This suggests that Odysseus' words are directly related to and explain his actions throughout the poem. ... Odysseus is urging the men to move out quickly while they still have time. ... Therefore, Odysseus resorts to his words to convince him to return. ... The epic poem's description of Odysseus suggests that he is an essential part to the Achaeans' success. ... Though the poem thoroughly justifies his wise actions, the reader is still able to get a sense of his intelligence through his words....

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Before modern times, Homer, a blind poet, wrote an epic poem called the Odyssey. ... These two poems cover the story of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his twenty years away from home. ... In a second instance, Odysseus shows great intelligence. ... He then proceeds to give Odysseus instructions. ... There is no doubt of Odysseus" bravery. ...

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" During Homer's epic poem, Odysseus and Telemachus demonstrate courage when faced with a multitude of antagonists, such as Cyclops, and the suitors. ... In response to Odysseus weeping, the gods council on Mount Olympus. ... Cyclops, a smart brute, threatens to eat Odysseus and his crew. ... Odysseus' courage here parallels that of Telemachus' in Ithaca. ... Olympus, responding to Athena's accusation that Zeus forgets Odysseus, Zeus answers that he could not forget "godlike" Odysseus (Homer 7). ...

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These molded and shaped the actual flow of events and outcomes of the poem. ... The Cicones had struck back and defeated a vast majority of Odysseus's crew. ... Odysseus had then requested for his crew to be turned back to normal. ... What Odysseus was about to encounter next would be a very difficult task. ... Odysseus gently supplicated to the princess. ...

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Odysseus and Achilles In Homer's epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey", Achilles and Odysseus are two characters that greatly encompass the human nature idealized by ancient Greeks. ... and finally professes to Odysseus that "iron is what you"re made of" (355). ... Indeed, men do note both Odysseus" and the mighty Achilles" physical prowess. ... Odysseus also shows how having a "glorying spirit" can bring loss. ... Through his patience, wit, and trickery Odysseus keeps from death and dishonor. ...

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Homer's epic poem The Odyssey was written after his Iliad which told the tales of the Trojan War. This Odyssey told of the wanderings of a prominent warrior and ruler, Odysseus. ... During his travels Odysseus faced many obstacles which he had to overcome. ... Odysseus was eager to fight, even if he had little chance of survival. ... Athena reassured Odysseus throughout the epic poem saying "I am a god and will protect you to the end, through all your toils" (196). ...

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Homer's epic poem The Odyssey was written after his Iliad which told the tales of the Trojan War. This Odyssey told of the wanderings of a prominent warrior and ruler, Odysseus. ... During his travels Odysseus faced many obstacles which he had to overcome. ... Odysseus was eager to fight, even if he had little chance of survival. ... Athena reassured Odysseus throughout the epic poem saying "I am a god and will protect you to the end, through all your toils" (196). ...

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In, "The Odyssey," Homer includes many female characters, which orchestrate key roles in the epic poem. Athena had Odysseus' back throughout his journeys and offers him assistance when he needs it most; Calypso and the Sirens attempt to taunt and entrap Odysseus and distract him from his goals; and Penelope is a clever and cunning woman who represents Odysseus' entire journey and what he is fighting for. ... Athena always has Odysseus' back. ... Penelope has a strong impact on Odysseus throughout his whole journey; she is the reason that Odysseus finally leaves Calypso's is...

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Throughout the first five books of the Odyssey we hear little of Odysseus the hero of the poem, instead we focus of his son Telemachus and his journey to seek information of his father. ... The stories of Telemachus enhance the poem because they incorporate the flattering mentions of Odysseus from Athena, Nestor and Menelaus, adding to the greatness of Odysseus. ... When the Poem begins, Telemachus is around twenty years old. ... This technique can also be paralleled to the introduction of Odysseus in the poem. We hear great stories of Odysseus from Nestor an...

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As Odysseus relentlessly continues on his journey home, Athena showcases metis by using the leitmotif of disguise when she transforms Odysseus into different forms. ... Making them think about Odysseus a certain way, Athena uses her wits to manipulate them into giving her what she and Odysseus need, which is for Odysseus to be granted a return home after his seven year stay with Calypso on Ogygia, giving in to bodily urges and lust. ... In the very first pages of the poem, Zeus "remember[s] handsome Aegisthus, the man Agamemnon's son, renowned Orestes, killed" (1:34-35). ... O...

