Homer and his Influence on Western Culture Homer influenced Greek values by articulating the value of Archaic Period, otherwise known as Homeric Period. In his two most famous books, The Iliad and The Odyssey, those principles are seen in situations and characters. ... The Odyssey is the story of the homecoming of another Greek hero Odysseus. ... Homer achieves this using many different techniques. He composed the Odyssey and the Iliad in long lines of six beats each called Dactylic Hexameter, which the ancients thought suited the formality of epic poetry. ...

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The ancient gods and goddesses played a key role in the lives of heroes and ensured justice; this confirmed through Athena's role in Odysseus' journey home in The Odyssey. ... Just as Athena aided Telemachus, she came to the aid of the Odysseus when Poseidon was attempting to sabotage his return home. Odysseus, after the Trojan War , became conceited and overly zealous on his return home, blinded Poseidon's son Polyphemos . ... Without the aid of Athena, Odysseus' return home would not have been possible. ... This notion was recognized in the role of Athena is The Odysse...

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In comparison to Homer's Iliad, the idea of family and the development of that relationship are concepts more central to the Odyssey. ... The first moment where Penelope suspects Odysseus will be coming home is in book 17. ... She comments that if he does perhaps return that he will avenge the outrage that has become her home. ... Does the bed, my lady, still stand planted firm (Odyssey xxiii.326-327)?" ... Even though the blood feud is not as apparent in the Odyssey, it remains hidden below the surface. ...

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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. ... 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. ... The story of the episode will start after the conflict which is Agamemnon leaving for the war in Troy, winning and returning back home. It opens on the day that Agamemn...

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Homer's great epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, tell different parts of a single epic cycle about Greek military expedition to the distant city of Troy, the war with the Trojans, and the return of the heroes to their cities and kingdoms. In this paper I will discuss the heroic masculinity in Homer. ... Homer describes heroic masculinity by the willingness of men to fight in the war. According to Homer, you are considered a coward if you do not fight, yet you are considered honorable if you do fight in the war. ... Throughout the entire poem, Homer endorses that war makes men. ...

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Homer's great epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, tell different parts of a single epic cycle about Greek military expedition to the distant city of Troy, the war with the Trojans, and the return of the heroes to their cities and kingdoms. In this paper I will discuss the heroic masculinity in Homer. ... Homer describes heroic masculinity by the willingness of men to fight in the war. According to Homer, you are considered a coward if you do not fight, yet you are considered honorable if you do fight in the war. ... Throughout the entire poem, Homer endorses that war makes men. ...

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• Grade Level: High School