harmful temptations. The war hero‚ Odysseus‚ traveled for three years‚ always trying to achieve his homecoming. In Odysseus’ fourth year‚ Zeus destroyed his ship‚ as well as his companions‚ while they were out at sea. After these losses‚ Odysseus alone was washed up onto the island of a nymph‚ Kalypso. She took him into her palace and came to love him. After time‚ she desired to make Odysseus her husband‚ offering to make him immortal as well. Yet‚ Odysseus declines her offer of immortality.
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The Influence of Storytelling Archetypes in Homer’s Odyssey By Sam Thomas Odysseus’ tale of his encounter with the Cyclops‚ which he recounts to the Phaecians in Book 9 of Homer‘s Odyssey‚ is one of the most famous stories ever told. It is deeply rooted in the classical literary consciousness and is yet familiar to even those modern readers who have never studied ancient texts. Why does a nearly three-thousand year old piece of epic poetry maintain such an influential presence in modern culture
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MOVIE” ii. Point of view a. What is the point of view? First person? Third person? Objective? Omniscient? * The point of view is that when Odysseus was far away from Ithaca his home‚ he doesn’t lose hope that he and his men will soon got home. The objective of the first person same as with the third person is just the same with Odysseus and their objective is for the readers to appreciate the things they want to impart such us being strong‚ smart‚ and full of hope. b. Does the point
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someone or something. In this epic is four major examples that convey loyalty‚ which is shown by Penelope‚ Telemachus‚ the servants‚ and Odysseus. Penelope is the wife of Odysseus; she does not remarry while he is away. Telemachus‚ his son‚ goes on a journey to find his father. Eumaeus and Philoetius‚ the servants‚ remained faithful servants to their master. Odysseus is king of Ithaca; he stays true to the gods‚ and they manage to keep him alive. Penelope is a representative of loyalty in this
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because you see it being performed time and time again throughout Odysseus’ journey home. The Odyssey was about the twenty year long journey of King Odysseus return to Ithaca from battling in the Trojan War. The theme of hospitality is present not only while Odysseus is travelling from city to city‚ but also at his home in Ithaca‚ where his wife and son‚ Penelope and Telemachus’‚ palace is being overrun with suitors. On Odysseus’ trying journey home‚ he was welcomed by several kings displaying
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Many of the tragic pitfalls of Odysseus and his men were from their own weaknesses to women. The temptations that the crew submits to always either anger the gods or distract them from their goal- returning home. In The Odyssey‚ by the legendary poet Homer‚ Odysseus and his crew desire to complete their own nostos‚ but are almost always led astray by the enticements of women. After many years of sea‚ Odysseus lands on Kalypso’s island. There‚ Odysseus met not by a strong creature thirsting for blood
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The Odyssey is the epic story of a warrior named Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War and being held captive by Calypso‚ a passionate nymph‚ for seven years. The epic recounts the many encounters and adventurous endeavors Odysseus and his men are involved in during the long return to Ithaca. During his odyssey‚ many laudable adversaries‚ primarily in the form of temptations‚ karmic justice and arrogance‚ that confront him and his hubristic‚ fatuous men. Earlier in the story
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beginning of the story Odysseus goes to war against the Trojans and wins. What he doesn’t know is that the great God Poseidon favored Odysseus and his army and helped them win the Trojan War. Poseidon becomes very angry with Odysseus’s choice in not thanking him and causes a great deal of troubles for Odysseus and his men at sea. Odysseus planned on going home but because he didn’t thank the great God of the Sea and he gets off track and lost at sea with his men. Odysseus is sent to many places
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life of men‚ children‚ and other women. Throughout this epic‚ most of the women fall under two categories: they are either faithful wives or cunning seductresses. One example of the role of women in The Odyssey is their roles as seductresses. When Odysseus and his crew land on the island of Circe‚ they are drawn to Circe’s house because of the charming voice of the beautiful‚ monstrous goddess. She is described as “singing with sweet voice‚ while tending her great imperishable loom and weaving webs
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Although some may consider these two characters heroes‚ they both have fatal flaws. Louie possesses qualities of stubbornness‚ while Odysseus is very arrogant. In the end‚ it turns out to be that without their fatal flaws‚ they would not have their greatest attribute. Odysseus’s arrogance later reverses into his best quality‚ his confidence. Without his confidence Odysseus would
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