His curiosity, glory-seeking ambitions, and Hubris seem to be especially troublesome to the great king throughout Homer's, The Odyssey. ... Odysseus survived his great odyssey to Ithaka, but he could have been saved a great amount of grieving, if not for his curiousity. ... Odysseus, like any other man, feeds upon his glory and accomplishments and eventually commits Hubris, when one thinks himself greater then the gods. ... This angers Poseidon and because of Odysseus" hubris Poseidon punishes him and makes his journey home long and drawn out. ...

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The episode that I decided to pick from The Odyssey as my example of tragedy is the story of Agamemnon's death at the hands of his wife, Clytemnestra, and Aegisthus and his son Orestes avenging his death by killing his mother and Aegisthus. ... Although this is a short story that is only told verbally to Telemachus, it resonates powerfully to the overall theme of the poem, The Odyssey, about fate, betrayal and loyalty. ... It's at this moment that the first hubris occurs. ... This would be where Clytemnestra has her own hubris moment and realizes what she has done. ...

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The Journey of Odysseus and Telemachos In The Odyssey written by Homer and translated by Richard Lattimore, several themes are made evident, conceived by the nature of the time period, and customs of the Greek people. ... In the intricate and well-developed plot of The Odyssey, Homer harmonized several subjects. ...

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Throughout the ages, humankind has been deeply troubled by the existence of evil. We have often wondered: what is evil? Simply stated, evil is the infliction of pain upon sentient beings. Evil, however, is much more complicated than that definition suggests. It is a complex synthesis of moral, natur...

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