The Odyssey In the epic poem The Odyssey by the Greek poet Homer the main character Odysseus shows signs of heroism The poem tells the story of Odysseus a war hero from Ithaca and his journey to redress himself Throughout the story Odysseus proves himself to be the hero through his masterful skills breathtaking strength and quick thinking To finally redress himself he needed wisdom from several of gods However Odysseus has good traits that an epic hero has but he also have bad traits too such a
T en years have passed since the fall of Troy and the Greek hero Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca A large and rowdy mob of suitors who have overrun Odysseuss palace and pillaged his land continue to court his wife Penelope She has remained faithful to Odysseus Prince Telemachus Odysseuss son wants desperately to throw them out but does not have the confidence or experience to fight them One of the suitors Antinous plans to assassinate the young prince eliminating the onl
It is often said that if you can find a path with no obstacles then it probably does not lead anywhere Such obstacles often lead to unrecognized opportunities that can make one successful and happy This is akin to the lives of Santiago in the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Odysseus in Andrey Konchalovskiy film The Odyssey As the hero progresses on their journey they begin to learn more about themselves and they understand their quest Furthermore the obstacles the hero overcomes helps t
In the Odyssey much of the story features Pallas Athena the daughter of Zeus As the goddess appears throughout the poem many questions arise regarding her seemingly androgynous nature Such questions include whether or not Athena possesses a clearly defined gender and what her ideology on Greek propriety actually is Furthermore what role or relevance do these characteristics have within the plot This paper will discuss these questions through the following thesis Athena is the only figure in the
Beowulf Gilgamesh and The Odyssey are all great epics written by different cultures in different time periods But being from different civilizations they share certain values that make them similar These similarities can be seen through the actions appearance and fights of the epic heroes enemies Both Humbaba from Gilgamesh and the Cyclops from The Odyssey had certain human aspects to them Like any human Humbaba pleads for his life as hes about to die making the reader feel pity for him The mon
Odysseus was a virtuous and heroic leader He and many other characters showed many acts of bravery The bravery that Odysseus possessed was extraordinary and could have changed the story line completely if he didnt use it as often then the story may have developed different Odysseus bravery was tested in many adventures that he endured throughout the novel This will be proven in many ways throughout the essay Some examples of people that also showed bravery are Penelope the herders Tele the suit
People look up to heroes and those heroes become role models Although many individuals hold myriad definitions with varying spectrums for traits that constitute a hero most if not all will fall within the polar extremes of the Greek figure heads Achilles the most formidable Greek warrior and Odysseus Greeces top strategist during the Trojan War While Achilles character is mostly consistent in his rage pride and near divinity Odysseus character remains more dynamic and mysterious Through the hig
In the end most of the problems are solved by Odysseus using his cunning and tactics to outsmart the suitors monsters and any obstacle that gets in his way New problems were created by him because he couldnt control the urge to keep his mouth shut Most of the obstacles were caused by Poseidon and his ship mates Because his shipmates couldnt control their urges and had to know what was in the bag or had to taste the cattle a lot of his problems could have been prevented Also if Odysseus hadnt te