The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. ... The Odyssey features the main character Odysseus, a great warrior and ruler, who goes through an arduous journey back home. ... And now, look, it all comes to pass. ... He says, "No winning words about death to me, shining Odysseus! ... Hence, one of the central themes portrayed throughout the Odyssey is nostos. ...
The diction like the words long, pine, all my days shows how desperately Odysseus wants to go home even though he's spent about ten years with Calypso. ... In "The Odyssey," hunger is a main cause of temptation. ... But even from there my courage, my presence of mind and tactics saved us all...up now, follow my orders, all of us work as one!" ... Many parts of the Odyssey enables us to see Odysseus as the epic hero. ... As we see the hero's journey and epic characteristics merge, we are better able to understand the book and the character of Odysseus....
The first known poems in the classical epic tradition were the two Homeric epics: The Iliad and The Odyssey. Although the authorship of The Iliad and The Odyssey are traditionally attributed to Homer, both poems were actually formed through the oral tradition (Beye 3). ... Even if Homer was the initial narrator of both epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey would have undergone many changes with each recitation (7). ... This is most apparent through the character Achilles in The Iliad. ... For example, in Book I, Canto I, Spenser describes the adventure that the Redcrosse Knight must embark on: Upo...
The Odyssey and its hero Odysseus are superior examples of the epic genre and the epic hero because they demonstrate most, if not all, of the epic conventions. ... Never giving up is not just an action, it is a quality in character that defines someone's personality. Odysseus encompassed this quality and proved it throughout the story of The Odyssey. ... Instead of feeling defeated and turning back, Odysseus thinks about the problem logically and steers around the whirlpool, losing only six men to Scylla. ... Athena helped him once more by running panic through the crowd of men so t...
So why doesn't G-d strike him down and send him down to Hell for daring to complain about His word? ... Throughout the whole poem, Milton is trying to show us the humanity of Satan, out of all the characters in the book; he is the only one who we all can relate to. The rest of the characters are G-d and Angels who we cannot really comprehend. ... Really if you think about it, Satan is the only human through the book. ... Like Odysseys for example, he rebelled, he persuaded and he finished the task that he set in front of him. ...
