Also‚ Telemachus and Odysseus need to get revenge on the suitors for disrupting their family. Lastly‚ Odysseus tells Penelope “to stay quietly in her chambers since the angry kin of the suitors will be vengeful” (Nardo‚ 100). The Odyssey contains many people getting revenge on others‚ like Poseidon reprimanding Odysseus for blinding his son‚ Odysseus and Telemachus repaying the suitors for disrespecting their household‚ and the families of the late suitors requiting Odysseus and Telemachus for killing
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Homer the Odyssey The Odyssey is an enduring classic because it emphasizes the essential family values that exist within everyone regardless of culture. In Homer’s Odyssey‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ sets off on a voyage to foreign lands and encounters mythical beings. These supernatural forces seem intent on Odysseus’ destruction‚ but through his cunning and guile he is able to outwit‚ survive‚ and overcome the hostility entities of the world. His unwavering determination and longing to
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Omen birds play a much stronger part in Ithaca and in Telemachus’s story than in the Odyssey. In The Odyssey‚ omen birds foretell the killing of the suitors‚ Odysseus’s homecoming‚ and reassure Telemachus that his house will remain powerful. In The Odyssey‚ when the Telemachy is starting and Telemachus first addresses the suitors‚ and says "If you think it a sounder scheme to destroy one man’s estate and not make restitution‚ then eat your fill‚ while I pray that Zeus will bring a say of reckoning
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characterize Telemachus at this point? What are his strengths? Telemachus is trying to be a good host and holds himself to a higher set of standards. He is disgusted by the behaviors of the suitors around his home. He cares about the values and morals of the Greeks. 4. What are his weaknesses? He has allowed the suitors to overtake his father’s home. 5. How does Athena plan to affect Telemachus? Athena poses as a man‚ Mentes (Odysseus’ friend) and enters Telemachus’ home. She tells Telemachus that
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Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ has characters that contain both good and bad values‚ but which character has the most Trinity Hall core Values? Odysseus has far too much hubris to be considered a character that represents the Trinity Hall core values. Telemachus along with Penelope lack leadership. However‚ Athena obtains the Trinity Hall core values and although Athena is a goddess‚ she can act as a role model to the students in Trinity Hall because she represents Trinity Hall’s core values of respect
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Trojan War. His son‚ Telemachus‚ has grown up‚ and his wife‚ Penelope‚ has a mob of suitors courting her. By now‚ they have lost hope and convinced themselves that Odysseus is dead. This example proves the first stage because Odysseus is announced along with his predicament. Moreover‚ the second stage is the call to adventure. Something unexpected occurs and the hero must adjust to the change. For instance‚ Athena‚ with the consent of Zeus‚ travels to Ithaca to tell Telemachus that his father is
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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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Greek idea of community starts from the beginning of the Story. When Penelope was giving birth of Telemachus‚ everybody in the town gathered around Eumaeus hut. The joy cherished among the people in Ithaca; however there was distressing news about king Odysseus leaving to war against the troy. This journey to troy could take 10 years or may be more. Odysseus Left for troy right after the birth of Telemachus. Odysseus was forced to leave his kingdom not knowing whether he will be able to see his wife
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large and destructive mob of suitors who have taken over Odysseus’s palace and his land continue to court his wife‚ Penelope. She has remained faithful to Odysseus though she has no way of knowing weather he is dead of alive. Prince Telemachus‚ Odysseus’s son‚ wants desperately to throw them out but does not have the confidence or experience to fight them. The suitor Antinous plans to assassinate the young prince‚ to eliminate the only thing keeping them from complete control
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towards Telemachus. In the beginning‚ Athena travels to Ithaca in the guise of Mentes‚ and states to Telemachus‚ Odysseus’ son‚ “I’m Mentes‚ son of wise Anchialus; the Taphian‚ tenacious oarsmen are the people I rule….For bright Odysseus has not died upon this Earth: he is alive somewhere‚ delayed upon an island set among vast waves‚ held by harsh savages against his will”‚ (Homer‚ and Mandelbaum‚ p.9-10). Athena is stating that Odysseus‚ Telemachus’ father is alive‚ and later on tells Telemachus to “asks
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