Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" contains a reoccurring theme of hospitality. ... When Theoclymenus approaches Telemachos and openly admits to having killed a man, Telemachos invites him on the ship and finds a place for him to stay in Ithaca. Not everyone is a gracious guest in "The Odyssey." The suitors that have taken over Odysseus's home eat, drink, and destroy day after day. ... Odysseus exacts the ultimate revenge in the end by massacring all the suitors and anyone who aided them. ...

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As soon as they realize Odysseus has indeed returned, the suitors are afraid of him. ... Odysseus is determined to kill the suitors by punishing them for their rash actions while living in his household. ... When the suitors find out that Odysseus has killed Antanoos, they attack him verbally. ... By overemphasizing the suitors' fury, the hostility between Odysseus and the suitors is clearly identified. ... Odysseus strikes Antanoos by surprise and kills him. ...

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We learn that Penelope is a smart, clever, tactful and perspicacious woman through several selections of The Odyssey, such as her trickery of the suitors with the spool. ... When she realizes the beggar is Odysseus, she is smart enough to realize to not make a big deal out of it, because if she does he may get trouble from the suitors. ... Another excerpt of The Odyssey is when Odysseus was disguised as beggar and goes to the palace. ... Penelope then tells Odysseus she had a dream that an eagle killed her twenty geese and then sat on the roof and claimed to be her husband, Odysseus who jus...

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In The Odyssey, Homer makes use of elaborate similes. ... Suitors are harassing Odysseus" wife Penelope. The suitors assume that Odysseus is dead and they vie for Penelope's hand in marriage. ... Odysseus says, "I stormed that place and killed the men who fought. ... For The Odyssey to be such a well-known story as it is today, Homer's telling of The Odyssey must have been well worth listening to. ...

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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, 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. ... The suitors didn't heed the gods or the rules of hospitality, so Odysseus was used by the gods to kill the suitors. ... Odysseus avenged his family as well ...

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Suitors, Death Awaits Them The Odyssey is about one man's epic struggle to return to his homeland to deal out a fair death to the suitors who have invaded his son, wife, great hall, and homestead. ... The last reason as to why Odysseus waits to kill the suitors has to do with the way he wants to kill them. ... As you see here this is another remarkable sign of Smith6 Odysseus's wit and wisdom in how he chooses to kill the suitors by their flaws. Throughout the Odyssey, Odysseus is faced with many struggles during his journey back to his homeland. ... Furthermore, it has bee...

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Odysseus is a hero of all times thanks to Homer who wrote his story in The Odyssey. ... Homer wrote about the Trojan War, in which Odysseus took part in, in the Iliad, and about Odysseus" long journey home in, The Odyssey. ... In the Odyssey, Homer used a narrative structure to tell his stories. ... uises him when he finally reaches home in order to help trick the suitors. ... His strength was also useful when he had to string his bow in order to win Penelope from the suitors and kill them all. ...

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The Odyssey and Hamlet are two very similar books. The Odyssey is about a 10 year journey and that goes through so many obstacle courses in his life. ... During his journey Odysseus uses what he has learned from his mistakes to return home and kill the suitors. ... On Ithaca Odysseus never brags to the suitors and is able to enter his house without the suitors knowing his real identity. ... Odysseus is able to see who is loyal and who is not and take his revenge with the suitors never knowing who he was until the final moment. ...

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She told the suitors that it would be dishonorable not to have a shroud to bury Lord Laertes, Odysseus's father in when he died and that she must finish it before she can choose a suitor to marry (II, 103-107). ... The suitors were planning to kill Telemakhos when he returned home by ambushing him between the islands of Ithaca and Same (IV, 875-882). ... Also when Dawn had an affair with Orion and Artemis hunted Orion down and killed him in Delos with her arrows. ... (V, 124-135) Again, another instance of how the women of the Odyssey are portrayed as rescuers arises in Book V when Od...

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One relationship in the Odyssey that is unique to the Greek literature of the time is the bond between Penelope and Odysseus. ... In book 19, the clever side of Penelope is revealed when she tells all the suitors she is weaving a shroud for Laertes, Odysseus's father, and once it is finished she will pick a suitor to marry. ... Perhaps she is trying to juice the suitors of all she can before Odysseus comes back to kill them, or perhaps she is testing the beggar to see how he responds to her actions. ... The beggar then goes further to explain that Odysseus is on his way home and will cre...

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The Odyssey vs. ... Beowulf, which is translated, by Burton raffle, is about a warrior who killed monsters and saved a city. ... For example, Odysseus ordered these women to pick up the bodies of the dead suitors and clean up the bloody hall. ... The infamous killer fought for his freedom, wanting no flesh but retreat," (Raffel 443-445.) while Odysseus fought the suitors who were human beings. ... They like to talk about their stories of whom they may have killed. ...

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Odysseus, of Homer's Odyssey, is an appropriate hero and ruler of Ithaca. ... However, when he returns Odysseus cleverly plans and carries out the demise of the evil and wasteful suitors with the help of Athena, goddess of wisdom: "Come on [Athena] weave me a plan to punish them [the suitors]." ... Odysseus' equity and mercy is displayed after his triumph over the suitors, whom he executed because of their lawless behavior. However, Odysseus shows compassion by allowing Phemius, the minstrel suitor, and Medon, a herald suitor to live. ... Upon his return to Ithaca, Odysseus ingenious...

