In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus has two different characteristics to him, a heroic side, and a non-heroic side. He shows the reader that he can be very heroic at times. He also demonstrates his not so heroic side to us. .
Odysseus displays his heroic side several times in The Odyssey. For example, Odysseus was wise with help of Athena and tricked Polyphemus, "Cyclops, you ask my honorable name? Remember the gift you promised me, and I shall tell you. My name is Nohbdy, mother, father, and friends, everyone calls me Nohbdy." Odysseus is very intelligent with the aid of the sage goddess Athena, who gives him help to overcome obstacles he must face. Together the two form an intellectual group who can outsmart the Cyclops. In addition, Odysseus is loyal to his men when he protects them even though he knows they will die. Odysseus is trustworthy to his men because they mean a lot to him. He is very caring to protect his men even though he knows they will not survive. Furthermore, Odysseus is brave when he asks Circe to turn the pigs back into his men. Odysseus is courageous to stand up to Circe to save his men. He is valiant because he knows she can hurt him if she pleased. Odysseus has very many heroic traits in The Odyssey. .
In The Odyssey Odysseus also shows his non-heroic side. For example, Odysseus likes women and is not loyal to Penelope when he sleeps with Calypso and Circe. Odysseus is a horrible husband because he sleeps with other woman and is concerned she may have been unfaithful. He becomes feeble when it comes to women and he can not resist them. In addition, Odysseus took credit for events when they went well, but when they did not it was blamed on the gods. Odysseus is very greedy for credit when the gods help him and good things happen. He trys to ignore that he is not prefect and that he does make mistakes, so he blames the gods. Furthermore, Odysseus was vengeful when he escaped from the Cyclops.
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Hospitality in the Odyssey Hospitality has played a large role in ancient Mycenaen society and is even evident in the writings of the time, as witnessed in Homer's Odyssey. Hospitality reveals itself as a domineering factor in the way characters act and the way characters are treated in the Odyssey. One instance of the role of hospitality in the Odyssey occurs early on in the epic when Telemachus secretly set off to find Nestor. ... In the Odyssey, the good offered hospitality, and the bad fed off of the hospitality of others. ... Among all cultural elements of ancient Greek so...
In the ancient Greek society, like the society present in the book "The Odyssey," hospitality is exactly what was anticipated from the people. You can say that hospitality is kindness and hospitality is an important part of Homer's "The Odyssey." Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" contains a reoccurring theme of hospitality. ... Not everyone is a gracious guest in "The Odyssey." ...
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"THE ODYSSEY" AS A HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AND THE GODS AND GODDESSES OF MT. ... I believe that more than anything, Homer's "The Odyssey" is an exercise in the meaning of story telling through song and other aspects in "The Odyssey," including lying and the lore, as I shall explain. ... In the very first line of "The Odyssey," Odysseus is described as "the man of many ways." ... For example, "The Land Of The Lotus-Eaters" are representative of such mythological realities in "The Odyssey." There is also much importance given...
