Throughout the text, The Odyssey presents a dichotomy of early Greek values---Athenian traits as opposed to Poseidon qualities. ... Homer uses the leitmotifs of disguise and repeated tellings of Agamemnon's story to emphasize the importance of metis, or governing oneself with rational thinking and wisdom. As Odysseus relentlessly continues on his journey home, Athena showcases metis by using the leitmotif of disguise when she transforms Odysseus into different forms. ... Homer cautions to not give in to bie and the attributes that surround it, lest one succumb to the same "wretched...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Golden Rule of Civility In the epic of The Odyssey, Homer explores a variety of different themes that heavily influence Odysseus" quest to return home and re-claim his throne as the rightful King. ... In the insecure world of The Odyssey, hospitality, or lack of it in some cases, prove to be essential to not only Odysseus" return to Ithaca, but to the welfare of all members of Homer"s world. ... (Odyssey 54). ... (Odyssey 5). ... (Odyssey" . ...

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The Aeneid is not a mere plagiarism of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. It's true that Aeneas' wanderings in the beginning of the poem are reminiscent of the same perils that Odysseus faced on his journey home to Ithaca, such as Aeneas' encounter with the Harpies (3:245) and the Cyclopes (3:760). ... At first all of these similarities may appear to be a poorly veiled appropriation of Homer's epics, but that is far from the actual purpose of Virgil's epic. ... This is evidenced in book VI of the Aeneid, which superficially seems like a complete imitation of book XI of t...

• Word Count: 707
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate