"The Odyssey" is a 12,000-line poem, written in 800BCE by celebrated Greek poet Homer. ... His wit and intelligence bail him out of dire situations and these are all features of great heroes. He is seen as the archetypal hero, loving husband and father whose only wish is to return home. ... The contradictory nature of Odysseus' character is expressed in the Odyssey and Penelopiad. ... In the Odyssey, Penelope is seen as the typical Ancient Greek dutiful and devoted wife. ...

• Word Count: 1007
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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 epic's protagonist, Odysseus, is immediately introduced as the hero whose sharp intellect and wit helped win the Trojan war. The Odyssey continues to exemplify his heroic traits in the epic of his homecoming. ... His respect for...

• Word Count: 885
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Taking elements from The Odyssey and The Once and Future King, this pattern can be spotted. ... Odysseus from The Odyssey and King Arthur from The Once and Future King are the best character examples to use for the readers to identify and understand the repetitive appearance of the Hero's Journey archetype in literature. ... This phase of the Hero's Journey archetype is known as the supernatural aid for the hero. ... In The Odyssey, Odysseus meets a woman as a temptress, who although, protects him on her island, later forces Odysseus to stay with her. ... While reading The Odyssey ...

• Word Count: 1319
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Within the poem The Odyssey, Odysseus is construed as the hero that eventually returns to his wife, Penelope. ... Us readers are adapted to these fairytales with heroes without the mystery of whether they are the protagonist or antagonist. ...

• Word Count: 709
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Neoptolemus, who stands between the opponents Odysseus and Philocetetes, knows that Odysseus is untrustworthy, but gives in to him because of his own interest in the bow, and his desire to be remembered as a hero like his father. ... In the opening of Homer's the Odyssey, the very first adjective Homer applies to Odysseus is "polytropos18". ... The polytopic hero is defined by animal images such as a cunning fox: his civilisation is being questioned by this imagery. ...

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