The epic hero undergoes a series of phases throughout his journey to fight for this cause. ... Second, the challenges are the obstacles within the journey. ... The challenges are the obstacles that he must face in order to complete his journey. ... Odysseus's wit, bravery, and power over the crew has helped him get through each obstacle that they come upon when they are on their journey back home. ... 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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He tells them that they will not find the treasure they are in the journey for. ... The rest of their journey was based on how God would judge them. ... Both met tempting sirens while on their journey. ... Ulysses and his friends were taking a stop in their journey. ... They were now on their journey to find a way home. ...

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This phase of the Hero's Journey archetype is known as the supernatural aid for the hero. ... It is the aid from all these guides that greatly affects the characters and their journeys. ... King Arthur, similarly, is taken through a series of tests, continuing to display the Hero's Journey archetype. ... Finally, the Hero's Journey archetype is something often spotted in literature by various readers. ... During his journey, he does not acknowledge the gods even a single time because of his excess pride. ...

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The Odyssey mentions many gods and goddesses, all of whom are involved with Odysseus" journey. ... Some, however, are more involved in the journey than others. ... To make his journey seem meaningful he needed to see it in the context of what he had before he had before he left. ... After Odysseus and his crew stay there for a year, she gives him directions on how to continue his journey. ... All of the three goddesses are limited points of a journey of self-discovery, roadblocks to a goal, but defining roadblocks. ...

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On his journey to Phaecia he loses even his clothes and his handsome appearance "Grimy with salt he was a gruesome sight,"(6.136-137). ... Yet, as great and as favourable a hero as he was, Odysseus still had various weaknesses that delayed his journey back to Ithaca. ... The reader follows Telemachus from the masterless palace on Ithaca and the unruly suitors who disrupt it, to the relatively limited journeys he makes to Pylos and Sparta, to enquire news after his father; journeys which are vital to his developing realization of what it means to be the son of Odysseus. ... Athene prompted Tele...

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Odysseus fought in the Trojan War and, after the Greeks claimed their victory at Troy, began his prolonged journey home. ... Odysseus' journey home was to prove that he could do something on his own, but the mortals' and immortals' pity constantly helped him along his journey. ... He became so dependent on others help, that he forgot his own intellect and determination, and he ended up not making the journey on his own. ... Odysseus was tested throughout his journey home even though he was a man of rank. ... Odysseus missed his family the whole time he was gone, but didn'...

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This journey initiated by Athena is to spark Telemachus" growth into a mature man. ... This journey is Telemachus" "rites of passage" where after completing it he has learnt how to act as a man. ... Athena sends Telemachus on a journey, a "rites of passage". Telemachus is to journey across the sea to find news of his father. ... It is Athena's intention that this journey will teach Telemachus to be wise in his ways. ...

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Odysseus" journey towards home was now going to have the chance to come to and end. ... Odysseus" crew only worried about their hungriness and not about the journey homeward for Odysseus. ... As the gods betray one another, Odysseus never loses the greater vision in his journey to get home. ... Here we see Odysseus left to journey alone. ... He was now on his own to finish his journey homeward, just like Zeus had once said. ...

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- Athena then disguises herself as Telemachus himself and sets out to town to collect men to go with Telemachus in his journey. ... He has the courage to do so in his journey to Pylos and Sparta. ... He is a favorite of the goddess Athena, who often sends him aid, but Poseidon, his enemy delays his journey to return home. ... He despises Odysseus for blinding his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, and constantly puts obstacle in Odysseus journey back home. ... She keeps Telemachus's journey secret from Penelope. ...

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His duty fulfilled, Odysseus could now begin his journey towards his home. ... On their journey home, Odysseus and his men landed on the island of Aeolus, the god of the wind. ... In many of the epics, a hero would be aided by a god yet would have another against them to make their journey more difficult. ... Although Athena gave Odysseus an immeasurable amount of help, his journey home wasn't so easy. ... Poseidon held a grudge against Odysseus, but the god only wanted to make his journey more difficult, not impossible. ...

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They both took part in a journey away from their homes and their people to a strange place, or in this case, multiple places. ... The scorpion guard wished him well on his future journey, and he hoped the gods would be with him. ... Gilgamesh's character-building journeys taught him that his achievements, rather than immortality, were the key to his long-lasting legacy. ... On his nine year journey home Odysseus came across a nymph called Circe. ... Their journeys, adventures, battles, and stories are more than proof of their titles as heroes. ...

