Greek.
women that were married played a very important part in the economic and social lives by.
their management of the house hold. Even though the woman controlled the household,.
they still lacked official power in the government. The the final class in Greece was the.
slaves. Slavery was common in ancient Greece, as it was all over at this time period. .
Slaves did posses some protection by the laws of Greece, and were eventually able to buy.
their freedom.
All of these classes are shown very distinctly in the Odyssey. At the top is.
Odysseus, who at the time the story starts is not at home, so this leaves his son.
Telemachus in charge. The suitors of Penelope in the story are the landowning farmers,.
who wish to marry Penelope and take over the holdings of Odysseus. Penelope represents.
the women in the story. She is very stubborn and wants nothing but the safe return of her.
husband. You can see in the story as well, that she is very much the one in charge of.
running her home. The final class is the slaves, or servants, which man the house of.
Odysseus. They range from being very close friends of the family, to servants who are.
just there to serve.
Homer depicted the social classes in the Odyssey just as one would expect to find.
in ancient Greece. All the social classes functioned in just the way they would have in.
Greece, making it one of the most famed societies.
Family- Household; parents and children; line of ancestors.
Kin- Race; family.
These are the dictionary meanings of the words family and kin. In the Odyssey.
these meanings are in no way as deep as the meanings portrayed in the Odyssey. To be.
family of the great king of Ithaca, Odysseus, meant much more than just knowing him. .
This is evident by the actions of Odysseus's son, Telemachus. Telemachus not even.
being able to remember his father before he went off to war, still had this enormous sense.
of pride that he was the king's son. Once urged by Athena, Telemachus went as far as to.
But The Odyssey is truly identified as one thing, an epic. ... The hero in The Odyssey is obviously Odysseys. ... Odysseys conquers this characteristic in several ways. ... Odysseys travels far and wide just ti return home. ... The Odyssey is packed with them. ...
The gods in The Odyssey are who held Odysseus captive for over eight years. ... In The Odyssey both free will and fate occur. (Sparknotes) The Odyssey represents free will in that it gave choices. ... Works Cited Odyssey. ... (teacher) 2001 Odyssey Class Discussion Odyssey Plot Summation. ...
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." ...
The Iliad and the Odyssey will prove to be literature that shapes a nation. ... The Iliad and the Odyssey became a part of the Greek educational curriculum. ... The Odyssey is a true love story. The Odyssey celebrates the love of a husband and wife. ... Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey in the eighth century B.C. ...
The Odyssey vs. ... The Odyssey, translated by Fitzgerald, is about an epic hero trying to get to his home after twenty long years. ... In The Odyssey women were treated as slaves. ... A difference is that in The Odyssey the women were known as whores. ... In conclusion, The Odyssey and Beowulf focus on the themes of women, character style, and religion. ...
Homer wrote the classic epic The Odyssey more than 2,500 years ago. ... Does Homer writing in The Odyssey support or refute the common belief of his time regarding women? ... Homer Odyssey is one such writing, which poetically describes the daily life of the Greeks in antiquity. ... The Odyssey is not misogynistic. ... In the Odyssey, dominating male roles were evident. ...
Odyssey vs. O" Brother Where Art Thou This paper compares the Odyssey to O" Brother Where Art Thou. Even though Homer's Odyssey was written in Greek times, the movie O"Brother Where Art Thou has many similarities. The Odyssey and O" Brother each start with an obstacle that keeps the main characters, Odysseus (Odyssey) and Everet (O"Brother), from their homes and their wives for many years. ... The Odyssey is the well-known story of a hero's long journey home. ...
"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...
