The Courage of Odysseus Throughout Homer’s account of his return from Troy to Ithaca‚ Odysseus demonstrates courage and persistence as he strives to journey home. For example when he had no choice but to believe what Cadmus was telling him‚ Cadmus she is the daughter of Ino who was once human “Now do as I say- you’re in no position to refuse: Take off those clothes and abandon your raft to the winds will” (5.345-355). Odysseus was really courages to listen to Cadmus and to trust her word that he
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with wax. Odysseus wants to experience everything beautiful but to not be destroyed by it Singing about Odysseus and how great he is: The Trojan war and the greatness of him and Achilles Singer who glorifies the Trojan War? Homer is the singer of the sirens* Power and Nature of poetry? The poet glorifies war and glory and seduces men to the idea of it‚ but in reality they are just skeletons. They’re seduced to their deaths. Odysseus and his relation to Poetry
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Are the ancient biblical stories and the myths of the Greeks irredeemably male oriented? All ancient societies treated women as the inferior gender. It has been historically shown that in the ancient world‚ men were the leaders‚ heroes‚ and kings‚ and women served primarily as companions‚ helpers‚ and child-bearers. In the Old Testament and throughout ancient Greek literature‚ there is a constant theme of male superiority that cannot be ignored. Men did not believe that women were capable of existing
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The husband often takes care of his family and takes the burden of serving during war time. The wife mainly stays at home and takes care of the daily tasks‚ such as cooking and taking care of the children. Women also had very little control over their lives. As seen in the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles‚ women are often “prizes
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Odysseus and Neoptolemos are charged with the task of retrieving Philoctetes from the island he was left on by the Greek army. Once they get there they attempt to trick Philoctetes into giving them his bow‚ thinking this was all they needed to end the Trojan War. However after Philoctetes realizes it is Odysseus that is trying to trick him into going with them he refuses to go with them. Philoctetes tells them to go on without him and then begins to mope about his life. After arguing with Neoptolemos about
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War War has been part of our history ever since the dawn of time. Even when our ancestors were still using primitive rocks to sustain their also very primitive lives‚ wars have been fought between tribes for control of territory and small resources. Those wars were not fought with the future in mind‚ those wars were just fought for the simplest of things. War is our curse‚ a curse that poisons every inch of the goodness inside. Our human greed‚ our human imperfections act as the
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1. Motivation is something that inspires you to do your best or full potential. It amplifies your drive to do something‚ different people have different motivations like family‚ love one‚ children‚ or an artist‚ a goal you wanted badly to reach/ 2. Need for affiliation – love‚ family‚ friends‚ shelter‚ food‚ and clothing. Need for power – aggressiveness‚ and manipulating situations. Need of achievement 3. The Three elements of emotions are The Subjective Experience‚ The Physiological Response
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of goddess Athena prevents Achilles from making a fatal mistake; he has not yet grown to seek wisdom before letting rage consume his decisions. Achilles continues in his rage by pressuring his mother to “persuade him (Zeus)‚ somehow‚ to help the Trojan cause… so even mighty Atrides can see how mad he was / to disgrace Achilles‚ the best of the Achaeans” (1. 485-490). For personal
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different forms of pride. Paris deals with a pride that makes him think he’s better than everybody else. This pride comes from both getting his way all the time and the lovely gifts Aphrodite gave him; the very gifts that have brought the two nations to war. When Paris fights with Menelaus‚ “Aphrodite snatched Paris away‚/easy work for a god‚ wrapped him in swirls of mist/ and set him down in his
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character based on how he holds fast to the Homeric code and his values in war‚ is represented as a human who has flaws yet overcomes them‚ is a fierce and powerful warrior‚ and Homer portrays him positively in the epithets that have been written about him. Based on how Hector holds fast to the Homeric codes and his own virtues‚ he is esteemed with the title of the most heroic not only back in the time of the Trojan War‚ but also in our modern day time. One of the most illustrative examples of his
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