The Odyssey and the Iliad are two of Homer's most famous works. The two classic poems are also the two most famous and most beloved epic narratives in the world. ... The Odyssey and the Iliad are both epic poems, in the both figurative and definitive sense of the word. An epic poem, by definition, is a long poem that tells a story, often those of heroes embarking on adventures. ... Epic poems, such as the Odyssey, were never written down in their time. ...

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In the poem, the Sirens singing would lure men to there death. ... Everett always told people his real name and in the poem Odysseus finally told the Cyclops his real name. ... The song made them famous though the men actually did not know this until the end. ... The movie written by the Coen brothers is based on the epic poem and there are references from the poem. In my opinion, this is not a successful way to revive interest in the poem. ...

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"A man paints with his brains and not with his hands" - Michelangelo While the famous artist Michelangelo might have been employing the word "paint" literally when he crafted this quote, when taken in a more abstract sense, the words of wisdom echo a theme developed hundreds of years earlier and immortalized in The Odyssey - the idea that prowess of the mind is far superior to that of the body (or its impulses). ... In the very first pages of the poem, Zeus "remember[s] handsome Aegisthus, the man Agamemnon's son, renowned Orestes, killed" (1:34-35). .....

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In his two most famous books, The Iliad and The Odyssey, those principles are seen in situations and characters. ... Odysseus was not famous for his strength or bravery, but for his ability to deceive and trick. ... In oral-formulaic traditions, generations of poet performers develop a special poetic language that consists of a number of musical phrases and longer story elements out of which long narrative poems are constructed. ...

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The Iliad and The Aeneid are two of the most famous works of literature ever written. They are both epics, a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds. The Iliad follows the actions of the Greek hero, Achilles, nine years after the start of the Trojan War. The Aeneid is about Aeneas, a survivor ...

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A Loving Son Many people have heard of Greek Mythology, but have many people read it? In one of the famous epic poems, The Odyssey by Homer, a young boy Telemakhos leaves his mother to go out and find his father. Telemakhos shows many adjectives which can describe him but there are a few that ...

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Homer, who was a blind bard, which is a minstrel who recited long poems about heroes of archaic time periods. ... He was also a famous Trojan War hero due to his bravery and for his intelligent idea to end the ten year bloodshed at the city of Troy, by building a massive wooden horse and hiding Greek soldiers inside of the horse. ...

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