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Tells Odysseus Home Faster Circe
437 wordsCirce and Calypso are goddesses and both keep Odysseus in their home, their personalities different, yet they both help Odysseus arrive home faster. Calypso and Circe are both goddesses who wish to make Odysseus their lord. Circe has the powers of a witch, while Calypso yields no such powers. Odysseus overcomes Circe by a show of force, while Calypso is defeated only when Athena pleads the case of Odysseus. The one thing they have in common was that they both fall in love with Odysseus and want ...
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Nine Years Return Home
1,724 wordsOf all the themes intertwined in The Odyssey, the one that stands out among the others is Odysseus struggle to return to Ithaca. There are many reasons why Odysseus continually fights to return home. Ithaca is his native land; his roots are there and he is homesick for the country where he grew up. He also has a son in Ithaca, Telemachus, who has grown into a man without ever knowing his father. Odysseus also longs to return and continue ruling his people as king. Odysseus strongest desire, howe...
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Arrives On Calypsos Island Arrives On Calypsos Odysseus
927 words4) The Nature of Women Portrayed by Circe and Calypso In Homers composition, The Odyssey, the roles women play are very significant. The best examples of the true nature of women occur when Odysseus encounters Circe and Calypso. These two characters illustrate the thoughts and feelings of how women how a woman feels and how they think. As the quote states, Circe and Calypso illustrate how women really can be crafty, intelligent, sneaky, disloyal, and cruel. In contrast to battles with men, Cyclo...
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Quot Quot Marriage Quot
9,029 words1922, On " An Octopus" In 1922, Marianne Moore made the first of two trips to Bremerton, Washington, for long summer visits with her brother. On the first trip, the family traveled up to Paradise Park on Mount Rainier for an overnight stay. Moore photographed the dramatic Nisqually Glacier and took close-ups of alpine flowers. She and her brother joined a hiking party and climbed up to the ice caves, the greatest distance visitors can reach without full climbing gear. Back in New York,...
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