What was Odysseus's primary motive in the Odyssey? His primary motive was to come home to his wife, Penelope, and to his home in Ithaka. ... Second, we can compare at the ratio of the books of the Odyssey that focus on the adventures of Odysseus to the books of the Odyssey that focus on his interactions with his family and see that the latter is are far more numerous. ... Second, we can compare the ratio of the books of the Odyssey that focus on the adventures of Odysseus to the books of the Odyssey that focus on his interactions with his family and see that the latter is are far more num...

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The Dream Weaver is very similar to The Odyssey. ... In The Odyssey, Odysseus disguises himself in order to get into Penelope's home without her knowing it was him. ... Within The Odyssey and The Dream Weaver, the suitors tried to loosen the bow making it easier to draw back. ... In The Odyssey attacks all of the suitors after he strings the bow and shoots it through the twelve axes. ... There are many differences even though The Dream Weaver was based on the end of The Odyssey. ...

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Telemakhos clearly makes the transition from boy into man during the first books of The Odyssey. ... In the beginning of Book One, Homer describes Telemakhos:"sitting there unhappy among suitors, a boy, daydreaming" (1. 141-142). ... Each day my mothers bullying suitors come enemies crowd our home I come to you for news of him who owned it" (4. 337-342). ... In Books One through Four of the Odyssey Telemakhos makes a very real transition from boy into man. ... Penelope's character is Homer's model of the ideal woman. ...

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Betrayal The theme of betrayal is clearly brought out in the epic poem, The Odyssey. ... This has caused them to be away from their homes and families for an even longer period of time. ... As you can tell, the theme of betrayal is clearly brought out in the epic poem, The Odyssey. ...

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Think of The Odyssey. ... But, how is she to know of his determination to get home? ... When Odysseus and Penelope are finally together at the end of The Odyssey it is undeniable the magic and passion between the lines of the text. ...

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In The Odyssey, the main character, Odysseus, is sought out to be a hero. ... (Homer 988). ... Another instance where Odysseus puts his curiosity before his men is when he decides to take the route through the home of monsters Scylla and Charybdis. ... Odysseus is away from home for twenty years, yet it seems as if he is taking his time getting home. ... It also shows that he is not in too big of a rush to get home to his wife and child in which whom he left when he went off to war. ...

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Is Odysseus a Thoughtful, Mild and Kindly Ruler as Mentor describes Him? In book II of Homer's Odyssey, Mentor describes Odysseus as a "thoughtful, mild, kindly" king ruling his city like a "gentle father." Mentor's description does not convey the full aspects of Odysseus" personality. It is tr...

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