an epic poem. In Paradise Lost, Milton echoes images and passages of Homer’s Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid, which he deepens and elaborates, creating a masterpiece that overshadows the silhouettes of the classics. The fashioning of the underworld is one quality that Milton, Dryden and Pope use to make their own versions of the epic. John Milton’s description of hell is a classical depiction of the underworld. In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus visits the land of the dead, of “No flesh and bone…none bound
The Odyssey ~ Homer ~ Adventure, Epic Poetry, Folklore The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle ~ Avi ~ Adventure, Bildungsroman, Historical From opinion, the most memorable part of The Odyssey by Homer is when Odysseus and his faithful men execute the daring escape from Polyphemus the Cyclops, son of Poseidon Earthshaker. In this section of the epic, Odysseus presents his cunning and daring character, showing ingenuity and athleticism as well. The thought put into the plan shows the intelligence