The Mesmerizing Story of The Odyssey (A discussion over the entertaining qualities of The Odyssey) The enticing tales of the Odyssey have captured the attention of millions throughout the centuries. Homer uses elegant writing style mixed with captivating tales to create one of the greatest stories of mankind. The Odyssey has been entertaining readers for thousands of years. Certain elements of the epic have stood the test of time. The mesmerizing tales of Odysseus have remained such an enduring
Odysseus has grown up wondering if his father would ever return home. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, has a very important role throughout Homer’s The Odyssey. Her main purpose in the epic is to help guide and offer protection not only for Odysseus but Telemachus as well. The goddess becomes their protector, and is always around or close by throughout the epic. Throughout the story, Athena gives Telemachus the confidence and knowledge
Dictionary) How might a hero have human or natural flaws and still be able to save the lives of others? Is it possible? Why does a hero risk his or her life physically or emotionally? An epic hero is a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events, just like in The Odyssey, where Odysseus, who is the main character; is gone for twenty years. And through those twenty years, he goes on adventures, while home at Ithaca, his wife Penelope believes Odysseus
ODYSSEY The movie 2001: A Space Odyssey is about an odyssey. Personally, I have no clue what an odyssey is. Do you know what an odyssey is? According to Dictionary.com, odyssey has two definitions. The first definition of odyssey is, “an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-year attempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.” The second definition is, “a long series of wanderings or adventures, especially when filled with notable experiences, hardships
In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus’s journey has three main stages: the separation, the initiation, and the transformation. The separation, or the call, is what sends him on his heroic quest. The initiation, or the challenges and temptations, consists of the trials that brave Odysseus must face while on his lengthy voyage. Finally, the transformation, or his return, occurs when the jaded hero has changed as a result of his arduous adventure and encounters other difficulties upon his homecoming. Odysseus’s
Odysseus as an Epic Hero Contrary to popular belief, the hero featured in Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus does not fit the description of an epic hero. Odysseus is one of the many soldiers who was sent to fight in the Trojan war. The tale of Odysseus and his fabled Trojan horse is featured in The Illiad. The Odyssey is the tale of the aftermath of the grueling, 10 year Trojan War. It is the story of how Odysseus and his men travel on a long journey to return home to Ithaca. Odysseus is not only not
the eyes of the director, will never live up to the expectations that were implanted upon the viewer when the book was read themselves. “The Odyssey” is a superior work of art to the film O! Brother, Where Art Thou? because Odysseus is the worthier epic hero and the film loses the major theme of hospitality that is displayed throughout the poem. “The Odyssey” is a poem composed by the legendary author Homer, one of the central works of Greek Literature. The poem follows
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
When people think of strong characters from Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, they likely think of the namesake, Odysseus. In The Odyssey, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, has to leave his home and family, including his wife and newborn son, to fight in the Trojan War, and is gone for twenty years. While Odysseus is a great character, there’s more there. His wife Penelope is such a strongly written character, but no one seems to care much. Perhaps it was because women were seen almost as lessers in Ancient
The Penelopiad tells its story in a different time period from the Odyssey as it comes from Penelope looking backward through centuries from today back to the classical Greek period. I think Atwood’s intention is to highlight how attitudes towards women have changed over the centuries. She uses the pyschology of sexual abuse to explain the maid’s behaviour. “ if our owners or the sons of our owners or a visiting nobleman or the sons of a visiting nobleman wanted to sleep with us, we could not refuse