All of these classes are shown very distinctly in the Odyssey. ... Homer depicted the social classes in the Odyssey just as one would expect to find in ancient Greece. ... In the Odyssey these meanings are in no way as deep as the meanings portrayed in the Odyssey. ... (Odyssey, 344) Homer continues on describing the encounter, saying that Odysseus kisses his son, and there are tears of joy. ... Along his long journey home, Odysseus was tempted many times to forget his wife and not return home. ...

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The ancient Greeks had a huge impact on western civilization. They have made major contributions to the world. They have done this through politics/democracy, the arts, literature, philosophy, science/math and war/military. To this day we see many of their practices still in us. Many countries ...

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Today the modern civilization only exists because of the major accomplishments of Greek or Hellenic people who lived approximately between 1150 B.C.E and 420 B.C.E. They introduced us to politics, democracy, philosophy, metaphysics, literature, architecture, history, entertainment and tragedy. All ...

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