The roles of women play an essential and critical part of the epic poem, The Odyssey. ... " you"d stay right here, preside our house with me and be immortal" (Book V). ... The Sirens, in the Odyssey, created beautiful seductive sounds that captured every man and ship that listened to them. The Sirens "were enchanters of all mankind and that man who unsuspecting approaches them, and listens will have no prospect of coming home and delighting his wife and little children- (Book XII). ... Odysseus could surpass the island of the Sirens only by placing sweet wax of honey in his ears, but ev...

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Visitor reveals his identity XII. ... What should come next in a hospitality scene is the identification of the guest, but Homer noticeably omits it in Book IX of the Iliad. ... The element of exchange of information in Book IX of the Iliad is quite lengthy because it contains six long speeches: three arguments by Ajax, Odysseus, and Phoenix, which are each rebutted by Achilles. ... Other elements, such as offering a bed, giving gifts to the guest, and a farewell blessing are omitted in the hospitality scene in Book IX of the Iliad. ... In Book IX of Odyssey, a sudden shift from upholding ...

• Word Count: 1892
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The story of Odysseus' adventures finally begin in Book IX. From Book IX to Book XII are basically all of the flash backs of Odysseus as he tells a story to the Phaecians about his past experiences during this long journey. ... Several times throughout the book, it shows how Odysseus' companions will get into trouble because of their greed. Nonetheless, this Book represents, just like many other Books, how greed and hunger can give a negative impact. ... In this Book, the reader gets a view of some of the disappointing actions he took. ...

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"The Odyssey," by Homer, follows the journey of Odysseus after a ten year war campaign in Troy. ... The goddess Circe addresses this problem in book XXII, when Odysseus has to pass the sea monster Skylla. ... (XII, 120-40) Part of the problem posed with coming home for Odysseus is to get over this fighting instinct. ... "The Odyssey" is a tale of a man who longs for home after a ten yearlong campaign and nine years at sea. ... For some, the Odyssey is just a book about a man overcoming adversity, nothing more, nothing less. ...

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The most dominant epic influence upon Virgil was Homer, the Greek author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. ... Virgil opens Book I of The Aeneid with a sweeping description- a Trojan prince, a valiant warrior and a national hero of Rome, and an appeal to the muse of poetry for divine inspiration in order to tell the tale properly. ... In Book II Aeneas describes the burning of troy to dido and the Carthaginian nobles, this exemplified a typical Virgilian simile. ... The Aeneid longest book is 952 lines and the shortest is 705 lines. ... XII: Encounter of the two champions, Aeneas and Turnus"d...

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Book X has an especially grim tone as it tells of Aeneas's rage and revenge for the death of Pallas. ... iv) The Prophecy in Book VI In book VI, Aeneas travels to the underworld seeking the advice of his dead father, Anchises. ... v) Aeneas, Turnus, and the Ending Virgil draws upon Homer's Odyssey and Iliad in his portrayal of Aeneas. ... In books VII through XII, Aeneas's character is based on Achilles. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It is with his superb music that he takes a ranking place among the great poets" (Rausen XII). ... He began writing bits and pieces of the poem in an old account book, and seventeen years later, it was published. ... "Ulysses" is based in part on Homer's "Odyssey"; however, Tennyson uses the poetic tradition, especially the legacy of classical and Renaissance poets. ...

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Unlike the Iliad and Odyssey, which are "oral" epics, the Aeneid is a "literary" epic, for it is the product of a settled, highly civilized society. ... Virgil writes: Dido-doomed to face catastrope-can't sate her soul, inflamed by what she sees (Book II, lines 994-1007)(Commager 155). ... To anyone who has even read a shortened version of The Aeneid can see that death occurs in every book of the epic. The many deaths that occur during the story all wind down to the final death "Aeneas getting revenge on Turnus for killing his good friend and warrior, Pallas 5 (Book XII). ...

• Word Count: 2516
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School