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The most prominent and distasteful form of Xenia was with the suitors that were staying as guests in Odysseus's home. Odysseus was not there when the suitors were, but his wife, Penelope, and his son Telemachus were living there. These suitors were there to court Penelope because they were certain Odysseus will never come back and he has perished. ... The suitors even made plans to kill Telemachus, to get him out of the way so they could further their goal of obtaining Penelope's hand and obtaining all the riches of Odysseus's home. ... But of course, Odysseus was well and alive...

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The Odyssey covers Odysseus's difficult journey back home to Ithaca, which, unfortunately, takes ten more years. ... If they did, they would seek him out and kill him before he had a chance to return home to his faithful wife. One of the greatest examples of Odysseus" intelligence isn't even found in the Odyssey. ... Odysseus is definitely intelligent, and proved so extensively in the Odyssey. ... Once Odysseus returns home, he is met by several of his wife's suitors. ...

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In Homer's epic story The Odyssey, there were many major themes. ... They disrespected his home, killed and ate all of his animals, and totally disrespected Penelope, Odysseus" wife. ... They began a plot to slaughter everyone who violated Odysseus" home, and everything in it, including all the women that sided with the suitors. Upon the murder of one of the lead suitors, Antinoos, Odysseus revealed to the suitors that he was back and he was ready to take his home and his kingdom and return it to the stature that it once was before he left. ... Once the men were dead, Odysseus pro...

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The Odyssey is said to contain 24 books as the Iliad. ... Penelope, who will be bearing Odysseus" son (Telemachus), tried to discourage Odysseus from joining the Greek expedition being afraid that Odysseus might not return and that, suitors might try to court her. ... Storms and strong waves met the departing Greeks; many were killed in the tempest including Ajax (the soldier) while Menelaus was blown to Egypt. ... After ten years and more when Odysseus had not returned to Ithaca, suitors from all places swarmed to Penelope's castle asking for her hand. ... Teiresias warned Odysseus th...

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Poseidon seeks revenge on Odysseus because of his action but was unable to kill him. ... Odysseus shows revenge after he arrives home to all the suitors and his servants. He kills the leader of the suitors, Antinous and eventually the rest of the suitors. ... In The Odyssey Penelope shows tremendous loyalty toward Odysseus while he is gone. ... Telemachus, Odysseus' son, is loyal to his father when it comes to the suitors. ...

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In, "The Odyssey," Homer includes many female characters, which orchestrate key roles in the epic poem. ... Female figures play an important role in The Odyssey and reflect a complex, broad view of womanhood on Homer's part. ... When Odysseus returns to Ithaca, he has to fight off all of the suitors to get to Penelope and take back his home. Athena disguises him as an old beggar to help him get past the suitors and when he gets to Penelope, she turns Odysseus back into himself and even makes him more handsome. ... No man is immune to the temptation of P the Sirens call, so Odysseus puts ...

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The story of The Odyssey shows the importance of hospitality and generosity in the relationship of guest and host. ... The slaying of the suitors is acceptable in this situation because of their direct disobedience to the customs and the personal insults given to Odysseus. ... Over the course of the piece, several prophecies are made on Odysseus" return and that the day of reckoning for the suitors would come soon. ... Also, Eurymachus even agrees with Odysseus" anger and tells him he has the "right" to want to kill them all off (441.48). All of the suitors were offered the chance to leave ...

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In Homer's epic, The Odyssey, Odysseus is a character that gives nothing, and takes everything, and yet he is still viewed as an honorable man in many people's eyes. ... When six of his crew members are killed, he shows absolutely no remorse for their death. ... He cannot wait to return home so he can kill the suitors and receive all the rewards, and power that he believes he deserves. ... The only thing he seeks throughout The Odyssey is to return home and kill the suitors who are trying to take over his house and his wife. ... The ghastly character traits of Odysseus" non heroi...

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In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus's fate was largely controlled by Athena, Teiresias, Circe, Aeolus, Poseidon, and Zeus. Athena was Odysseus's primary advocate and was the reason Odysseus eventually made it home. ... If this had not happened, Odysseus would probably have died. ... Without this, Odysseus's plan would have been ruined and the suitors would probably have killed him right away. ... In The Odyssey, Odysseus's fate was dictated by Athena, Teiresias, Circe, Poseidon, Zeus, and Aeolus. ...

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Odysseus shows his true epic hero colors when he uses his exceptional intelligence throughout The Odyssey. ... Many suitors take over his home while he is away, and not a single one can even string Odysseus" bow, much less shoot it accurately. Odysseus returns home to seek revenge on the suitors that have taken over his house in pursuit of his wife Penelope, and in one smooth motion strings his bow, draws an arrow, and kills the "lead" suitor Antinous with obvious greater strength than any other man present. Odysseus obviously posses more than the average hero's strength, and proves ...

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The suitors plan to kill Telemachus. ... Poseidon sees him in the water, gets very upset, and sends a storm to kill him. ... Thought Telemachus shows strong generosity and courage in The Odyssey (Books 1-5). ... The suitors in Books 1-5 are all after Penelope. ... The suitors want to kill Telemachus so that they have all try to get Penelope. ...

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Homer happened to include women in his epics; one being The Odyssey. ... The most powerful part of the epic is the final battle that takes place between Odysseus and the suitors. ... The suitors tried twice more to kill the men with their spears, but each time Athena allowed the spears to bypass Odysseus. ... Homer chooses to unveil Athena now so that the suitors will know before they die the goddess was on Odysseus's side. With the help of Athena, Odysseus was able to win the final battle between the suitors. ...

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