...Sirens are said to be these mythical creatures in Greek mythology whom torment men at sea. Both Margaret Atwood's poem and in Homer's Odyssey, Sirens are portrayed in ways that differentiate the thoughts of them in the past and in the present. Although they do differentiate in various ways, their meaning and image stand the same. In both Homer's Odyssey and Atwood's poem "Sirens Song", Sirens are said to be malicious and bad creatures. They are said to lurk in the ocean tormenting sailors who roam the seas, but despite the harm they can cause, it seems that their deadly melody is a yelp for help. in Homer's Odyssey their song is described as an urgent call, and in the "Sirens Song" it is described as a cry for help. Despite the similarities,...
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...The decieving Sirens with their chanting but deadly songs have lived many sailors to their death. In Homer's epic poetry, "Odyssey" the portrayals of the Sirens differ than Margaret Atwood's "Sirens Song." Atwood utilizes first person point of view while Homer incorporates Odyssey's point of view. Thus, this results affecting their diction and mood in which they demonstrate different behaviors from the Sirens. Homer introduces a solution to avoid the calls from the Sirens. He explains the situation his characters will have to endure. Thus, the Sirens would have to take a different approach to lure in the sailors. Homer's application of first person point of view only exhibits the affect it has toward one person. Sirens only approach is to...
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...Sirens and their luring songs appear in both Homer's Odyssey and Margaret Atwood's "Siren Song." Nonetheless, the reader's experience greatly differs from reading about sirens in one poem to reading about them in the other. This is greatly due to the difference n point of view in each poem and to the similar tone each author creates. When comparing the portrayal of sirens in each poem, it is evident that each has its own point of view. In the Odyssey, the sirens are described from the viewpoint of Odysseus and the other sailors. Odysseus explains that when the sirens noticed their ship, they approached the vessel and "burst into their high, thrilling song..." Since the sirens are being described by sailors, the sirens' victims, the sirens...
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...In this particular painting, John William Waterhouse illustrates the moment when Odysseus and his men pass through the land of the Sirens. After examining the painting closely, I noticed a number of things that were significantly different than the original description of the Sirens in the book. I also took time to look at other paintings while comparing and contrasting, which helped me understand this piece a lot better. According to the book, The Odyssey, while passing through the Sirens, Odysseus was instructed by Circe to plug his men’s ears with wax and have his men bind him to the mast of the ship so that they could pass through the Sirens’ land and survive. The painting by Waterhouse, displayed a very similar scenario, but drifted away a little bit from the physical description in the book. While looking at the painting, we can see that the scene, in general, is the same, with Odysseus bound to the mast and his men’s ears covered in wax, but a few things stood out to me as I further examined it. Homer didn’t give Waterhouse much to work with as far as physical description of the Sirens, but I think...
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