ocean, Aphrodite and beauty, and many more. In his book, The Odyssey, Homer highlights the relationship between Athena, a goddess, and Odysseus, a king, through their traits, Athena’s concern for Odysseus, and *** Athena and Odysseus have similar traits and personalities. Athena and Odysseus are similar because they are both good at war Odysseus in Trojan War Built trojan Horse Leader in Greek Army Athena is good of Wisdom
Odyssey Character list 1) Agamemnon- (ag-uh-MEM-non) He was the king of Mycenae and Argos in Greek legends. when King Priam of Troy son Paris(Alexandros), carried off Helen, Agamemnon called on the princess to unite in war for revenge against the Trojans. 2) Alcinous- (al-sin-oh-uh s) He was the King of Phaeacians to Homer in the island of Scheria. Also being the father of Nausicaa, Halius, Clytoneus, and Laodamas with Arete. 3) Amphinomus- (am-fin-uh-muh s) He was the son of King Nisos and
author of The Odyssey may never be apparent, the epic’s creator shows a definite feminine mindset. The identity of Homer has long been a debate amongst scholars. The Odyssey was originally told through oral narrative and was never written down in full. This allowed a concept called “oral theory” to take place. Oral theory states that every time a narrative is performed, a small part of it is altered, whether it is intentional or accidental. The length and popularity of The Odyssey functioned to perpetuate
When Odysseus washes up onto the shore of the land of the Phaeacians, Princess Nausicaa, the daughter of the King of the Phaeacians happens to be down at the river. Odysseus approaches the beautiful princess and asks for clothes to wrap up in, after his twenty days barely surviving in the sea. Princess Nausicaa leads the way and tells the maids to get the “fellow something to eat and drink, and wash him in the stream at some place that is sheltered
attributes(as well as charmfulness). Odysseus would be categorized as a hero in The Odyssey for having all of these qualities, and for his impervious attitude dealing with all the challenges that would come his way. He demonstrated himself to be a man of action and that failure was never an option. He always had to succeed with honor and glory in the end. Odysseus possessed the qualities of a strong leader throughout The Odyssey. One such characteristic was his quick rational decision making. When he and
traditions. Books 5-8 of Homer’s, The Odyssey reveal the cultures of Greek society. The Greeks' beliefs and customs made them a powerful and respected civilization. In Greek culture, people often paid their respects, known as Xenia, towards others. People would feed and bathe guests, especially kings and queens. When the princess found Odysseus, she offered to “give [her] newfound friend some food and drink, and bathe [him] in the river” (6,230). Nausicaa showed her respects towards Odysseus because
“People make mistakes, thinking they’re alone.” Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, illustrates this as the main character takes on a long, difficult journey in his attempt to travel back home. In The Odyssey, Homer uses the actions of Odysseus and the gods to show that man depends on the gods more than he realizes, demonstrating that having faith in others is just as important as relying on one’s own actions. Throughout The Odyssey, Odysseus believes he is alone. This leads to some poor decisions on
Characters Odysseus was a very brave and courageous. Odysseus’s actions showed his amazing bravery and boldness in the odyssey. Penelope was very discreet and faithful. Penelope was faithful odysseus and she kept her distance from the suitors Telemachus was very intelligent and fearless. For his age he acted very grown-up and smart with elders. Poseidon was very powerful and repulsive. He was very unforgiving to Odysseus and his crew. Polyphemus was very aggressive
literature, strong and complex female characters are often hard to find. Some texts, however, are known as quite misogynistic to the general public but, with a better attention to details, can be read a proto-feminist. Taking the example of Homer’s Odyssey and Euripides’ Medea, I will attempt to demonstrate how these texts engage in debate over the distinction and hierarchy of genders. I will first observe how women are shown as morally superior, before describing their role as intellectual and cunning