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The Iliad The Iliad by Homer is an epic poem that has several heroes. ... Odysseus is an experienced, wise leader. ... Wise Odysseus" plan is better because he is thinking ahead. ... The epic poem, the Iliad, is filled with many great warriors, but the most notable hero is Hector, with Odysseus, Diomedes, and Nestor as runners up. ... Throughout the poem, Hector displays physical prowess, bravery, strength, and glory in battle, which makes him the true hero of the Iliad. ...

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Homer uses the gods in both of his poems. ... Homer wrote these two epic poems with a heavy influence by the gods. ... The Odyssey is the story of a ten year journey by Odysseus to return to his wife Penelope. ... The journey takes Odysseus too many lands and situations. ... Odysseus wants to return to his wife Penelope. ...

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His clever use of different literary devices makes the poem simple to comprehend and gives a deeper understanding on some events in Greek mythology. ... Then when Zeus disguised as a huge swan has ended his sexual act with Yeats mentions that that was the point at which deadly problems were created for the Trojans, like their being attacked by Odysseus from the broken wall in the Trojan Horse; death of their king Agamemnon in the tower on the burning roof of Troy. ... The mixture of aggressiveness and sorrowness creates a mysterious tone that flows through the poem. ... It's sonnet fo...

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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. ...

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The Odyssey is the story of the homecoming of another Greek hero Odysseus. Odysseus was not famous for his strength or bravery, but for his ability to deceive and trick. ... In oral-formulaic traditions, generations of poet performers develop a special poetic language that consists of a number of musical phrases and longer story elements out of which long narrative poems are constructed. ...

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It combines the horridness of war into an epic poem filled with art, illustrious descriptions, and a myriad of wonderful literary images. ... The poem begins with the poet calling on the Muse to sing of the wrath of Achiles and its consequence. ... The message is brought to Achilles by his good friends Odysseus, Aias, and Phoinix. ... These include Agamemnon, Diomedes, Odysseus, Eurypylos, and Machaon. ... Another man in this poem resembles Achilles is Agamemnon, who is the leader of the Greek army and the son of Atreus and the brother of Menelaos. ...

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It has been told more often than not that our hero in this epic poem is Achilles the great Achaean and the fierce Trojan Hector as the enemy. ... So Agamemnon sends out Phoenix, Odysseus and Aias to tell Achilles that he apologizes to him and will offer him many things including giving back Briseis if he returns to fight in this war. ... Odysseus and Aias bring up the point he owes it to the rest of the Achaean soldiers to save countless lives. ...

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The Iliad is a poem believed to have been written by Homer around 800 B.C. ... The poem portrays the tenth and final year of the war, which started when Paris of Troy fell in love with Helen of Sparta and stole her away from her husband, Menelaus. ... His leadership is at times unsteady, a character flaw and, like many of the other warriors in the poem, may feel a sense of entitlement. ... Had it not been for the intervention of the goddesses Hera and Athena urging Odysseus to persuade them from leaving, the war may have ended that day but not as Agamemnon expected. ... Throughout the poem...

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As a particularly poignant moment in the poem Vergil employs Homeric allusion for the sake of adding striking detail to the scene. ... Further to this is Mezentius" depiction as an honorable warrior choosing not to slay Orodes with trickery ("haud furto"), which almost immediately brings to mind the cunning Odysseus; this is truly an image full of pathos, as we know he must soon meet his end. ...

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Achilles, is known as the greatest and fastest hero on the Greek side during the Trojan War, and is also the subject of Homer's great epic poem about the Trojan War, the Iliad. ... When Aias and Odysseus are sent by Agamemnon to implore with Achilles' to fight for the Greeks, Achilles disagrees with them, saying "There was no gratitude given for fighting continuously against your enemies". ...

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Many scholars see Gilgamesh as similar to both Odysseus and Achilles (Gresseth 5). ... The earliest Gilgamesh stories seem to come from Sumerian texts which most likely reflect the crystallization of earlier epic traditions, and was probably one of the most well-known and influential poems available (West 65). ...

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Aias, Odysseus, Agamemnon, and other Greek leaders have similar successes. ... Through his actions and beliefs, Hector shows that he is a proud, dutiful, wise, and honorable man, once of the most noble in the entire poem. ...

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