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Double Meaning Good Thing
872 wordsThroughout Homers The Odyssey, many tangible symbols are used to represent abstract ideas. Each symbol that Homer uses has two meanings. The double meanings of these symbols are used to represent Odysseus and Telemachus as they strive to meet each other. While each symbol has a meaning that represents the growth of Telemachus, each one also represents, by another meaning, the growth and development of Odysseus. When they meet for the first time, the symbols, and the character traits that they re...
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Loved By The Gods Scroll V Odysseus
1,307 wordsScroll V returns to Olympus, where the gods debate Odysseus' fate. We again see them decide that it is time for him to get home and send Hermes to tell Calypso to let him go. Hermes goes to the beautiful island on which Calypso lives, and tells her of the gods' demands. Calypso reluctantly agrees, but only because it is Zeus' command; she is clearly very unhappy about it. She tells Odysseus that she is going to help him get off the island on a raft and send him home. He is at first suspicious of...
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Divine Intervention Trojan War
1,252 words... ake's Odysseus extremely attractive, so much so that Nausicaa comments that "I should like my future husband to be just such another as he is, if he would only stay here and not want to go away" (Scroll VI). It really does seem that the girl has been manipulated into falling in love with Odysseus. This sort of manipulation appears to be acceptable in the name of the general goal, getting Odysseus home. An interesting question to consider throughout the text in light of events like this, howe...
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Poor And Working Class Spread Of Communism
1,407 wordsVietnam was a small Asian country, 9000 miles away from the United States. Yet America felt that its national interest was threatened strongly enough to fight a war there. The explanation for this lies in the fear caused by the spread of communism at that time. The role of communism was extremely important in this conflict. You see, the US had to enter the war to stop the spread of communism in Asia since North Vietnam was communist. If North Vietnam was to succeed in converting Vietnam into a c...
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Aided By Athena Odysseus Is Not A Hero Scylla
546 wordsThe Odyssey is an epic poem about a Greek warrior named Odysseus, who just finished fighting in the Trojan War. He journeys home only to find his house overtaken by suitors trying to marry his wife, and kill his son. During his journey he comes face to face with deadly creatures, and has mind-boggling experiences at sea. But after all that Odysseus has done, Im not convinced that he is a hero. He is not a hero because he exhibits a cold-hearted personality, and because Athena gave Odysseus a lot...
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First Four Home Life
923 wordsThe story of the Odyssey begins 20 years after Odysseus leaves his home, and his family. The setting is the family home in Ithaka, and our main character (at this point) is Telemachos, son of the great Odysseus. By beginning the story at this time and location rather than focusing straight in on Odysseus's intuition, the reader is given an "inside view" of Odysseus' home life, and from these first 4 books we are given much very valuable background information. One such piece of information is le...
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Typical Epic Hero Odysseus Displays Characteristics Men
647 wordsThe Odyssey is an epic poem. Odysseus, the main character in the epic seems more powerful, brave, and smarter than most men and women. A famous blind man named Homer writes The Odyssey. Homer wrote The Odyssey in about 5 th century B. C. Odysseus displays characteristics of the typical epic hero through his strength, bravery and unit. Odysseus is stronger than other characters, and sometimes his strength is superhuman. One example of this is when Odysseus men opened the sack filled with air. The...
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Land Of The Cyclopes Sirens Odysseus Men
577 wordsIn the Odyssey there were three main characters. Odysseus is the hero of the epic. He is the son of Laertes and is the king of Ithaca and a very respected warrior. He enjoys life, even while struggling to get home. He is restless, clever, and even tricky and is able to invent lies easily. After the Trojan War, the gods and goddess were mad that his plan helped the Greeks defended the Trojans. So they made Odysseus journey home as hard as possible. In the Odyssey, Odysseus is very brave, overcome...
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Rev Ed Trojan War
1,481 wordsThe Iliad With our view of God, it can sometimes be difficult to comprehend the actions and thinking of the Greek deities. The Christian God does not tend to take such an active role in the affairs of people's lives, where, on the other hand, the Greeks regarded direct involvement by the gods as a daily, uncontrollable part of life. Needless to say, divine intervention was a major variable in the equation of Homer's Iliad. (Beye, 121) The gods picked whom they would favor for different reasons. ...
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Nature Of Human Epic Poems
1,790 wordsBarbarians &# 038; Bureaucrats Mycenae No other texts in the Western imagination occupy as central a position in the self-definition of Western culture as the two epic poems of Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. They both concern the great defining moment of Greek culture, the Trojan War. Whether or not this war really occurred, or occurred as the Greeks narrate it, is a relatively unanswerable question. We know that such a war did take place around a city that quite likely was Troy, that Troy wa...
