Throughout Homer's epic, the Odyssey, Poseidon is often characterized as a destructive and cruel deity. ... Poseidon is simply the resulting force of these actions. The encounter between Odysseus and Poseidon's son Polyphemos the Kyklops is an allegorical episode that defines Poseidon as a force of nature, and his son as a result or specific instance of that force. ... Poseidon, like the other gods of Olympus, was more than just a humanlike immortal to the ancient Greeks. ... A careful reading of the Odyssey will show the reader that any blame placed on Poseidon for the woes of Odyss...

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In the ancient Greek society, like the society present in the book "The Odyssey," hospitality is exactly what was anticipated from the people. You can say that hospitality is kindness and hospitality is an important part of Homer's "The Odyssey." Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" contains a reoccurring theme of hospitality. ... Not everyone is a gracious guest in "The Odyssey." ... Also the Phaeacians were perfect hosts to Odysseus, giving him food, drink, gifts, and a ride home and yet, Poseidon punishes them for being so hospitable by turning the ship to stone. ...

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Odyssey vs. ... The Odyssey and O" Brother each start with an obstacle that keeps the main characters, Odysseus (Odyssey) and Everet (O"Brother), from their homes and their wives for many years. ... In the Odyssey, Odysseus runs into Aeolous the cousin of Poseidon says: "The sea is nothing without the wind." ... I believe that George Nelson is comparable to Aeolous and the Sheriff is comparable to Poseidon. ... The Odyssey is the well-known story of a hero's long journey home. ...

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In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus's fate was largely controlled by Athena, Teiresias, Circe, Aeolus, Poseidon, and Zeus. ... Firstly, Poseidon, the god of the sea, was the reason Odysseus's voyage was infinitely more difficult than it should have been. When Odysseus blinded Poseidon's son, Polyphemus, Poseidon became very angry and was determined to seek revenge. However, Aeolus, the god of the wind, helped Odysseus bear the torture Poseidon imposed upon him by bagging all anti-productive winds. ... In The Odyssey, Odysseus's fate was dictated by Athena, Teiresias, Circe,...

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The Odyssey is said to contain 24 books as the Iliad. ... Mercury in Roman Mythology • Poseidon- God of the Sea IV- Plot - The epic Odyssey begins (as shown in the movie) when Odysseus bid Penelope, his wife, farewell. ... She told Poseidon about this and asked him to help her to revenge. ... What happened made Poseidon angrier that he vowed to punish Odysseus more. ... There, he met King Aeolus, the God of the Wind and Poseidon's cousin. ...

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Throughout the text, The Odyssey presents a dichotomy of early Greek values---Athenian traits as opposed to Poseidon qualities. ... As "metis" is to Athena, "bie" is to Poseidon-a word that means violence and brute force. Poseidon traits additionally encompass impulsivity, rash decisions and bodily urges. ... Every aspect of it-bloodshed, bodily urges and impulsivity-fits the mold of classic Poseidon qualities. ... The Odyssey tells the story of a journey. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Odyssey The Odyssey is an epic tale of bravery and triumph. ... Odysseus is then eager to get home but he provokes the wrath of Poseidon, god of the sea, and is punished with fog and flat winds. ... Homer wrote the Odyssey around a theme of bravery and triumph. Triumph, that is, over that which can consume you, such as the wrath of Poseidon. ...

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., Homer wrote an extremely complex piece of literature called The Odyssey. ... Strong characters are very important in the lessons of The Odyssey. ... There are three main themes in The Odyssey. ... Another symbol appears after Odysseus blinds Polyphemus, the Cyclops and son of Poseidon. Poseidon is the god of the sea and causes Odysseus" ship to stray even further off course. ...

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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. ... Hamlet's journey was a emotional one and the Odyssey was a emotional and physical journey. ... With this new information Polyphemus prays to his father Poseidon to have Odysseus and his men punished. Having angered Poseidon, they must wander throughout the sea slowly dying one by one. ...

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The famous Greek poet, Homer, writes of him in one of his most famous works, The Odyssey. ... Odysseus cunning wit can be seen even before the Odyssey. ... Poseidon, the unpredictable god of the seas, has it in for Odysseus for killing his son, Polyphemus. Poseidon tortures poor Odysseus throwing him about the dark sea not allowing him to return home for several years. ... Homer's legendary Odyssey does a marvelous job of displaying the characteristics that every hero should carry. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The famous Greek poet, Homer, writes of him in one of his most famous works, The Odyssey. ... Odysseus cunning wit can be seen even before the Odyssey. ... Poseidon, the unpredictable god of the seas, has it in for Odysseus for killing his son, Polyphemus. Poseidon tortures poor Odysseus throwing him about the dark sea not allowing him to return home for several years. ... Homer's legendary Odyssey does a marvelous job of displaying the characteristics that every hero should carry. ...

