centuries, Odysseus and his adventures never fail to bring entertainment. The Odyssey written by Homer is a timeless piece of beautifully written poetry illustrating action, drama and universal themes in which people of any time period can relate. Stories containing themes such as determination, loyalty and romance remain to be a popular selection. Battles and tragic events such as those featured in the Odyssey have inspired authors throughout history as well as in present times. Homer’s classic epic
the fact that intelligence can be gained, are three reasons that prove one idea: being strong is not all it is made out to be. After all, what did the great hero Odysseus in Homer’s renowned Epic: The Odyssey rely on to get home safely? His strengths, or his stratagems and wiles? For various reasons, one can gain much admiration and wisdom by being smart. For instance, there is a direct
In The Odyssey, Odysseus embarks on a prolonged journey home in which he endures many trials that exhibit traits the Greeks revere. Meanwhile, at home his wife Penelope resists suitors who plunder her resources and Odysseus’s wealth. This epic exemplifies qualities and characteristics, such as bravery, hospitality and cleverness, embodied by Odysseus in an environment where the Olympian gods and goddesses are intertwined in Greek life. When the Greeks value a quality in a person, they hold that person
English 9 31 October 2014 Wisdom versus Intelligence Wisdom and intelligence are frequently used interchangeably in all types of literature and conversation. A quick search on thesaurus.com of “wisdom” will bring up “intelligence,” and vice versa. However, the connotations of these words display them to be largely discordant. Going through an educational system is bound to make person intelligent, but it might not result in someone who is wise. Intelligence can be taught. It consists of facts and
Homer’s The Odyssey is a thrilling adventure about a brave soldier trying to get home. Faithful Odysseus uses his intelligence and wit to face monsters, gods and goddesses, and troubled land and waters throughout his journey to get home to Ithaca. Odysseus realizes strength alone will not save him and his crew. Strategy conveys a hero by giving him more strength and intelligence than just strength alone. One of Odysseus’ first journeys is the Land of the Cyclopes where he and his men scavenge
Homer’s protagonist in The Odyssey, Odysseus, is a legendary hero; he wins the Trojan War for the Greeks, outsmarts Polyphemus, evades the Sirens, survives Scylla and Charybdis, visits the Underworld, possesses an unhealable wound, and restores peace to his kingdom (Howell). He is not only a mighty warrior who is favored by the gods (,) but also an intellectual, known as the cleverest of all Greek heroes. Additionally, Odysseus is a loyal husband and father. He is the embodiment of the values and
In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus does prove to be a hero, because he didn't only does bad to make good, he has courage, and he also has strength. Throughout this amazing story, Odysseus shows off these amazing traits with his family, and crew. Odysseus's traits he shows us help him throughout the story, and give him the sharp edge he needs to succeed and win the battles he faces. My mom is very much a hero also, and has all of these qualities. My mom is my real-life hero, and she is the strongest
“A hero is someone who steps up when everyone else backs down” Odysseus is a hero that people think of as a god be in reality he is a mortal, but is a slave to the god; Zeus. He was taken from his family and was later trained by the gods, and the gods gave him challenges and obstacles to overcome threw his job as a slave. He later did a good job and Zeus let him him go but he shipped him out to sea and gave him challenges along the way traveling back home. An epic hero is a human being that does