The Diary of Captain Odysseus Entry 1 The smell of fresh entrails is so strong I must cover my mouth with a dirty rag as I write this. I am staring at my comrade‚ Lieutenant Dan‚ and observing his condition: a bone protruded out of his leg which moved with his rattling breath – it is a cruel fate to be confined to‚ to be a good soldier and merely wanting to return to the country he loved. His moaning seems synchronised with the rocking lifeboat‚ and his muscles‚ visible to the naked eye‚ writhed
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musician Bob Dylan once said a interesting qoute which states: “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Odysseus was on a trip back home‚ which took a little longer‚ well two decades longer from the mysterious adventures he overcame. Modern hero’s take risk upon themselves‚ and sacrifice their life for the team. Odysseus is a modern day hero‚ because he has all the traits of a hero in this era even though their morals have changed‚ he has movaited hero’s today
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man named Odysseus who fought to save his life. Suffering from bitter days and nights. Trying to get his shipmates home. Although Odysseus couldn’t save them‚ for their own recklessness destroyed each and every one of them. Acting as children and fools‚ they feasted on the cattle of the Sun God Helios. From all of these adventures‚ the daughter of Zeus‚ Muse‚ tells us in our time to lift the great song again. Killing his own men on the land of Scylla and Charybdis’‚ and lying. Odysseus clearly states
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In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus must return home from a ten-year-long war and along the way piece back the remains of his old life in Ithaca‚ this is his search for identity. On the way home‚ he must tell stories of his travels from his twenty years away from home. He also must disguise himself when he returns to avoid conflict amongst the kingdom‚ hiding his true identity. Last but not least‚ he has to disguise himself from his wife who has been stringing along many suitors since he left. These things
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up with a plan to save them. He decides to put a spear into the cyclopes eye after getting him drunk‚ making one of the other cyclopes move the huge stone. After being free he wastes no time to sail away from the island. The second example where Odysseus shows bravery is when he had to be tied to a chair to resist the song of the sirens. He showed bravery because he again‚ put his men before himself and remained loyal to the ship. No one could resist the song but luckily‚ he was strong enough
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ENGL 2111 Odysseus and Gilgamesh as Strong Ancient Leaders In ancient literature the epic hero is a character that embodies the values of his society. They are shown favor or disfavor by the gods and are generally larger than life figures. There are many similarities in the epic heroes Gilgamesh and Odysseus. They are both men of great power‚ cunning‚ and adoration. More important however is that they share many attributes that prove that both are strong ancient leaders. They rule their kingdoms
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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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The Time After As Prophesied by He Who Hears the Waters Recorded in the annals of time Odysseus‚ son of Laertes – Bravest of all men Ulysses‚ son of none – Most stubborn of all fools As there can be no man braver than a stubborn fool you both shall stand before me and hear what I have to say. Together you will walk a shadowed path that the greatest among all men before and after feared and will fear to walk in the light of day. The first sign of your final undoing is this – a fountain of ambrosia
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story of Homer’s Odyssey tells the tales of Odysseus‚ king of Ithaka. He loses his way on his way back from the Trojan war. Odysseus confronts extremely difficult ordeals to come home and routinely wins. Homer uses the differences in the Strength‚ courage‚ cunning‚ and mercy of Odysseus and Telemachus in order to show that Odysseus is more of an hero than Telemachus. One way Odysseus and telemachus can be compared is their courage. Both Telemachus and Odysseus are very courageous. They have to be courageous
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Odysseus is not an admirable character‚ he is egotistical‚ injudicious‚ and unbelievably narrow-minded. Odysseus may seem to be the impeccable deity to praise‚ who would not wish to worship an undeniably tenacious human being who slaughtered a bountiful amount of monsters and conquering any woman he desires. But is that just the beginning of the negative traits he owns? In the Odyssey‚ you may find yourself applauding Odysseus for his courageous actions and being able to overcome any task‚ no matter
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