Comparative Analysis of the Aeneid, Odyssey, and Iliad The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of the best Greek epics written by Homer. ... The authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey were debated even in the times of the ancient Greeks. ... There are several large differences between the Odyssey and the Iliad and the Aeneid. ... (Please note that the latter quote is from a different translation of the Aeneid by John Dryden.) ... For an example, the two common ideas woven into the Odyssey and the Iliad are custom and recklessness. ...

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The importance of clever characters in book XIX of The Odyssey Odysseus is repeatedly described as being wily and astute. ... In book XIX of The Odyssey, Penelope, Euricleia, and Telemachus are clever or do things that are very smart. In book XIX of The Odyssey, the main characters are Odysseus, Telemachus, Penelope, Euricleia, the suitors, and the maids. In book XIX of The Odyssey, Athena inspires Odysseus, Telemachus, Penelope, and Euricleia to plot just revenge on the suitors for abusing hospitality and offendingf the gods. ... But I'll tell you another thing to you - and no...

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Escort to visitor's next destination (Source: Reece, 6-7) In fact, Steve Reece notes that Homer's Odyssey contains twelve elaborate hospitality scenes and the Iliad has four (5). ... Reece further notes that the arrival scene contains a description of the physical surroundings (13). ... Concerning seating, Reece notes that the first provision a host makes is a seat at the place of honor (21). ... Reece notes that Homer viewed these elements as "descriptive, not prescriptive." ... Reece notes that these re-arrangements of literary conventions reinforce the breaches of social co...

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The appearance of risk versus reward in The Odyssey gives the poem a great sense of adventure. ... Being that The Odyssey is an epic narrative of a Greek "hero," the reader is definitely privy to suspense. ... When applied to The Odyssey, the risk seems to always outweigh the reward. ... Throughout The Odyssey, the reader sees that Odysseus and his men receive several rewards and gifts but they were all misused and under-appreciated. It is also critical to note that given the circumstances, it's easy for the reader to make the "proper" risk/reward analysis in hindsight...

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The appearance of risk versus reward in The Odyssey gives the poem a great sense of adventure. ... Being that The Odyssey is an epic narrative of a Greek "hero," the reader is definitely privy to suspense. ... When applied to The Odyssey, the risk seems to always outweigh the reward. ... Throughout The Odyssey, the reader sees that Odysseus and his men receive several rewards and gifts but they were all misused and under-appreciated. It is also critical to note that given the circumstances, it's easy for the reader to make the "proper" risk/reward analysis in hindsight...

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In The Odyssey, Homer elucidates how abiding to the demands of Ancient Greek sacrificial rituals may grant approval by those gods, often engendering their assistance or support in life's excursions. ... When King Alcinous addresses the people of Phaeacia speaking of Odysseus' journey back to Ithaca, he compares the mighty Odysseus to the gods themselves, he notes, " 'Always, up to now, they came to us face-to-face whenever we'd give them grand, glorious sacrifices-- they always sat beside us here and shared our feasts'"(7.237-239). ... In The Odyssey, Homer...

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Homer happened to include women in his epics; one being The Odyssey. The Odyssey includes many prominent female characters that Homer uses to represent different aspects of emotion. ... It is important to note that Athena never physically aided Odysseus. ... After reading The Odyssey, one of the questions that one might have is, "Why is the presence of women so important in this epic?" ...

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Upon comparing her to the other female characters in The Odyssey, it is not hard to tell that her beauty and intelligence are surpassed by only Circe and Calypso, if not equal to them. ... In the opening chapters of The Odyssey Penelope is angry, frustrated, and helpless. ... It is interesting to note that the women who did not believe that Odysseus would ever return to Ithaca were later killed. Something else worth noting is that the women Odysseus comes across in his journey are all incredibly gorgeous, and in a position of power, even if you include Penelope. ...

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The elders note that, "...she is fearfully like the immortal goddess to look at" (Iliad, 3:151). ... (Odyssey, 5:180). ... (Odyssey, 6:15). ... She dissolves quarrels, even among men, when she favors them" (Odyssey, 7:73-4). ... (Odyssey, 22:460). ...

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In comparison to Homer's Iliad, the idea of family and the development of that relationship are concepts more central to the Odyssey. One relationship in the Odyssey that is unique to the Greek literature of the time is the bond between Penelope and Odysseus. ... Does the bed, my lady, still stand planted firm (Odyssey xxiii.326-327)?" ... Even though the blood feud is not as apparent in the Odyssey, it remains hidden below the surface. ... As Penelope's perspective was revealed, it is important to note that Odysseus was always a part of the bigger picture. ...

