The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. ... The Odyssey features the main character Odysseus, a great warrior and ruler, who goes through an arduous journey back home. ... In the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer, the preeminent Greek value portrayed is nostos. ... Here Penelope's cunning is demonstrated which shows that she is meant to be with Odysseus, since they are so similar in character. ... Hence, one of the central themes portrayed throughout the Odyssey is nostos. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Homer's centuries-old masterpiece, "The Odyssey," Homer portrays the story's protagonist, Odysseus, as an epic hero through the extraordinary way he responds to the call, challenges, and return. ... In "The Odyssey," hunger is a main cause of temptation. ... Many parts of the Odyssey enables us to see Odysseus as the epic hero. ... As we see the hero's journey and epic characteristics merge, we are better able to understand the book and the character of Odysseus....

• Word Count: 1571
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• Grade Level: High School

The first known poems in the classical epic tradition were the two Homeric epics: The Iliad and The Odyssey. Although the authorship of The Iliad and The Odyssey are traditionally attributed to Homer, both poems were actually formed through the oral tradition (Beye 3). ... Even if Homer was the initial narrator of both epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey would have undergone many changes with each recitation (7). ... This is most apparent through the character Achilles in The Iliad. ... The entire epic is an allegory: each character represents a virtue and each setting represents a place. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Odysseus, the hero of The Odyssey, was born into royalty and ruled the city-state of Ithaca when he was older. ... Never giving up is not just an action, it is a quality in character that defines someone's personality. Odysseus encompassed this quality and proved it throughout the story of The Odyssey. ... In The Odyssey, Odysseus had a goddess to help him, Athena, and a god that did not want to see him succeed, Poseidon. ... At the beginning of The Odyssey, Athena was convincing her father, Zeus, to send a messenger to order Calypso to allow Odysseus to return home. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the whole poem, Milton is trying to show us the humanity of Satan, out of all the characters in the book; he is the only one who we all can relate to. The rest of the characters are G-d and Angels who we cannot really comprehend. ... Like Odysseys for example, he rebelled, he persuaded and he finished the task that he set in front of him. ...

• Word Count: 1754
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School