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Good Woman Return Home
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The Role of Women in The Odyssey Women form an
important part of the folk epic, The Odyssey.
Within the story there are three basic types of
women: the goddess, the seductress, and the good
hostess / wife . Each role adds a different
element and is essential to the telling of the
story. The role of the goddess is one of a
supernatural being, but more importantly one in a
position to pity and help mortals. Athena, the
goddess of wisdom, is the most prominent example
of the role; Athena has intell...
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Fate And Free Will In The Odyssey
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When we look at Greek Mythology we often run into
the gods of that era. Sometimes they are merely
backdrops to the human element of the story but in
stories such as The Odyssey the gods play a
prominent if not vital role to the central themes
of the story. Fate has a place in the Greek world
but its place is not the same as it is in other
scenarios or worlds. It is important to understand
the word before we discuss it. Fate as far as
Greek mythology goes is not just fate. By most
standards fate ...
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Family Honor Journey Home
610 words
In the intricate and well-developed plot of The
Odyssey, Homer harmonized several subjects. One of
these subjects was the quest of Telemachos in
correlation with the journey of his father. In the
beginning of the epic, Odysseus son, Telemachos,
is a childish, passive, fearful, and untested boy,
but in the end, he has developed into a young man
ready to stand by his fathers side and defend his
family's loyalty and honor against the suitors.
Telemachos path to manhood is directly correlated
to the...
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From The Sea Golden Rule
762 words
Throughout Odysseus' many adventures in his
efforts to return home to Ithaca, Homer describes
many various cultures that his title character
meets along the way. Though many of these cultures
could be identified as subcultures of the Greek
world, each has unique qualities that separate it
from the other cultures. Chief among these
qualities is the set of values and morals that
serve to define a culture's viewpoint toward life.
This is no different in regards to the Phaeacian
society on whose lan...
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Archaic Greek Bacillus Odysseus And Agamemnon Troy
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... proper sovereignty. Before announcing his
return, Odysseus, with the help of goddess Athena,
cunningly disguises himself as a beggar to learn
of life in Ithaka during his long absence. His
patience pays off as he is able to cleverly plan
and carry out the demise of the evil and wasteful
in Book 22. However, his lust for revenge does not
blind his good judgement. Odysseus, while slaying
the suitors, is confronted by Phemios, the
minstrel suitor, who pleads for forgiveness.
Mercy, mercy on a s...
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Holy Bible God Makes
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Hebrew and Greek attitudes toward killing are
similar, but once religion is factored in a
remarkable difference is revealed. Early Hebrew
citizens were murderous people by nature, much
like the Greeks, but had God looking down on them
saying to them that killing was wrong. Greek
citizens would engage in war and human sacrifices
with the gods on their side, and even sometimes
the gods would take part in the murdering. The
Greek way of life was murderous due to their
strong urge to be revengeful, ...
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Son Of Odysseus Someones Footsteps Telemachus
715 words
Following in somebody's footsteps is always a hard
task to take. Whether it is following a father,
mother, older sibling, or friend, it is always a
challenging path to walk. A perfect example of a
boy who believes he must wear his fathers shoes is
a young man named Telemachus. He is the son of a
mighty warrior named Odysseus in the epic story,
The Odyssey. In his journey to finding his father,
Telemachus confronts many problems that come with
his feelings towards his father, and how he must
succ...
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Reader Is Left Odysseus Son Telemakhos
660 words
Telemakhos of The Odyssey Telemakhos, Odysseus
son, finally realizes that in order to preserve
his estate he must fill in his fathers shoes and
grow up. Telemakhos not only needs to do this for
himself, but for his father who is still alive.
Telemakhos became a man his father would be proud
of. Twenty years ago Odysseus left for Troy,
leaving Telemakhos without a father figure since
he was an infant. He grew up a mommy's boy not
knowing his role in the kingdom because Odysseus
was far away. Tele...
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Circle Of Hell Epic Of Gilgamesh
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- - World Lit Book Summaries Gilgamesh The
Gilgamesh epic is very interesting and
historically important because of its very early
position in world literature. It tells us about an
actual Sumerian king Gilgamesh of Uruk in
Babylonia, on the River Euphrates in modern Iraq.
He lived about 2700 B. C. In the epic the deeds of
Gilgamesh and his companion, the wild man Enkidu
are described. All these stories were composed
into a long poem, which is considered as the
earliest epic cycle yet known. The...
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Eleven Arguments In Homer Illiad
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Eleven Arguments in Homer's Illiad In Homer's
Illiad, Odysseus, Phoenix, and Aias use eleven
arguments to persuade Achilles to return to the
fighting. Through analysis of and reference to the
text, I hope to demonstrate that their arguments
can be broken into different styles, including
reason-based, moral, and emotional, and that some
were more or less effective than others.
Persuasion is a very important element of the
story, whether it is its function, meaning,
successes, or failure. In a way...
