been on what seems like a never ending journey back to Ithica, would have been a short period of time. The story takes off ten years after the Trojan War was over and leads to Odysseus being gone from his home for a total of twenty years. Twenty years since he first left his home, wife and son Telemachus, who was just a baby, to fight in the war. Telemachus, the son of Odysseus has grown up wondering if his father would ever return home. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, has a very important role throughout
The depiction of women in the Greek poem The Odyssey shows what the Greeks thought of them and their roles in society. The same attitudes and stereotypes about women that the Greeks had still exist in modern-day cultures around the world. These stereotypes and roles include men viewing women as possessions, the only place for a women is in the home, and the superiority of men to women. In examining the Greek culture versus modern-day societies, it’s difficult to see that many similarities between
portrays many roles of gods and goddess’. All of these cultures heavily relies on satisfying god’s wishes. The Sumerians and the Greeks had similar types of gods. They were Polytheistic as they had more than one God. On the other hand the Hebrew were monotheistic and believed in only one god. Texts from these ancient civilizations demonstrates how god controls their lives. The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Hebrew Bible, and The Odyssey are texts that demonstrates how the divinity played a major role in someone’s
Telemachy and Adulthood Within ancient Greek society and Homer’s Odyssey, we see clear indications of what it means to be an adult. Such characteristics include achieving kleos - glory - and having the confidence, leadership, courage, and determination shown in the attributes of the other male adults within the epic poem. Most men are characterized as such because they have achieve some form of glory, kleos, through war or great deeds. Moreover, they show courage and confidence in the face of challenges
Introduction Along with recurrence and tradition, the actions of Beowulf and The Odyssey demonstrate the earnest and the label of protagonist through courage, honor, and a will of righteousness. Written between the times of 800 and 600 BCE, The Odyssey is one of the most recognized works of early poetry. Written by a composer by the name of Homer, it tells of a story of a hero that is working his way home from war. This is not just hero, but his name is Odysseus, who is basically the Dwayne Johnson
With all of these attributes, Athena has created: many crafts, bridle, plow, trumpet, flute and weaving (Shmoop). The symbol of Athena is usually known as an owl, for that represents her wisdom. An olive tree is also one of her symbols, for that is what she created when she won the control of Athens. A weapon that is always carried with Athena is aegis, a shield with Medusa’s face on it. This shield was extremely effective for it is said to have turned many of her opponents to stone, though some stories