Odysseus is the protagonist of the story and "The Odyssey" and "The Penelopiad" depict two conflicting images of the central character. In the Odyssey, Odysseus bravery, wits and leadership, all of which he uses to get himself out of perilous situations are noted and commended. ... Penelope professes her 'inklings about his (Odysseus) slipperiness, his wiliness, his foxiness his unscrupulous'. ... 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...

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Many of the characters/scenes from the Odyssey and the movie, O Brother Where Art Thou, correspond to each other with many similarities; yet, many of these characters have differences. Three specific characters are shown as parallels from The Odyssey: The Lotus Eaters, Odysseus' men, and the Sirens. ... The particular character, Delmar, from "O Brother Where Art Thou" resembles Odysseus' men from the 'Odyssey'. ... In example, when Odysseus makes the decision of not telling his men about their heading into the dangerous area known as Scyllab because he knew they...

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In Homer's The Odyssey, Odysseus portrays the perfect Homeric hero in possessing all the defining traits of an admirable hero and leader. ... His personal flaws and errors in his transgressions that bring about the tribulations in the Odyssey epic depict a human being instead of a god, making his many heroic successes and triumphs even more admirable. ... The Odyssey continues to exemplify his heroic traits in the epic of his homecoming. ... By his unnecessary taunts, Odysseus flaws his heroic character through excessive pride, whose consequences are manifested throughout the epic. .....

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Throughout the text, The Odyssey presents a dichotomy of early Greek values---Athenian traits as opposed to Poseidon qualities. Athena is associated with all things cunning, rational and well reasoned-in other words, she is the embodiment of the Greek word "metis," and a symbol of civilization. ... As the narrative continues on, certain places, characters, and events echo these attributes. ... Once Odysseus had escaped the island of Ogygia and found refuge in Phaeacia, Athena "lavish[es] a marvelous splendor making him taller, more massive to all eyes, so Phaeacians might regard...

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The diction of The Odyssey adds a sympathetic tone to the relationship between Odysseus and Calypso. Calypso's "love was all on her part"(65), forcing Odysseus "to sleep" (65) with her, and "wearing out his soul"(63). ... Odysseus and Calypso individually deserve the empathetic mood that The Odyssey communicates to the reader. ... All fear is taken away, leaving sediment of delight, enchantment, and charm to the text. ... By Odysseus" verbal association with Nausicaa, Odysseus appears to enjoy the company of Nausicaa more than Calypso, who offers him the simple hospitalities and reali...

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The Aeneid is not a mere plagiarism of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. ... This is evidenced in book VI of the Aeneid, which superficially seems like a complete imitation of book XI of the Odyssey. ... Anchises shows Aeneas the glorious future of Rome and its leaders all the way up to the reign of Augustus who is fated to bring about the height of the Roman Empire. ... Theonoe, the other strong female character in Helen, deceives her brother into thinking she knows nothing of Menelaus being alive and in Egypt. ... These rather unflattering portrayals of women are tempered, however, by contras...

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These were all fundamental parts of life for the ancient Greeks and tremendously impact the development of Greece, therefore influencing modern societies that stem from Greece in some way. ... Homers the Iliad and the odyssey are some of the most recognized examples of epic poems written in that period, describing the story of Achilles and the end of the Trojan war, followed by the outstanding adventures of Odysseus. In Poetics, Aristotle claims that poetry illuminates the truth about the human condition. Aristotle meant that through imitation and metaphorical portrayal, poetry makes clear t...

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The concept of a hero is none other than an archetype, while the character himself, capable of producing a personality is the archetypal image. ... When the title hero is reared, almost instantly does the unconscious provide knowledge about a character we know absolutely nothing about. ... This heroic archetype is famous in any literature dating back to "Beowulf" all the way up to contemporary films made in the present day. "Harry Potter," "Twilight," "Beowulf," "Hercules," Homer's "Odyssey," even the retro classic hero "Superman," follows this exact profile line up. ... These people have...

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The characters' time at Sweet Home was anything but sweet, but they made the best of a dysfunctional situation. ... The community sees starts to see their odyssey as a "series of bizarre acts by the Bundrens. Since we have seen, the effect of the grotesque" in contrast "with the ideal or normative, we should think first about what a funeral and funeral cortege ought to be.... Lady Jones even offers Denver food saying, "But if you all need to eat until your mother is well, all you have to do is say so.... The text shows how the communities adapt and change throughout...

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Epics, which are generally long narrative poems about a serious subject representing characters of great significance (DeCoskey), have long played a role in the formation of many of today's societies. ... Just as in the past, some are factual, and some are fictional; some blur the line, but all have the most essential part of an epic, an archetypal hero. ... To list all the traumatic events that plague Sayuri's life would be simply heartbreaking. ... In historical times, epics weren't epics unless they were written as long narrative poems; nowadays, however, considering the majo...

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