The Odyssey complements the poem Iliad (Ilium, which means Troy) that tells about the events that occurred in a period of 49 days in the final year of the Trojan War. ... The Odyssey is said to contain 24 books as the Iliad. ... She told Poseidon about this and asked him to help her to revenge. ... She did everything to delay her decision about them. ... Before they left, Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag that actually contained all of the strongest winds and storms. ...

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Homer's The Odyssey shows various aspects of the ancient Greek culture (such as their history, source of pride, and achievement) through characters, plot, and prose. ... The attribute of perseverance appears to be a strong theme contained within The Odyssey. ... Telemachus also displays perseverance by going on voyages to discover the truth about his father, which also act as a sort of coming-of-age tale. ... Throughout The Odyssey, Homer constructed Odysseus as a character who will persevere through the plethora of obstacles that stood in his way. ... His son, Telemachus also went on voy...

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Numerous themes in The Odyssey are conveyed through the character of Telemachus, however, Odysseus" son especially represents the cultural importance of hospitality. ... In the fourth book of Homer"s Odyssey, Telemachos and Athena, disguised as Mentor, visit Menelaos in Sparta to hoping to attain information about Odysseus as well as bring news of the suitors" aggressive and dishonorable actions in Ithaca. ... At the expense of all?... Among all cultural elements of ancient Greek society embodied in the Odyssey, extending generosity to visitors was the most renowned. ... Hospitality reveals ...

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In the Odyssey Homer actually tells the reader very little about the physical appearance of the women. ... The effect is that these men are only thinking about her beauty and they don't care about what could happen to them when Odysseus returns. ... She has twelve feet, all hanging in the air, and six necks, very long ones, and on each is a terrifying head, with three row of teeth in it crowded close together, filled with dark death" (Odyssey, 12: 86-92). ... Kalypso brings out a manly weakness in Odysseus; one that all men fall victim to. ... There is a sense of a much stronger characte...

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After all, their love is one that withstands the tests of time, literally. ... She requests to speak to the beggar who supposedly knows information about her sweet husband. ... They believe in analyzing situations and going about it shrewdly. ... In ancient Greek literature, women are depicted as cunning deceitful people, and this implication is supported by characters such as Clytemnestra, who embodies all that is fraudulent and deceptive in the world. ... This monster does not appear in the character of Penelope, but rather a clever woman appears instead. ...

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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. ... It is the aid from all these guides that greatly affects the characters and their journeys. ... Another similarity is that both of these heroes go through an "initiation" where they each learn something about themselves. ... Gaining a better understanding ...

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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....

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Many of the characters were adapted from The Odyssey; Sirens, a one-eyed man, Penelope, and Lotus-eaters to name a few. ... The Odyssey the main character's name is Odysseus and in the film it is Ulysses. ... , talks about a man of sorrow and how his life has not been the luckiest. ... The song emphasizes "I've seen trouble all my day." ... The prophet character in the Odyssey was Teiresias, whom Odysseus asked in the underworld when he needed information on how to get home again. ...

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By drawing conclusions from the text about the views of women held by the author, a bigger picture of the role of women in ancient Greek culture can be drawn. ... But there and all my days until I die may I invoke you as I would a goddess, princess, to whom I owe my life" (Homer p.293). ... When Homer first introduces this character, she seems to be nave and young, but proves that first impressions can be deceiving. ... In The Odyssey, women do not have jurisdiction over their own lives. ... It appears that women do not have much power in The Odyssey. ...

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The episode that I decided to pick from The Odyssey as my example of tragedy is the story of Agamemnon's death at the hands of his wife, Clytemnestra, and Aegisthus and his son Orestes avenging his death by killing his mother and Aegisthus. ... It also involves many high ranking characters as well as taking place in an open and public setting. Although this is a short story that is only told verbally to Telemachus, it resonates powerfully to the overall theme of the poem, The Odyssey, about fate, betrayal and loyalty. ... She begins to ponder about why and how she has gotten to this point...

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The odyssey is the continuation of the Iliad in which the Trojan war took place. ... When the war was over and they had won Helen back, many of those brave warriors died and never went back home, Yet Odysseus didn't die but stayed there longer SECTION 1 - Starts off with the narrator bragging about Odysseus, the main character of the Odyssey "the man skill in all ways" - Odysseus is in the island of Ogygia, trapped by the goddess Calypso who is in love with him and doesn't let him go home. ... - Meanwhile in Ithica the suitors hear about Telemachus's journey, and prepa...

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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...

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The language of Telemachus changes in the same way as his character does. ... Telemachus learns about speaking and doing, talking and keeping silent and he also learns about the Gods from Menelaus. ... So I shall change all of this for you, since I am able to, and of all those gifts that lie stored away in my house I will give you the one which is most splendid and esteemed at the highest value. ... The wanderings of Telemachus, often called the Telemachy for obvious reasons, enhance the Odyssey using a technique, which is also used in the Iliad. ... It also serves as a purpose to ...

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Odysseus and Achilles In Homer's epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey", Achilles and Odysseus are two characters that greatly encompass the human nature idealized by ancient Greeks. ... To Achilles" face he claims, "I hate you most of all the warlords loved by the gods. ... Odysseus even asks the fierce Achilles, "Have you no heart at all to fight the gutting fire form the fast trim ships? ... And he is also patient about how he reveals his identity to the Phaiakians, making sure that he is not seen as a braggart. ... All of these qualities combined illustrate qualities that the Gr...

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