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Epics Beginning Trojan War Women
1,044 wordsFemale Power in The Odyssey Throughout time women have had to fight hard for respect and the rights that come with it. Many societies have portrayed women as second class citizens, teaching that they should be subservient to men. There have been those who have spent entire lifetimes working to break beyond the traditional concepts of women and power. It is very challenging, however, for the sex to achieve higher status, when a society teaches not to speak out or against mens wishes. How can one ...
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Heroic Qualities Ill Fated
1,484 wordsAn epic Odyssey The Odyssey An epic hero can be described as a legendary figure endowed with great strength or ability that is admired for his achievements and noble qualities. To better explain the true meaning of an epic hero, one might compare this definition to the legendary hero in Homer? s The Odyssey, the great Odysseus. Through The Odyssey, we, the readers, are taken on a journey of the main character, Odysseus, bearing witness to the many vices and virtues that play a pivotal role on hi...
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Telemachus Odysseus Bard Sings Men
683 wordsHomer 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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Live A Life Homer
722 wordsConformity and Rebellion The poem I chose to write about is? Ulysses? , by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It is a poem based on Homer? s Odyssey, which is the story of Odysseus (Ulysses) and his journeys. Odysseus was King of Ithaca and leader of the Greek army. The Greeks sailed into Troy to fight what turned out to be a lengthy battle. After ten years at war, Odysseus and the Greek army conquered Troy and set out on their voyage home. On their journey they encountered a series of adventures. I plan to ...
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Leroy Homework Assignment Ol Lady Rectum Hoe
582 words15 Feb 97 dayz: Today s Lesson: Hooked on Ebonics: 15 Feb 97 dayz: Today s Lesson: Hooked on Ebonics: Leroy is a 20 year old 9 th grader. This be Leroy s homework assignment. He must use each vocabulary word in a sentence. Foreclose: If I pay alimony this month, I ll have no money foreclose. Rectum: I once had two cadillacs, but my ol lady rectum. Hotel: I gave my girlfriend the crabs and the hotel everyone. Disappointment: My parole officer tol me if I miss disappointment, they gonna send me ba...
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Gift Giving Second Example
1,002 wordsHospitality is a way of life in a wide variety of cultures. The ways the people in different cultures act towards their guests may differ. Good hospitality is and was an important part of Greek tradition. In The Odyssey there are examples of Xenia being followed and violated. Xenia is shown time and again throughout The Odyssey. People open their homes up to whoever happens to stumble across them. Throughout their many journeys, both Odysseus and his son Telemachus were invited into many homes. ...
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Study His Enemies Tells Of How Odysseus Hero
1,342 wordsMost individuals have a conceived concept of the ideals in which one highly values or desires to acquire. These ideals generally make up the mannerisms of a person one considers a true champion, whom can be existent or imaginary. This relatively immaculate code of ethics is also accompanied by achievements one finds admirable. This person is usually goes through a series of tests or hardships that prove their importance. This is what one considers a hero. Giving the term hero such a definition, ...
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Father And Son Trojan War
2,552 wordsIn The Odyssey written by Homer and translated by Richard Lattimore, several themes are made evident, conceived by the nature of the time period, and customs of the Greek people. These molded and shaped the actual flow of events and outcomes of the poem. Beliefs of this characteristic were represented by the sheer reverence towards the gods and the humanities the Greek society exhibited, and are both deeply rooted within the story. In the intricate and well-developed plot of The Odyssey, Homer h...
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Knowledge And Truth Jesus Preached Philosophy
941 wordsWhat does one think when they hear the word Philosophy? Before I began this class, I really had no idea what the word Philosophy meant. I use to think it dealt with a bunch of really smart people trying to figure out the answers to lifes most basic and essential questions. For example: Why are we here? Is there a God? Is their life after death? Etc. What I failed to realize was that not only does Philosophy answers these questions but it also gets us to question things that we never once thought...
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Pride Is Seen Through Telemachos Quest For Pride Father
726 wordsQuest for Pride Pride is a central theme throughout many epics and novels. For any heroic character to succeed in their quest they must have a strong sense of inner pride. In many cases the hero does not already have that pride, but obtains it through the obstacles set before them. If pride is not obtained, the hero will fail. In the epic The Odyssey, Odysseus has already obtained his sense of inner pride. Therefore, the quest for inner pride is seen through Telemachos. In the beginning of The O...
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