As Odysseus relentlessly continues on his journey home, Athena showcases metis by using the leitmotif of disguise when she transforms Odysseus into different forms. ... Making them think about Odysseus a certain way, Athena uses her wits to manipulate them into giving her what she and Odysseus need, which is for Odysseus to be granted a return home after his seven year stay with Calypso on Ogygia, giving in to bodily urges and lust. ... In the very first pages of the poem, Zeus "remember[s] handsome Aegisthus, the man Agamemnon's son, renowned Orestes, killed" (1:34-35). ... O...

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"The Odyssey" is a 12,000-line poem, written in 800BCE by celebrated Greek poet Homer. It tells the tale of the Greek warrior, Odysseus, and his perilous journey home following the sack of Troy. ... Furthermore, Odysseus uses to his intellect to trick Polyphemus, humour is employed when Odysseus states his name is 'Nobody-that's my name. ... On the other hand, the Penelopiad depicts Odysseus as a sly and deceptive man. ... The contradictory nature of Odysseus' character is expressed in the Odyssey and Penelopiad. ...

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Homer's epic poem the 'Odyssey' tells of a similar story; the poem mainly centers on the Greek hero Odysseus and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. ... As in the poem, Everett's men: Pete and Delmar, become "hypnotized" by these people, and get baptized as well. ... This particular scene in the movie resembles book nine in the poem, where Odysseus and his men must come across the Lotus Eaters, who, like the baptism people, make whoever ate the lotus (or got baptized like in the mo...

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The Odyssey is an epic poem, written by Homer, which illustrates the god-like Odysseus' returning voyage from the Trojan Wars back to Ithaca. ... Each of these female characters is portrayed as viscous creatures, only interested in distracting Odysseus from his journey. For example, this passage clearly illustrates the impact that Circe's disturbance had on Odysseus' voyage. ... In other words, Odysseus and his men vacationed with Circe for an entire year before returning to their mission. ... Therefore, since Odysseus was swayed by Circe's methods, she is in fact at a fa...

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The attraction of the author's interpretation of Penelope and Odysseus, along with the intellect of irony is the primary interpretation of this essay. ... Within the poem The Odyssey, Odysseus is construed as the hero that eventually returns to his wife, Penelope. After conquering Poseidon, Odysseus is plans to make a fourteen-year journey across the Mediterranean Sea; the journey that stands between his family and home that consists of overcoming the curse. Many of the suitors insist that Odysseus is dead while Penelope patiently awaits his arrival. ... The original tale of Odysseus over...

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Homer's Odyssey is one of the Greek epic poems that show extreme differences in foreigners. During Odysseus' travels he encounters many different peoples like the Cyclopes, Lotus Eaters, Laestrygonians, Phaiakians, and even minor gods and monsters. When we first see these peoples through the eyes of Odysseus, they are shown to be extremely different from the true Greeks, like Odysseus himself. ... Even though he makes some of the foreigners that Odysseus meets seem to be kind and good, they too have their imperfections, like Calypso is an adulteress and the Phaiakians are too civili...

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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). Aeneas then struggles to safely colonize the Trojans in Italy upon his arrival which mirrors Odysseus' rocky homecoming and slaughter of Penelope's suitors. ... However, as Anchises describes "the glory that awaits the Trojan race," (6:896) it becomes clear that this poem is anything but a piracy of Homer's epic. ...

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A poem may also be deeply descriptive, metaphorical and rhythmic resulting in the perfect harmony of written work and song. 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. ...

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The poem first appeared in1712 in a two-canto form, a mere 334 lines, but was revised by Pope and reappeared in its current five-canto form in 1714. ... In the poem the role of the supernatural beings is multi-faceted, and they are used by Pope to demonstrate many ideas. ... When we read this poem in its entirety, it seems clear that whilst the original purpose of the poem may hold true, Pope certainly viewed his poem as an "adventitious vehicle for satire" . ... The second, hugely important function of the sylphs in "The Rape of the Lock" is to ensure that the mood of the poem remains light a...

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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. ... In historical times, epics weren't epics unless they were written as long narrative poems; nowadays, however, considering the majority of poets these days don't consider themselves constrained by the even the most elementary rules of grammar, epics are no longer written as Homer wrote the Odyssey. ... Her account of her journey to her current state in life was interrupted for o...

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As a particularly poignant moment in the poem Vergil employs Homeric allusion for the sake of adding striking detail to the scene. ... Further to this is Mezentius" depiction as an honorable warrior choosing not to slay Orodes with trickery ("haud furto"), which almost immediately brings to mind the cunning Odysseus; this is truly an image full of pathos, as we know he must soon meet his end. ...

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Many scholars see Gilgamesh as similar to both Odysseus and Achilles (Gresseth 5). ... The earliest Gilgamesh stories seem to come from Sumerian texts which most likely reflect the crystallization of earlier epic traditions, and was probably one of the most well-known and influential poems available (West 65). ...

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