natural phenomena and life around‚ and so was born the myth. Start‚ due to the human understanding of nature is very limited‚ don’t understand the real reasons that the forces of nature‚ so he created by god as his incarnation of power‚ such as Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ and hades‚ Athena‚ and so on. In Greek myth story‚ one of my favorite character is the Zeus‚ he is powerful‚ and finally become cruel‚ violent‚ but he unified the chaos of the war scenes‚ has brought people
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thunderhead above the ship....then the squall struck whining from the west‚ with gale force‚ breaking both forestays"(p.465‚ 678-682) destroying the ship. When Odysseus tells the Cyclops "Poseidon Lord‚ who sets the earth a-tremble‚/ broke it up on the rocks.....a wind from seaward"(p.450‚ 254-256) it shows how Poseidon was very powerful. Also how Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag of winds that his men unleash that throw them off course. Although the gods and goddesses were powerful they were also beneficial
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goddesses‚ of note are Poseidon‚ Apollo‚ Demeter‚ Athena‚ and Hermes. Greek Mythology was important to the Greek’s mind set and civilization. Poseidon was one of the more angry gods. Poseidon was known as the god of the sea. (Warren 11) His brother name was Hades. (Warren 11) As far as respect he was second falling behind Zeus. (Warren 11) One main reason was the Greeks were made up of fishermen and sailors. (Warren 11) So other than Zeus their priority was to hail Poseidon. Poseidon was a temperamental
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journey back home to his wife‚ Penny. Odysseus is also the enemy of Poseidon and a friend of Athena. The sheriff resembles Poseidon and Tommy Johnson is Athena‚ the one that is helping Everett in his journey. Everett is seen seeing “A Man of Constant Sorrow‚” where he is describing the life of Odysseus that he have been in. The enemy that hates Odysseus and is hunting him down is Poseidon. The Sheriff is comparable to Poseidon as the scenes that he is in there is water surrounding him. The scene
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Date: July 11‚ 2011 REACTION PAPER ABOUT THE MOVIE “THE ODYSSEY” The Odyssey is about the adventures‚ adversaries and journeys of Odysseus‚ King of Ithaca‚ and the greatest hero of Greeks. “Without God‚ man is nothing”. This is what Poseidon‚ God of the Sea‚ said to Odysseus‚ and this is the first thing that came out of my mind after I watched the movie. This is indeed true because God helps us in every day of our lives. He serves as the light in every path that we take‚ and guides us
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known for meeting and fighting a Cyclops. By staying he lost the lives of 6 men and risked the possibility of being eaten alive. After attacking the Cyclops his pride gets in the way when he informs Polyphemus the name of his attacker‚ which led to Poseidon thwarting his every move to get home. Penelope was deceived into thinking her husband was loyal and had spent many years suffering trying to get home. Instead Odysseus is unfaithful and is even offered marriage. He stayed with Circe many months and
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Vengeance is the main theme in the Odyssey‚ it is what all the conflict in the story is for every conflict in the story is caused because of each characters thirst for vengeance . The three characters that show this most greatly are as follows. Poseidon through his constant punishment of Odysseus throughout the story. Secondly Telemachus’ need to make the suitors pay for disrespecting his house as well as his mother and the lack of his ability to become or even be seen as a possible
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dangerous creatures‚ one of them being the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. After blinding Polyphemus‚ Odysseus’s gloating caused him and his crew some misfortune. Bragging ultimately causes their deaths in the story. He subsequently put his crew in danger‚ made Poseidon angry and upset‚ and cursed their entire journey from that point on furthermore lengthening his journey. One of the first effects of Odysseus’s gloating was that he put his entire crew in danger of being hurt or killed by Polyphemus
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myth tells how Athena fights to retain possession of her [people’s] land when the god Poseidon wants it. 13. [Athena and Poseidon’s] skills are different‚ and each promises a special gift to the Athenians. 14. At the [contest’s] conclusion‚ Poseidon has given water and Athena has given an olive tree‚ for sustenance. 15. The other gods decide that the [Athenians’s] lives depend more on Athena than on Poseidon. EXERCISE 30.2 Distinguishing between plurals and possessives Supply the appropriate
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Literature affects the culture of different regions. The bible was mostly affected the Western culture because that is where the book in found. As for the Odyssey‚ it affects Eastern cultures. Both piece of literature use morals to convey a message. The bible tells stories and the Odyssey is a poem. The poem incorporates lessons about respect for the gods‚ obedience to the laws of hospitality‚ and love for one’s home and family. The Odyssey displays characters that respect the gods‚ and shows the
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