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Divine Intervention In Odyssey And Oedipus
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Divine Intervention in Odyssey and Oedipus When
one ponders the Greek mythology and literature,
powerful images invariably come to mind. One
relives the heroes's truffles against innumerable
odds, their battles against magical monsters, and
the gods' periodic intervention in mortal affairs.
Yet, a common and often essential portion of a
heroic epic is the hero's consultation with an
oracle or divinity. This prophecy is usually
critical to the plot line, and also to the well
being of the main cha...
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Harper Perennial Continental Drift
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On the surface, Continental Drift and The Odyssey
are very different. The two protagonists, Bob
Dubois and Odysseus, are as unalike as two men can
be. Bob is an average man with an average life. He
works for one man so that he can pay bills to
others, trying to make what little money is left
supply his family with the needs, both real and
imagined, that every family has. Odysseus is a
mythical figure, the ultimate man. He surpasses
his peers in every manly endeavor, ? Then there
was no man who w...
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Quot Harper Perennial
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On the surface, Continental Drift and The Odyssey
are very different. The two protagonists, Bob
Dubois and Odysseus, are as unalike as two men can
be. Bob is an average man with an average life. He
works for one man so that he can pay bills to
others, trying to make what little money is left
supply his family with the needs, both real and
imagined, that every family has. Odysseus is a
mythical figure, the ultimate man. He surpasses
his peers in every manly endeavor, " Then
there was no man ...
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Telemachus Odysseus Bard Sings Men
683 words
Homer s The Odyssey is a story of a valiant and
courageous man named Odysseus and his hardy crew
of Ithacan sailors. Odysseus sacks cities,
vanquishes monsters, and mercilessly taunts and
tricks his opponents in order to attain victory
for himself. In addition to these great physical
feats and intellectual wit, he also sleeps with
the most beautiful women on the earth. By today s
standards, he is real macho man.
Uncharacteristically, however, Odysseus is prone
to shedding tears of sorrow. Such a...
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Human Or Mortal Odyssey By Homer Odysseus
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Odysseus, son of Laertes, was godlike in many
ways, but he also showed some human or mortal
characteristics. In The Odyssey by Homer, he shows
this in a few ways while on his way home to Ithica
from the land of the Lotus-eaters, and also when
he is home. Either something upsets him like a
human would get upset, or he does something a
human would do and normally wouldnt see from a
god. First, I noticed when he was escaping for the
Cyclops cave, he had to get the last word in: If,
O Cyclops, /A mo...
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Beginning Of The Play Three Men
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The heroes in the Odyssey and Hamlet both use
deception to achieve revenge against those who
have wronged them. However, the manner in which
they go about these deceptions is very different
between the two. It must also be noted that
although revenge is clearly an overwhelming
influence in the two stories it is not viewed in a
truly positive light in either. In Hamlet the
young prince uses deception as a means to bring
about his revenge for his fathers murder. The form
of his deception is madnes...
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Terms Of Oedipus Odysseus 038 Oedipus Odysseus 038 Love
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Heroism In Terms Of Oedipus, Odysseus 038;
Heroism In Terms Of Oedipus, Odysseus 038;
Catullus Heroism: boldness, bravery, courage,
daring, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry,
prowess, spirit, valor. This is how the term is
described by practically any dictionary or
thesaurus accessible by us today. But when we
refer it to the three heroes we have studied about
during the last two months, it is evident that the
word holds a different meaning for each one of
them. Its not simply a matter th...
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Epic Hero True Hero
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Odysseus is a man that embodies the general aspect
of an epic hero but does not seem to have the
morals of a hero. He fights in an unfair manner,
lies to his crew, and he kills for no apparent
reason. (Repetition) Odysseus is Superman to the
Greeks. (Metaphor) Try to imagine Superman
fighting one of his numerous archenemies. Superman
fights fair like the bigger man (simile), no
matter what. After defeating the monster Superman
does not kill it, but takes it to some place that
it can live without...
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Doesn T Great Warrior
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In the middle of Book 9 of Iliad there are six
little epic songs, which are the speeches of the
three ambassadors, Odysseus, Phoinix, and Aias,
and the reply of Achilleus to each one. Trying to
persuade Achilleus to rejoin the fighting, all
three ambassadors give their speeches. However, it
is Phoinix speech that contains the most
compelling arguments because his speech is very
personal to Achilleus. Odysseus is a spokesman for
Agamemnon and therefore speaks first because of
his rhetorical skill...
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Oedipus The King Sophocles Oedipus
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Sophocles Oedipus the King and Homer s Odyssey
both deal on the topic of truth. In both works the
character Tiresias, a blind prophet, participates
in the different journeys by revealing various
truths to the main characters. While the main
importance of Tiresias in The Odyssey is to show
that truth can be helpful, his importance in
Oedipus the King is to attempt to discourage
Oedipus on his journey to find the truth because
he knows the truth can be negative as well. The
first thing that should...
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