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In The Odyssey, the story is related of the colossal warrior Odysseus attempting to return home to his wife in the wake of battling an extraordinary war. ... The main occurrence in the Odyssey where Odysseus could be said to be looking for radiance is during his experience with the Cyclops, Polyphemus. ... Because of the way of the Odyssey as a "notes" story, a story of homecoming and the tragedies of war, this demonstration of heavenliness looking for is set up as the reason for the greater part of Odysseus' later issues. ...

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In order to contradict this idea, Woolf adds in her second section that, "it is the nature of biscuits to be dry", and when describing the dishes, she notes that, "There was no pattern. ... Woolf will note that a formal education is almost always the possession of great writers - but for most of history women were excluded from most formal education. This passage is a kind of cultural odyssey where one can experience someone moving past different landmarks toward a settled place, or in this case, a settled opinion. After following her through the journey, noting her stops and the different wa...

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In addition, he takes note on how normal humans live and becomes angry when he compares it to himself and his living conditions. ... In all, the creature was on an odyssey to gain love and companion. ...

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My life can easily be related to Odysseus's life in Homer's epic, The Odyssey. ... They get me off task in school and I usually miss notes or don't finish my class work and have to do it for homework. ...

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Application Exercise On Indian Luggage Industry 1. Objectives: To analyze the moulded luggage industry and its structure to highlight various kinds of pricing strategies followed by different brands. To frame considerations to be taken into account while formulating the pricing strategies if a brand wants to launch soft luggage. To establish specific and appropriate pricing strategies which may help a brand to formulate promotional strategies. 2. Overview of the Indian moulded luggage industry: The Indian luggage industry has evolved in a most unique fashion mostly due to th...

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It is also important to note, however, that despite being favored by most gods, the hero almost always came into conflict with at least one of the gods during his or her quest. ... His story, as told by Homer in "The Odyssey", is still esteemed, highly regarded and jovially recounted. ...

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In the epic story of the Odyssey, Odysseus the main character was subjected to various life threatening situations such as when he and his men were captured by the Cyclops and held captive in his cave. ... On the same note, the epic story of The Ramayana of Valmiki, Rama showed acts of selfless-service by protecting his counterpart in life Sita during the attack of the crow and saving her from the abduction of the evil king Ravana. ...

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Quite recently, the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey mission found evidence to support the existence of an ancient cean in Mars? ... It is important to note that this geometry is not based on cultural conventions such as a number system based on tens or angles based on the 360 degree system, and so it will work with any number system. ... In 2001, the Thermal Emmision Imaging System (THEMIS) aboard the Mars Odyssey spacecraft took aerial photos of the D&M Pyramid in 19 meter/pixel resolution, the most detailed and fully illuminated image thus far. ...

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A Room Of One's Own, one might say, is a kind of cultural odyssey where one can experience someone moving past different landmarks toward a settled place, or in this case, a settled opinion. And following her through the journey - noting her stops and the different ways that her experience can be interpreted. ... She notes at one point, for example, that the great 19th century ones were all childless, and she is prepared to consider how things like that affect their fiction. ... Throughout the text, one should note Woolf will often consider these themes, as she says, "Inextricably mixe...

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This is a parody of Homer's Odyssey, when Odyssey and his men escaped under the nose of the blinded Cyclops by tying themselves under a group of sheep. ... Also, note how Aristophanes creatively uses the orchestra to represent the lake in the Underworld in The Frogs- quite an unusual staging method! ... Note how Cleon could use this waspish nature of the old senile jurors to get rid of his political enemies- the jurors have merely become the "trained dogs of the politic...

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Brass players control their instruments by means of valves, and have to master 'embouchure' - the technique of using the mouth muscles to create notes of different pitch. ... The trombone pitches notes by lengthening the air column blowing through the fixed and moving parts of the tube. The slide positions only give the player a limited number of options, so like all brass-players the trombonist must create notes by moulding the muscles of his mouth to the cup of the mouthpiece. ... TUBA Oddly, tuba is the Latin for trumpet, but nothing could be more different from the bril...

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This is most evident in Homer's The Odyssey. In Homer's The Odyssey, the protagonist of the story, Odysseus, was a valiant warrior, who along with his men fought in the famed Trojan War and came out as the victors. ... In book five of The Odyssey, Homer perceptively describes the contempt Poseidon feels towards Odysseus in the following passage: But now Poseidon, god of the earthquake, saw him- just returning home from his Ethiopian friends, from miles away on the Solymi mountain-range and it made his fury boil even more. ... In book ten of The Odyssey, while traveling th...

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Odysseus and Achilles In Homer's epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey", Achilles and Odysseus are two characters that greatly encompass the human nature idealized by ancient Greeks. ... Moreover, in his crippled state, he still manages to throw the discus the farthest in the Phaiakian games, having all the men "note the prowess that is in [him]" (295). Indeed, men do note both Odysseus" and the mighty Achilles" physical prowess. ...

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