In The Odyssey‚ the violent acts that Poseidon inflicts on Odysseus connects to the cultural message of independence. Poseidon is relentless in his pursuit of Odysseus as the mere mortal blinded his son Polyphemus (Homer 112). Poseidon shows his independence because all of “the other gods felt compassion‚ all save Poseidon‚ who steadily strove with godlike Odysseus” (Homer 1). Poseidon has a deep hatred for Odysseus that none of the other gods do‚ but Poseidon does not give into his fellow immortals
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the lives of both Odysseus and his son Telémakhos. Sometimes these interferences are to push forwards Odysseus’ nostros‚ for example Athena encouraging Telémakhos of the possibilities of his father being alive and to go out and find him; however Poseidon‚ Odysseus’ divine antagonist strives in the opposite direction‚ trying to prevent Odysseus from ever returning home. Ultimately all of the involvement from the gods in some way focuses around Odysseus and his homeward voyage. In the first book
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could I forget Odysseus? Great Odysseus who exels all men in wisdom‚ excels in offerings too he gives the immortal gods who rule the vaulting skies? No‚ it’s the earth-shaker‚ Poseidon‚ unappeased ." (Book 1 line 72-84). What Zeus is saying is that Odysseus isn’t the man who everyone thinks he is and explains why Poseidon has put a curse on his trip back to Ithaca. Odysseus was a man who used his creator mind to get himself and his crew out of trouble and he never gets himself trapped when asked
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of the gods. Even Poseidon is no longer angry with him‚ something that raises Odysseus in the rankings of the ancient Greek heroes. This man after going through all those ordeals is finally reunited with his family in his house‚ which was his ultimate goal from the beginning of his long and tedious
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characters and scenes. First off‚ The Sirens (washing women) that seduce the three main characters in O Brother‚ Where are Thou are the Sirens that attempt to seduce Odysseus and his crew while they are headed home. Also‚ the sheriff is similar to the god Poseidon‚ who torments Odysseus and prolongs his journey home. While in The Odyssey‚ Odysseus and his men blind the Cyclops with a spear in his one eye‚ “Big Dan” shares almost the same experience with Polyphemus and similar traits. The strongest connection
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Sacha went off to meet the hideous Scylla‚ she left behind her son‚ Domos and her husband‚ Denis. With no promise of returning until she has freed her city from the evils of Scylla‚ Sacha set off. When Sacha had dealt her final blow with the help of Poseidon‚ Scylla left Sacha with these words “It all begins when youth has left you‚ then your people’s respect will turn to jealousy‚ and
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Boom! The sound of Poseidon’s trident shooting lightning at Odysseus’s shield almost deafened both of them. It all started when Odysseus sought revenge on Poseidon for his extensive unruly home and for the loss of his men and mother. In Odysseus’s fueling rage‚ he marched out to sea avenge his men and mother‚ and reek as much havoc upon Poseidon on as possible. He was on this voyage for an extended time when he came to the realization that he was heading directly toward Scylla and Charybdis. He
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The agency of Job and Odysseus is controlled by God and the gods. Neither Job nor Odysseus have agency when the gods are against them. The relationship between the divine and human agency is a well-established one in both the ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek cultures. Many acts that could be attributed to human agency are often credited to gods‚ especially human errors or misdeeds. Humans try to forfeit a good deal of their agency to the gods willingly. Nevertheless the gods have no reservations
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Level 1: What do the gods decide on when Poseidon is away for the fate of Odysseus? Level 2: In Book VII (7)‚ why do you think Athena wants to mask Odysseus’s identity from the palace of Alcinoos? Level 2: Why doesn’t Odysseus accept/trust the help of the gods other than that of Athena? Level 3: If you were Zeus‚ would you take Athena’s side and allow Odysseus to return home or would you take Poseidon’s side‚ OR would you mediate as Zeus did in the book and explain your
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characteristics of both an effective and ineffective leader. An example of Odysseus’s effective leadership would be his ability to think ahead‚ for instance when he lied to the Cyclops about the whereabouts of his ship. “My ship? Poseidon Lord‚ who sets the earth a tremble‚ broke it up on the rocks at your land’s end” (1053). By lying to the Cyclops he has a way to escape the island without the Cyclops knowing of his only source of transportation. Another great quality of
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