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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. ... In the Odyssey, Athena encouraged Telemachus and led him into an expository discussion of the problems in the palace, sending Telemachus on a journey to the distant lands of Pylos, Nestor, and Sparta to search for his father. ... The interaction between the goddess Athena and the prince Telemachus created a domino effect in the story of The Odyssey, by sending Telemachus on his journey -not only to find his f...

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The first one is the hospitality, loyalty, power, motifs, disguises, and journeys to gain wisdom. ... After the public meeting, disguised as Telemakhos, Athena walks through the town and asks for people to join him on his journey to hear of news about his father. ... In conclusion, through the guidance first of Athena in helping him to evoke on a journey to find more information about his father, speak with the towns" people, and also push that he not be shy in getting the information that he is after while one his journey. ...

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For example, each interruption throughout The Odyssey involves a woman attempting to discourage Odysseus from completing his journey. ... Each of these female characters is portrayed as viscous creatures, only interested in distracting Odysseus from his journey. ... Therefore, since Odysseus was swayed by Circe's methods, she is in fact at a fault for the delayed journey. ...

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It was only the beginning for Odysseus however, for his journey was just getting off the ground. ... Poseidon's wrath makes the rest of this journey extremely tough on Odysseus, and time and time again Odysseus would find himself lost at sea, or trapped on another island. Finally, when Odysseus thought that his journey had ended as well as all of the death and killing, he had to come to the realization that the worst was yet to come. ...

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Odysseus has a problem with revealing his identity too early, which you will see causes him problems and delays his journey home throughout the story. ... Throughout the Odyssey, Odysseus is faced with many struggles during his journey back to his homeland. All are relevant with his journey home, however the main points discussed here show why Odysseus did in fact postpone the suitors" death until the time was right. ...

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The Odyssey features the main character Odysseus, a great warrior and ruler, who goes through an arduous journey back home. ... "there on the headland, sitting, still, weeping, his eyes never dry, his sweet life flowing away with the tears he wept for his foiled journey home, since the nymph no longer pleased" (Book 5, P. 157, Lines 167-170). ... Despite that Odysseus has lived lavishly with Calypso for the past seven years, he still longs to see his family once again and complete his journey by returning home. ...

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As I walked around the town, I saw an old man come running towards me and looked as if he was in trouble. I ask him what was wrong and he in turn replied, " That young lad over there just took my money and goods." "No worries", I said, "I"ll get him and bring him to you so he can return your items"....

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When Odysseus and crew were at the house of Circe, she told him what dangers there were going to be one his journey. ... "But let us plan to start the long-suffering Odysseus on his journey homeward. ...

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Along his long journey home, Odysseus was tempted many times to forget his wife and not return home. ... This took incredible strength and persistence to overcome these temptations and endure a wandering journey for ten years before finally being able to return home. ...

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The contrast is strong; only three books are focused on his sea adventures and his struggles of journeying home. ... This is what Odysseus is doing here; he is so eagerly anticipating his departure to Ithaka that he constantly looks at the sun, hoping it will set faster so that he can begin his journey home. ... In the course of his journey home, Odysseus come upon the island of the nymph Kalypso, "shinning among divinities". ...

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The Odyssey of Homer, perhaps one of the greatest epic poems of all time, portrays Odysseus" journey home. ... And yet I"m sure that I am not inferior To her in form or stature: it's not right For mortal women to contend or vie With goddesses in loveliness or height" This is just one example of how Odysseus is able to face temptation and still stay true to his journey home. ...

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This love is first observed at a distance, as Odysseus meets challenge after challenge on his journey home and Penelope tries to fend off the suitors. ... Odysseus throughout the epic poem is always regarded as not only a strong mortal man, but one with an amazing amount of cunning and quick-thinking who can out-wit any foe that comes across his path along his journeys. ...

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, George Clooney plays the role of fast talking, quick thinking, escaped convict Ulysses Everett McGill who is accompanied on his journey home by two companions, Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson) and Pete (John Turturro). ... is about the differing obstacles Ulysses Everett McGill encounters on his unusual journey home. ...

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Meanwhile, the Odyssey is an account of the 10-year journey of Odysseus (Ulysses; a Greek hero) back to his homeland- Ithaca- after the fall of Troy. ... And so his journey begins when he and his men docked at the island of the Lotus-eaters. ...

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