Hero or Villain? In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer (translated by Robert Fitzgerald) Odysseus‚ the King of Ithaca embarks on his journey home after the Trojan War with his crew men. On his way home Odysseus gets caught in storms produced by Poseidon and end up traveling to many islands to survive. Meanwhile his son and wife stay at home dealing with over welcomed sutors in their home who are trying to marry Penelope. He is not a hero because he is stubborn‚ disrespectful‚ and‚ unfaithful. Some
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If you were to have a foreign exchange student would you openly take them in to stay with you and feed them? Well that was what the Greeks thought was honorable in their culture. Whether it was a king or a beggar they would be accepted in and treated as a guest in the same ways. Most Greeks were very honorable and would accept whomever would arrive to their living state. In addition the odyssey‚ Odysseus has people who openly take him in and people who are keen on throwing him out or in some cases
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disagreements are never carried out to the extremes found in the Iliad. When Poseidon punishes Odysseys for blinding the Cyclopes‚ Athena does not take revenge. Even though Odyssey’s is her favorite mortal‚ she respects Poseidon’s right to punish him. Also‚ the treachery among the Gods that is so prevalent in the Iliad‚ is nowhere to be found in the Odyssey. In Iliad‚ Hera‚ enters into a conspiracy with Poseidon‚ Aphrodite‚ and Morpheus to aid the Greeks by putting Zeus to sleepÉ
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advantage of or don’t follow xenia are punished. The suitors who resided at Odysseus’ palace were killed‚ because they harassed Telemachus and his mother‚ and nearly ate all of their food. When Odysseus stabbed Polyphemus in the eye‚ he was punished by Poseidon. Quote from website. Hospitality is a critical theme in The Odyssey. The Odyssey is based on xenia. Talk about how hospitality is important to the Odyssey‚ how him being a bad guest‚ or his host being a bad host is how he lost all of his men‚ essentially
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by saying his name is “Nobody”. Evidence of his qualities is when the poem says‚ “He is a man of twist and turns” (891). This quote shows the reader Odysseus’ role in lying to the Cyclops. As he continues through his journey‚ he encounters Poseidon who transforms Odysseus from him- self to the beggar his job is to be as. He then goes to lie about his identity to the suitors in order to gain knowledge on their plans. He only accomplishes this act due to his disguise. During the same
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Major Gods and Goddess |Greek Name |Roman Name |Function | |Aphroditē |Venus |Goddess of love‚ beauty‚ and desire. She was | | | |married to Hephaestus. Aresis her lover and | |
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time Cafavy hopes Odysseus’ takes on the journey‚ the purpose of the journey is more important than the final destination. On Odysseus’ journey to Ithaka‚ he sees many monsters. In Cavafy’s Ithaka‚ he mentions the “Laistrygonians and Cyclops‚ angry Poseidon‚” and to “not be afraid of them‚” (4-5). The beasts serve more of a mental hurdle to Odysseus than a physical one. However‚ in the epic‚ the Laistrygonians are a strong physical presence to Odysseus‚ as they sunk 11 out of 12 ships in the story;
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Vesta 5. Hera‚ Poseidon‚ Athena‚ Aphrodite‚ Ares‚ Hephaestus 6. Priests and priestesses in the sacred grove interpreted rustling of the oak leaves 7. The breastplate of Zeus was the aegis and had Medusa’s face on it. Zeus’s tree was the oak tree and his bird was the eagle. 8. Hera is the wife and younger sister of Zeus 9. She was often cruel. She got jealous often‚ especially of Zeus’s affairs and would get revenge on whoever it happened to be. 10. Poseidon and Hades. Poseidon ruled the sea
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There are multiple different gods and goddesses in the Odyssey and each use their powers in different ways. Many gods try to help Odysseys get home to Ithaca whilst others try to stop or prolong his journey‚ they were extremely important to the success of the Odyssey. Zeus has the ultimate power throughout the book although he doesn’t appear very often. He is the god of fate and destiny and so he decided what would happen to Odysseus but other gods‚ goddesses and monsters change when it will happen
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the gods as to which of them should be its special patron. 10 Many claims were put forward by this god or by that‚ but at last‚ after much arguing‚ it became clear that the award should lie between Athene‚ goddess of wisdom‚ and the sea god‚ Poseidon. Between these two the gods decided to have a contest. Each should produce some marvel in the Attic land‚ and each should promise some gift to the city that was to come. The greater gift should win the city. When the appointed day came‚
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