The Iliad is very much like the Odyssey in the way its women reflect on the men in the novel. ... (Odyssey, 5:180). ... (Odyssey, 6:15). ... She dissolves quarrels, even among men, when she favors them" (Odyssey, 7:73-4). ... (Odyssey, 22:460). ...
In Book IX of Odyssey, a sudden shift from upholding the hospitality code to violating it occurs in the story of Polyphemus. ... He points out they are ignorant about agriculture, live in caves isolated from each other, and adhere to no social code (Odyssey, IX, 112-121). ... Inversely, Odysseus and his men enter the cave without being invited and have a look inside the cave (Odyssey, IX, 227-233). ... Odysseus and his men built a fire inside Polyphemus" cave and seated themselves and then waited for the host to arrive (Odyssey, IX, 243-245). ... Polyphemus" role as the perverter of ho...
Homer intertwines the divine once again in that Athena also showed empathy in the outset of the Odyssey. ... Without this extreme compassion for others, Odysseus" labors were inadequate to have the The Odyssey written, but now that he sees the costs of war, he is re-humanized and can now understand the price of human life, which is why he laments so intensely. ...
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. By studying the warrior's thoughts, actions, and ethics, the Ancient Greeks expected to learn how to handle the...
