This is evident by the actions of Odysseus's son, Telemachus. ... The role of marriage in the Odyssey is one of the most important in the whole epic poem. ... The war in Troy have been over for 20 years when the poem begins, and still no word on Odysseus. ... When Odysseus finally reached home and revealed himself, he slaughtered all the suitors; but still Penelope had doubts about this man who claimed to be Odysseus. ... To this Odysseus answered fully her question, and she knew that it was him. ...

• Word Count: 1328
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

During his wanderings after the Trojan War, the Greek hero Odysseus and his men were cast ashore on Polyphemus's island home, Sicily. ... Odysseus then gave Polyphemus some strong wine and when the giant had fallen into a drunken stupor, bored out his one eye with a burning stake. ... Poseidon punished Odysseus for blinding Polyphemus by causing him many troubles in his subsequent wanderings by sea. ... The Greek hero Odysseus was trapped with his men in the cave of the Cyclops Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, god of the sea. In order to escape from the cave after the giant de...

• Word Count: 2550
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Homer's Odyssey is one of the Greek epic poems that show extreme differences in foreigners. During Odysseus' travels he encounters many different peoples like the Cyclopes, Lotus Eaters, Laestrygonians, Phaiakians, and even minor gods and monsters. When we first see these peoples through the eyes of Odysseus, they are shown to be extremely different from the true Greeks, like Odysseus himself. ... Even though he makes some of the foreigners that Odysseus meets seem to be kind and good, they too have their imperfections, like Calypso is an adulteress and the Phaiakians are too civili...

• Word Count: 1036
• Approx Pages: 4
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It's true that Aeneas' wanderings in the beginning of the poem are reminiscent of the same perils that Odysseus faced on his journey home to Ithaca, such as Aeneas' encounter with the Harpies (3:245) and the Cyclopes (3:760). Aeneas then struggles to safely colonize the Trojans in Italy upon his arrival which mirrors Odysseus' rocky homecoming and slaughter of Penelope's suitors. ... However, as Anchises describes "the glory that awaits the Trojan race," (6:896) it becomes clear that this poem is anything but a piracy of Homer's epic. ...

• Word Count: 707
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As ancient Greek history has played such a pivotal role in subsequent cultures throughout time, that to learn about women in this society enhances our understanding of western civilization. Ancient Greece was not a united nation, but a collection of individual sovereign communities with a common language, and similar religious rituals and beliefs. Communication was difficult due to the numerous islands and mountainous terrain that bisected the communities of people. Democracy, classical art and architecture, philosophy, and drama all can trace their lineage to ancient Greece. Antique vases and...

• Word Count: 7196
• Approx Pages: 29
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School