"The Odyssey" is a 12,000-line poem, written in 800BCE by celebrated Greek poet Homer. ... The focus of this essay is to analyze the identities of the two focal characters Penelope and Odysseus and the relationship they share. Odysseus is the protagonist of the story and "The Odyssey" and "The Penelopiad" depict two conflicting images of the central character. ... The contradictory nature of Odysseus' character is expressed in the Odyssey and Penelopiad. ... To conclude, when the connections between the Penelopiad and the Odyssey are analysed our understanding of the identity and rela...

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Throughout Homer's, "The Odyssey," there are many different types of power exhibited by different characters. ... Of many important parts and characters in, "The Odyssey," one that almost all people continuously fail to notice and account for is the relation between Telemachus and Nausicaa. Although there aren't actually any physical relationships between the two characters presented in The Odyssey, the article, "Telemachus and Nausicaa: A Study of Youth," by David E. ... Most people don't realize that really, all of the female characters in The Odyssey have one point ...

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Far removed from today's individualistic society, is the ancient Greece portrayed in Homer's The Odyssey, where hospitality and good-will were customary. ... To acknowledge the importance of a major principle in ancient Greek culture, the purpose of this essay is to examine the role that hospitality plays in The Odyssey. Gestures of hospitality in The Odyssey were used as an instrument to tell the reader who were the protagonists and who were the antagonists. ... Two major characters demonstrating cordiality are Telemachus and Penelope. ... Nearly every encounter in The Odyssey exhib...

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Odysseus's adventure in Homer's epic, "The Odyssey," follows him on a journey where he meets an array of new people while traveling to new land. As he meets these new characters, he experiences the different forms of lack of hospitality. ... Telemachus is an example of a character who demonstrates good Xenia, while Cyclops (Polyphemus) fails. Respect is a value inherent in the act of Xenia and one Greek character who displays respect is Telemachus. ... Xenia, the practice of kindness to guests, which was expected of good Greeks, played an important role in "The Odyssey." ...

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Numerous themes in The Odyssey are conveyed through the character of Telemachus, however, Odysseus" son especially represents the cultural importance of hospitality. ... (Odyssey 54). ... (Odyssey 5). ... (Odyssey" . ... Hospitality reveals itself as a domineering factor in the way characters act and the way characters are treated in the Odyssey. ...

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Penelope showed us exactly of how women's character was to be played out. ... At the beginning, Homer introduces us to Penelope saying this: "She came, then, down the long stairs of her house, this beautiful lady," (Odyssey. 1.233). ... (Odyssey 229) Her submissiveness to her husband is widely shown throughout the book. ... The Odyssey seems to be the product a society in which the dominant role was played by the men. The Odyssey has shown women in subservient roles. ...

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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. ... Does the bed, my lady, still stand planted firm (Odyssey xxiii.326-327)?" ... Also, Penelope's unique, strong character is the reason why Odysseus kept fighting through countless struggles to return to the island of Ithaca. ... Even though the blood feud is not as apparent in the Odyssey, it remains hidden below the surface. ... This monster does not appear in the character of Penelope, but rather a clever woman appears instead. ...

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Beethoven's Third Symphony and Homers "The Odyssey" in the Heroic Mode The Heroic Mode can be applied to a variety of Art and Literature. Two Types of Art and literature which can be included under this sec of Modality is Homers "Odyssey" and Beethoven's Third Symphony. ... These types of heroic pieces of literature often include larger then life characters. ... A scene in chapter 16 in Homers "Odyssey" many characteristics involving the Heroic mode are established. ... As The Odyssey reaches the fighting scene tension builds, just as Beethoven's Third Symphony from beginn...

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Such paranoia and religious beliefs kept most characters in Homer's Odyssey on the straight and narrow, but others had no manners to begin with. ... In the Odyssey there are examples of well-behaved hosts and guests as well as those who could have used a lesson from the lightning bolts of Zeus. ... From being too hospitable to being the worst guests on the earth the Odyssey has it all. ... The Odyssey gives the reader of today the feel of what it was like to be a way ward traveler in the time of Odysseus. ...

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What was Odysseus's primary motive in the Odyssey? ... 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 numerous. The author of a book is obviously going to focus on the prime motive of the mai...

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In The Odyssey, Telemakhos's transformation from childhood to manhood, and his mother Penelope's hesitant acceptance of it, can be seen through the use of different tones and emotions. ... Telemakhos clearly makes the transition from boy into man during the first books of The Odyssey. ... In the beginning of The Odyssey Telemakhos is unhappy, and uninspired to do anything about his unfortunate surroundings until Athena arrives. ... 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 ...

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