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. ... Archeologists now believe that the Trojan War really took place- from 1194 B.C. - 1184 B.C. III- Setting: -The adventures of Odysseus is said to have happened from 1184 B.C. - 1174 B.C. ten years from the close of the Trojan War. ... The mood and atmosphere of the story is filled with feelings of grief, determination, wit, hope, and true love. ... There, they must look for the dead prophet Teiresias- he can tell Odyss...

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In the story, Odysseus used his brain and strength as one. ... Tell me, is there not some way I can fight off Scylla and also escape the clutches of Charybdis?"... Odysseus alone cannot have escaped the treacherous Trojan War without the aid of the Gods. ... With the water being the only road back to his home this challenge is fare more difficult then the Trojan War itself. ... The wife, Penelope, whom stayed true to her husband. ...

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This is true in the ancient Greek society. ... Penelope represents the women in the story. ... Another example of how strong the bond between family is, is when Odysseus finally reveals himself to his son Telemachus. ... The war in Troy have been over for 20 years when the poem begins, and still no word on Odysseus. ... Odysseus spent ten years after the war in Troy trying to reach his home to be with his wife and son. ...

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Both men had gone through a lot Odysseus had fought many wars and Ulysses had gone to jail for a crime. ... The two stories tell how savagery can overcome people when they want something. ... He tells them that they will not find the treasure they are in the journey for. ... Both stories tell how the God's influenced the men on how to live and go through with their journey's home. ... Both men had to hide their true identities to get where they wanted to go. ...

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The Iliad was the story of the wrath of Achilles. ... Achilles began his story of the wrath, which he tells to Thetis, a narrative within the text, by tracing the origin of his anger to the sack of the city of Thebe, an event that occurred much earlier in the Trojan War. ... But Achilles refuses them, and his reasons for refusal were entirely true to himself. ... All that mattered to Achilles was his life and how much power he had over Agamemnon. ... All Achilles knew, was how to fight. ...

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In this following quote, we can tell she is distraught from the yearning of her husband's return: "How I long for my husband -alive in memory, always, that great man whose fame resounds through Hellas right to the depths of Argos (Odyssey i.395-397)!" This demonstrates how the thought of Penelope losing her husband as he sailed off to fight in the war has led her to break down in tears. ... He explains the fine details of Odysseus' whereabouts in order to ensure his story is true. ... For years, she has been waiting for him and now that he is finally here, she is unsure how to beh...

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Pope treats the subject with gravity, portraying the story as a true epic. ... Pope is asking the reader to laugh, to see how an event of little significance has been filled with importance. ... The speech, however, isn't a motivational speech to improve the protection a true battle hero might experience, but rather a woman who contrives to look her best. ... "( He establishes immediately the fact that the battlefields in this epic will be in the war between the nymphs and swains: "Say what strange motive, goddess! ... He tells her that his divinations have revealed to him ominous but vag...

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