysseus’s relationships that he has with his army‚ wife and family are one that are mostly carried out
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temptations of the Sirens‚ the main character of Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus‚ leads his men through any challenge put before them. In this famous epic‚ -Odysseus faces several challenges on his journey home from the ten year war at famed city Troy that have gripped readers for centuries. Cursed by the gods and a less the astounding crew he has to fight for survival and to find his way home from the battle of Troy to Ithaca. A leader by choice he works hard to inspire his crew knowing they’re
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Odysseus was a very effective leader. The first example was when Odysseus devised a quick‚ and cunning plan in the midst of chaos during their imprisonment in Polyphemus’ cave. A leader’s great leadership is the key to success. When Odysseus commanded the men to do as his plan follows‚ they listened‚ which resulted in their success in escaping the cave. Odysseus was an effective leader because he was cunning. Another example was when the crew were travelling in the Straits of Scylla and Charybdis
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Odysseus played both the hero and villain role in The Odyssey; it all depends on whose perspective you see him through. Penelope saw her husband as a hero who fought hard to get back home to her. To Polyphemus‚ Odysseus was a villain who tricked him and blinded him. During the Trojan War he expressed an enormous amount of hero traits‚ but later in his journey‚ especially in books 9-12 his heroic behavior diminished. Homer depicts Odysseus as the stereotypical epic hero. He was of noble birth‚ being
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it is. In the Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus’s ambition to get home preceding the war is what initiates his long and strenuous journey. Along the way‚ he will have to face grueling obstacles such as a one eyed‚ man eating‚ Cyclops‚ who tests Odysseus’s
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