Objectively speaking, Odysseus was considered a good man when held up to his people's’ standards, but was he a good man when held up the Bible’s standards? He accomplished many honorable goals, and carried out many brave quests. He was brave, cunning, and determined. Overall, Odysseus was known as a hero throughout the land. But some aspects of his morality seem rather questionable when compared to the Bible’s standards. Renowned throughout his homeland, and across the seas, Odysseus seems to be a good
I forget Odysseus? Great Odysseus who excels all men in wisdom, excels in offerings too he gives the immortal gods who rule the vaulting skies’” (Homer 79). Exalting his qualities, the Greek god Zeus explains his desire to aid the virtuous Odysseus, a Greek soldier returning to his home in Ithaca from the Trojan War. However, before the events of The Odyssey by Homer, the ruthless warrior Odysseus does not have the traits of a selfless and merciful leader. As a dynamic character, Odysseus conquers
journey of the legendary Odysseus on his journey home from the Trojan War. Odysseus is a combination of the self-made, self-assured man and the embodiment of the standards and mores of his culture. He is favored by the gods and respected and admired by the mortals. Even the wrath of Poseidon does not keep him from his homecoming. He is confident that he represents virtue even when a modern audience might not be so sure. But his confidence is what ruins him. His arrogance and self-assurance is his downfall
When Odysseus is about half way home in Homer’s The Odyssey, translated by Robert Fagles, he travels to the Kingdom of the Dead. Circe tells him to do this in order to hear from the blind Theban prophet Tiresias and get information about his return to Ithaca. Although Tiresias’ prophecy to Odysseus seems to be entirely about the tasks he must perform in order to regain his kingdom and home, the prophet actually attempts, with great cunning of his own, to teach Odysseus important moral lessons about
to be part of a civilized, human polis during peacetime. Each stage of Odysseus’ wanderings reintroduces him to a key aspect of the Greek civilized citycenter. His interaction with the Lotus Eaters highlights how significant memory is to the
two character heroes, each with their own story and adventures, battling through trials to get to a particular destination, and being guided by divine powers. Moses and Odysseus are both considered heroes, and while they have divine blessing from their respective gods, they are extremely flawed as humans. Moses and Odysseus have great adventures, responsibility, and trials that are vastly different but are guided by the same moral principles. In the book of Exodus, there are situations where Moses
After overcoming great challenges, including escaping the cyclopes, resisting the sweet calls of the sirens, surviving an encounter with the monsters Scylla and Charybdis, and Journeying through Hell, Odysseus finally returns to his family. Odysseus’s epic journey home creates the main storyline in Homer’s epic, yet there is an underlying story of his son, Telemachos, accomplishing the journey into manhood. Telemachos is introduces as merely a boy, yet throughout the epic he is forced to overcome
superior. Let us compare two heroes, Odysseus from ancient times, and Harry Potter from modern times. Although both characters appear to be worthy of the title “hero,” Harry Potter is the superior of the two due to his determination, mental strength, and love for others. In order to see the differences, one must first compare the similarities between the two heroes. To being with, both of these heroes have been cursed at some point in their lifetime. Odysseus was cursed by the Cyclops, Polyphemus
Confidence allows for a person to approach new obstacles, new people, and new hardships without missing a beat. The self trust in one's own ability and choices is vital to successful leadership. But if someone were to be overconfident then it can be a hamartia. Odysseus is a model of confidence, but sometimes overly so. Odysseus is just escaping from a Cyclops who has killed a multitude of his men, it is not enough for him to injure the cyclops, but he also is determined
In this essay I will first discuss the comparison between Medea and the ancient expectations of women and then the expectations of Penelope, wife of Odysseus, to contrast the story of Medea. Throughout Greek dramas there is always an underlying message of opposing values. This allows the audience to learn about the nature of humans, and life. The play Medea, by Euripides, is no exception to this in Greek dramas. The play manifests the conflict between the conflicting values betrayal and loyalty through