While seeking shelter‚ Odysseus and a few of his men find a cave inhabited by a Cyclopes named Polyphemus. When the Cyclopes returns Odysseus gives his name as Nobody. When the men ask for food and shelter‚ Polyphemus immediately kills one of them. Realizing that him and his men are in grave danger‚ Odysseus gets the Cyclopes drunk and punctures his eye while he is sleeping. When the men escape‚ Polyphemus tells his fellow Cyclopes‚ " ’Nobody‚ friends...Nobody’s killing me now by fraud and not by force’
Free Odyssey Trojan War Odysseus
Divine Destiny Free will‚ man’s right to choose his own path. While clearly present in The Odyssey‚ it is through Homer’s writing that we begin to see the underlying belief‚ in ancient Greek culture‚ of divine intervention and the gods’ power to control and shape man’s destiny. Their influence is evident in determining the outcome of every adventure and obstacle that the hero‚ Odysseus‚ faces during his lengthy‚ perilous journey home following the events of the Trojan War. Man’s free will is
Free Odyssey Poseidon Athena
Title/Author: The OdysseyBy: HomerDate of Publication/Genre: unknown; epic poem | Biographical information about the author: Next to nothing is known about Homer. He probably lived in the late eighth and early seventh centuries. He was blind and he also composed Iliad. | Historical information on the period of publication: The time was very influential to the story. During this time‚ all stories were passed on by word of mouth. People who were gifted with a silver tongue were held in high regard
Premium Odysseus Odyssey
avoid the straight and you will sail around Sicily. You will also avoid the Sicilian monster Polyphemus; he has already devoured many Greek men.’ "We were sailing as the advice had been given by Helenus. But as we sailed close to Italy‚ we were called by a wretched sailor to the ’Help me‚ Trojans‚ I am a wretched Greek! With the leader of Ithaca‚ I sailed to Sicily‚ but in our flight when Polyphemus had devoured many of my buddies and he was blinded by our men I wandered away from my friends;
Premium Italy Mediterranean Sea Sicily
The Role and Effect of Hospitality in The Odyssey The Odyssey‚ by the Greek author Homer‚ is an epic about Lord Odysseus and his quest to return home. The story takes place in and around Ancient Greece. Odysseus‚ along with his son Telemachus‚ must expel the suitors from his household after being lost at sea for 20 years. Throughout the epic‚ one of the underlying themes that Homer shows is the importance of hospitality through elaborate stories emphasizing respect‚ royalty
Premium Odyssey Homer Odysseus
cave to rest. While there‚ they get trapped in by the cyclopse‚ Polyphemus‚ who is Poseidon’s son. At one point‚ Odysseus has a chance to wound him with his sword‚ but realizes that if he does they could be trapped forever. He then comes up with a well thought out plan. (Book 9‚ Lines 343-344) Odysseus thinks to himself‚ “And now I pondered how to hurt him worst‚ if but Athena granted what I prayed for.” The plan is to get Polyphemus drunk off of wine‚ put red hot fire in his eye to blind him and
Free Odyssey
behavior they get punished by the gods. This also happened on Odysseus’ journey when he landed on the island of the cyclops and met Polyphemus. When Odysseus asked him to be hospitable towards him and his men‚ the cyclops replied by saying “you must be a fool‚ stranger‚ or come from nowhere‚/ telling me to fear the gods or avoid their wrath!” (Homer 9.307-308). Polyphemus‚ one of the worst hosts in The Odyssey‚ started eating Odysseus’ shipmates and locked them in his cave when he caught them stealing
Premium Odyssey Greek mythology Odysseus
managed to trick Polyphemus and thus‚ is able to not only blind him‚ but is capable of escaping with his men. “ He stretched himself full length upon the ground among his sheep‚ and went to sleep. I was at first inclined to seize my sword draw it and drive it into his vitals‚ but I reflected that if I did we should all certainly be lost” (Homer 169).Although Polyphemus seemed dangerous to the eyes of the men‚ Odysseus had not allowed that to overwhelm his mind. He told Polyphemus in that his name
Premium Odyssey Homer Achilles
The Odyssey is an epic poem about the greek gods‚ goddesses‚ and monsters but is there an absence of an epic hero in this poem? Odysseus -the reigning king of Ithaca- was taking part in the Trojan War for 10 long years. After the Trojan War‚ he was thrown of his course by the gods and goddesses. These gods were upset by how Odysseus had overthrown and held hostages during the war. He was then traveling another 10 years to return to his home‚ Ithaca. On and on he raced to go home while overcoming
Premium Odyssey Odysseus Homer
When Odysseus tells Polyphemus that “Zeus of the Strangers guards all guests” (IX.304)‚ Polyphemus states that he doesn’t fear the Gods implying that he has no care for hospitality or incurring the Gods’ wrath. As a result of Polyphemus breaking the laws of hospitality‚ it leads to his fate of being blinded by Odysseus and his men. Similarly‚ these rules apply to the guests as
Premium William Shakespeare Odysseus Odyssey