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In The Odyssey, Homer makes use of elaborate similes. ... I will attempt to study several similes in The Odyssey and how Homer has used them. ... The use of similes in illustrating heartache is also noticeable in The Odyssey. ... His ship is being pitched violently about by Poseidon's wrath and he is clinging to life. ... 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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• Grade Level: High School

In the textbook version of The Odyssey, Odysseus boasts about how he has defeated the Cyclops. He tells the Cyclops that it is Odysseus that has blinded the Cyclops son of Poseidon. ... In the graphic novel version of The Odyssey, Odysseus says, "Cyclops! ... " In the movie version of The Odyssey, Odysseus boasts about his victory over Poseidon more than the actual victory over the Cyclops. ... In the end of the scene, the Cyclops prays to Poseidon to curse Odysseus for taking out his eye. ...

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The Odyssey compared to O Brother Where Art Thou? ... As in the Odyssey, the movie starts in the middle of things. ... In Homer's The Odyssey, Odysseus is not able to get home to his wife because, against his will, Poseidon is keeping him away. Another similarity is between the blind prophet in O Brother and Tiresias in the Odyssey. ... In the Odyssey, Odysseus blinds Polyphemus with an olive wood stake. ...

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It is the main word that stuck out in The Odyssey. In The Odyssey it is shown in several ways at different times. ... Cyclops being the son of the sea god Poseidon causes a major problem. Poseidon seeks revenge on Odysseus because of his action but was unable to kill him. ... Although Poseidon tries to get vengeance on Odysseus and fails he decides to take it out on the innocent Phaeacians. ...

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However, the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Epic of Gilgamesh portray gods with limits and weaknesses. ... In the Odyssey, the goddesses Circe and Calypso both expected lifelong commitments from the mighty Odysseus. ... In the Odyssey, Poseidon developed a grievance against Odysseus. ... Homer's Odyssey depicted a god attempting to destroy a specific human. Poseidon continually attempted to destroy Odysseus. ...

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When he finally got to leave he face many problems getting home because Poseidon, god of the sea, was angry with him. ... In the Odyssey, Odysseus shows different qualities of being a hero. ... The Odyssey takes place in the same time period as Beowulf did. ... In the Odyssey home and wandering were a couple of the main themes. ... In The Odyssey the Cyclops would be a special effect. ...

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These deities, portrayed in both Gilgamesh and The Odyssey, play an integral role in the journey of these heroes. ... As a blessing, the deities aide the heroes during their times of tribulation, such was the case with Athena in The Odyssey. ... These deities threw insurmountable obstacles in the path of the heroes, such was the case with Poseidon in The Odyssey who tore Odysseus" ship and men apart in his wrath and left Odysseus to drown in the sea. ... Whatever their position, the deities in both Gilgamesh and The Odyssey play an important role in the narrative. ... Therefore, the deities ...

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In The Odyssey gods and goddesses play a major role during Odysseus" journey. ... Polyphemos then prayed to his father, Poseidon. ... Poseidon was Odysseus" worst enemy on his travels home. ... If it weren't for Poseidon, he would have made it home sooner. However, Poseidon cursed him and he needed the help of Athena and Zeus. ...

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In the Odyssey, the prevalence of hospitality is constant and reoccurring. ... The Cyclops, also known as Polyphemus, is son of Poseidon. ... Odysseus prevails and blinds the Cyclops in order for him and his men to escape, but it upsets Poseidon which is a god and also father of the Cyclops. ... Opposed to the Cyclops showing bad Xenia, there are sectors of the Odyssey where there is proper Xenia. ... Throughout the story of the Odyssey, the different places that exhibited Xenia would either work for good or evil. ...

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• Has Bibliography
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The Odyssey Essay Assignment • Women's role in the Odyssey. ... Homer shows us how men in The Odyssey consider women less important than men. ... She is the driving force behind arranging Odysseus' return home from getting Calypso to release him to saving him from Poseidon's storm and making sure Princess Nausicaa finds him on Scheria. ... A story about such a woman referred to in The Odyssey is that of Helen. ... In addition, we even see Odyssey himself being unfaithful to Penelope. ...

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Odysseus is the protagonist of the story "The Odyssey." ... The down side to this was that Odysseus did not feel the need to thank Poseidon the God of the seas for helping in the offering of the horse so Poseidon cursed Odysseus to sail the waters for many years to come. ... Poseidon's waters left Odysseus and his men on the island of the Cyclops, where they entered his cave unaware of his massive size or cannibalistic nature. ...

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Homer's "The Odyssey" is no different. ... The first in the series of goddesses that played a role in the Odyssey was Athena. ... The next god that we will examine is Poseidon. Poseidon is the exact opposite of Athena. ... Ultimately, Poseidon does not win out, Athena does. ...

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• Grade Level: High School