Visitor asks to be allowed to sleep XVII. ... Homer then describes the second element, the reception. ... Reece notes that Homer viewed these elements as "descriptive, not prescriptive." ... This element is made significant by Homer because it is "the only Homeric hospitality scene in which the host is not found at home" (Reece, 131). ... In a rather comical inversion of the norm, Homer next handles the seating. ...

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My home is under the clear skies of Ithaca... His human vulnerability is written in such passages as when he makes his last marine transition to Ithaca (an event he has been longing for twenty years); he sleeps: No sooner had they swung back and churned the water with their blades than sweet oblivion sealed Odysseus" eyes in sleep, delicious and profound, the very counterfeit of death... (13. 78-81) Homer writes Odysseus as the man he is, with the title "hero" he deserves. ... Odysseus remained with Circe for one year before his men reminded him of home. ... Through Homers w...

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On his nine year journey home Odysseus came across a nymph called Circe. ... Circe is demanding that Odysseus sleeps with her in order for her to change his men back to normal. ... This shows that Odysseus was absolutely furious with Circe but felt he had to sleep with her to save his men. ... " That quote shows that Odysseus is loyal to Penelope even after Calypso's offer of him sleeping with him. No matter the circumstances, Odysseus wanted to stay loyal to his wife and come home to her and his son. ...

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The Odyssey of Homer, perhaps one of the greatest epic poems of all time, portrays Odysseus" journey home. ... "That said, the Cyclops reeled; his hulk collapsed; He fell asleep upon his back, with his thick neck Aslant; sleep, lord of all, now held him fast My men stood round me; into us a god Breathed daring. ... Why do you Disturb the godlike night and spoil our sleep?... In book 5, Odysseus turns down a life of immortality in order to return home to his wife. ... Is it your native land you need, Your dear home? ...

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The thing about Argus though that makes him such an exceptional watchman is that he could sleep with a few of his opened and still remain vigilant. ... Argus summoned him to his side and Hermes attempted to lull Argus to sleep by droning incessantly in the most monotonous and drowsily as he can. As a result, only a few of his hundred eyes would drift off to sleep, but not all. ... Europa then decided not to go back to sleep but instead she called upon her companions to go out and pick flowers in the field. ... Since nobody seemed to be home, they entered in their own accord and explored th...

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In the Introduction Strauss starts to talk about how troy had been forgotten by the time of Homer. ... He points out that the Trojan War did in fact happen but the meaning and direction Homer gave to it was a false/fictional interpretation. According to Homer the war had started with the abduction of the queen of Sparta, Helen but Strauss claims that that wasn't the only thing that lead to the great 10 year war of troy (as said to be by Homer). ... Strauss ridicules Homer's claim that gods intervene to help mortals. ... The reason for this may have been the fact the Strauss kept me e...

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Goddesses in the Odyssey The appearance of many goddesses in The Odyssey by Homer exemplifies the fact that they are essential to Odysseus" journey. ... You unrivaled lords of jealousy--scandalized when goddesses sleep with mortals, openly, even when one has made the man her husband... Calypso took Odysseus away from the very things he defined himself with; the desire to return home was for him something distant yet attainable. ... This embodies Odysseus" mentality on the two goddesses: although he loved them and shared their beds, he still longed for home. ... In the beginning of...

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Athena's indication that Telemachus should return home a king if Odysseus was not found, established her role as a city-state protector. ... Just as Athena aided Telemachus, she came to the aid of the Odysseus when Poseidon was attempting to sabotage his return home. Odysseus, after the Trojan War , became conceited and overly zealous on his return home, blinded Poseidon's son Polyphemos . ... Without the aid of Athena, Odysseus' return home would not have been possible. ... The Night then continued to conceive asexually, creating Misery, Death, Doom, Sleep and the Fates (Warm...

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Odysseus" journey towards home was now going to have the chance to come to and end. ... When the Phaeacians returned Odysseus home, he couldn't figure out where he was. ... Even now, perhaps, he is at home, sowing the seed of ill for all the suitors"(145). Helen, Menelaus" wife, predicts that Odysseus has returned home. ... When Odysseus was put to sleep by the gods, he was unaware of the events that concurred. ...

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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. ... Since Odysseus presented himself with humility, Alkinoos and Arete treated him with much hospitality and gave him a bed to sleep in, new clothes and also a passage home. ... Although Athena gave Odysseus an immeasurable amount of help, his journey home wasn't so easy. ... After Calypso allowed him to leave, Odysseus built a wooden raft to return home. ...

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The old men seated me on a polished chair and urged me to help myself to food, and formally welcome me to his home. ... He asked us who we were and we told him we were Achaeans making their way home. ... So that's my story so far but please, I was wondering if you could give me a place to sleep because I am very tired. ...

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