These themes are prevalent throughout the story and they significantly affect the fate of the entire Greek kingdom that Homer portrays. ... Other generous gift givers are the Phaeacians who give Odysseus many valuable gifts, such as "...bronze and hoards of gold and robes..." ... What we can give is slight but well meant- all we dare," (249). ... In Homer"s story, it is evident that Telemachos represents the epitome of hospitality. ... As Athena tells Telemachus: "The gods decreed no lack of honor in this generation:/ Such is the son Penelope bore in you./ But tell me now, and make this cle...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She offers "I will give you gifts; a lovely throne, imperishable forever, of gold"(Bk. 14, 236-239 (321)) and further appeals with "Come now, do it, and I will give you one of the younger Graces for you to marry, and she shall be called your lady; Pasithea, since all your days you have loved her forever"(Bk. 14, 267-269 (322)). ... Upon seeing her, Zeus claims "For never before has love for any goddess or woman so melted about the heart inside me, broken it to submission, as now. . . I love you, and the sweet passion has taken ahold of me"(Bk. 14, 315-328 (323-324...

• Word Count: 939
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The story is comical parody of the original tale with Penelope narrating in the 'Underworld'. While it is based on events of Odysseus's excruciating adventure to return home, it's feminist representation of characters and themes set it apart from the original. ... Odysseus is the protagonist of the story and "The Odyssey" and "The Penelopiad" depict two conflicting images of the central character. ... Nobody-so my mother and father call me, all my friends.' This is helpful later on when Polyphemus cries for help and his friends believes it's a hoax when 'no...

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The scenery of this island reflects the theme of savagery. ... Philocetetes says as they are trying to drive him onto the ship, "are you going to herd me like a wild animal?... Heaney creates his own version: "oh ahhhhhhh8" and even refers to himself as being like an animal, "I know I look like a wild animal, don't let me scare you9". ... Odysseus tells Neoptolemus, "You are going to work out some way of deceiving Philocetetes with a story12" and persuades him to tell this story, here we can see the "play within the play13" where Odysseus has...

• Word Count: 2877
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate