and drunk him to sleep. Than Odysseuse with his men’s sharpen a big stick and point the cyclope eye. Then Odysseus‚his men’s go to another island of the winds were; They split up and go looking for something to eat but Odysseus see the sea say to poseidon you can not stop me and then he meet his cousin how control the winds and
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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
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The life of the hero theseus Aegeus‚ king of Athens‚ and the sea god Poseidon both slept with Theseus’s mother‚ Aithra‚ on the same night‚ supplying Theseus with both divine and royal lineage. Theseus was born in Aithra’s home city of Troezen‚ located in the Peloponnese‚ but as an adolescent he traveled around the Saronic Gulf via Epidauros‚ the Isthmus of Corinth‚ Krommyon‚ the Megarian Cliffs‚ and Eleusis before finally reaching Athens. Along the way he encountered and dispatched six legendary
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As a man polytropos‚ Odysseus undergoes many trials and tribulations on his circuitous return to his homeland of Ithaka. Though physically of stalwart build‚ Odysseus is known among the Homeric heroes for his mental craftiness and emotional fortitude. It is these prized attributes that enables Odysseus to adapt‚ coping with impediments to his survival with self-possession and cunning. However‚ it is also Odysseus’ limitations that cause the exacerbation of his grievous situation. Throughout Odysseus’s
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also the only mortal one of them. She was a very beautiful girl until she asked Athena to go to the south to see the sun.This was because she lived in the north with her sisters and her parents where the sun never shines. Another myth is she met Poseidon and married him and she got pregnant by him. They lived in a temple owned by Athena. Athena got angry so she turned her into an ugly monster so ugly no man could look at her. When Athena said no Medusa got mad‚ and said something about her beauty
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Although‚ he was not evil‚ people still were frightened by him and avoided talking to him with the fear of attracting his attention. His weapon was a pitch fork which he used to create earthquakes. His parents are Cronus and Rhea‚ his siblings are Poseidon‚ Demeter‚ Hestia‚ Hera‚ Zeus‚ Chiron‚ he also has children with Persephone‚ their names are Macaria‚ Melinoe and Zagreus. An interesting story about hades is about the abduction of persephone. While the
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Medusa S.P.D. Poseidón‚ I am writing this letter to you‚ my dear Poseidon‚ because I have been longing to hear from you. If you are reading this that means that the malicious Athena did not intercept this. Te amo with all my heart and I long to be yours. If you could simply not pay attention to my looks‚ I am sure that we could be together! Remember the days when we were together? Remember how happy we both were? We could be like that once again! If you still truly love me‚ then you can
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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 all leave him to put back together the pieces of his identity and his old life. When Poseidon again threatens to kill Odysseus‚ he must take shelter in Scheria with the king and queen. They beg of him to tell the stories of his time at war‚ of his
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Homer’s Odyssey clearly illustrates the characteristics of epic literature and cultural values in ancient Greece‚ especially nostos‚ the protagonist’s long journey home by sea. Throughout the epic‚ Homer utilizes the writing strategy of conflict. This develops the central idea that the journey of the hero teaches him valuable lessons and ultimately transforms him. The use of conflict between Odysseus and monsters‚ as well as human enemies‚ demonstrates that he learns to control his hubris by the
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reflection from a shield given to him by Athena to see Medusa so that he wouldn’t turn to stone. Relationships • On his journey back to Seriphus‚ Perseus found a woman chained to a rock. When asking her why she was chained‚ he learned that Poseidon had been angered by her mother and that she was to be killed by a sea monster. Perseus turned the monster to stone using Medusa’s head and returned the woman‚ named Andromeda‚ to her father. When he asked Andromeda’s father for her hand‚ he
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