...EXAMINATION OF DUTY AND SELF CONTROL IN THE ODYSSEY Aashna Jamal INTRODUCTION Under the rule of Zeus, events did not occur in isolation but in interdependence causing there to be a flux in the totality of events and the whole drama being played on a cosmic plane. The central theme of Zeus’s rule is the preservation of his “ oikos” or household management where the prevalence of order over Chaos is of utmost importance. In this paper, using the Odyssey as a case study, I will examine the thematic importance of the decisions taken by a hero in accordance to or defiance of self control and pietas and the consequences they lead to. These expectations are clearly marked out for the reader who waits in anticipation to garner the fate of the hero. I will analyse the themes of self control and pietas or duty in the Odyssey and discuss their special significance in this epic. I will then briefly talk about the Hindu concept of duty or Dharma with reference to the Ramayana. I however do not intend to use the concept of monomyth coined by Joseph Campbell also referred to as the hero's journey(which is a basic pattern that its proponents argue is found in many narratives from around the world.) in comparing these epics. The example of the Ramayana will only serve my purpose of highlighting the theme of duty in mythologies across the world. Lastly, I will conclude with the importance of inspecting these themes because of their significance to the plotline. Georg Wissowa notes that pietas was...
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...“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.- Lao Tzu.” From the minute you were born, it is the first step in your personal journey. A personal journey is something everyone experience in their lifetime. This experience teaches us many things about ourselves and what’s important to have in our personal journey to succeed. Having a personal journey means that you become wiser and smarter because from the experience you learn skills that are important. A personal journey is one that teaches you to be honest, persistence, and to controlling and know your inner self. These three can be seen in the poem “From the Odyssey,” The Narrow Road of the Interior,” and Ted Talk “Success is a Continuous Journey.” Honesty is an important...
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...considered my self a good writer. The idea of writing a “perfect paper” seemed like an unreachable concept. However, this year, my writing has improved greatly. I am not a five star writer, but i am reaching to better skills now, rather than where i was at the beginning of my freshman year. With the practice and building up my skills, i have improved in certain areas ad a writer. throughout this year, i have improved on the idea of properly analyzing evidence. For the book club unit towards the beginning of the year, I read the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, which told the story of Christopher, a boy with autism. The essay focused on the idea of how Christopher had locus of control. The evidence worked for the point I was...
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...Summer Internship Program 2010 A REPORT ON “A STUDY ON COMPETENCY MAPPING FOR FRONT-LINE WORKERS “ IN ODYSSEY INDIA LIMITED” [pic] [pic] By T. Bhuvaneshwari. 09BS0000567 [pic] May 2010 A REPORT ON “A STUDY OF COMPETENCY MAPPING FOR THR FRONTLINE WORKERS IN ODYSSEY INDIA LIMITED” A report submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirement of MBA Program of IBS FACULTY GUIDE COMPANY GUIDE Mrs. Poornima Mr. Karthikeyan. S IBS Bangalore Faculty Assistant HR Manager Odyssey India Limited. By T. Bhuvaneshwari 09BS0000567 ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL, BANGALORE [pic] May, 2010 DECLARATION I hereby declare that the work being presented here is an authentic record of original work done by me on the summer internship project, “A STUDY ON COMPETENCY MAPPING FOR THE FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES AT ODYSSEY INDIA LTD “under the guidance of Dr. C. Poornima and is in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Masters of Business Administration. I also certify that this work has not been submitted else where for the award of any other degree. Place : Bangalore T. Bhuvaneshwari. Date: CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the project entitled “A study on competency mapping for front line employees at Odyssey India Ltd.” being submitted to “ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL, BANGALORE “by, Miss. T. Bhuvaneshwari. For the award of the degree of “ MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION...
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...Although sexual desire often leads to procreation and the creation of an ordered family unit, in Homer’s Odyssey, giving in to “wild desire” can lead to chaos and death, whereas self-denial and an attempt to control desire help preserve life and order. The Odyssey is filled with trials that often test the willpower of both Odysseus and his crewmates, and exemplifies the fact that giving up to temptation will lead to their downfall. After becoming a guest at Circe’s hall, Odysseus receives a forewarning about the risks of wild desires: “Even so, you and your crew may still reach home, suffering all the way, if you only have the power to curb their wild desire and curb your own” (10.117-119). By explicitly saying that the only way to reach home is to curb their wild desires, Circe shows us that wild desires can lead to chaos and death, and only self-denial will result in a successful return to home....
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...There are similarities between Homer’s Odyssey and the movie of SpongeBob Squarepants. The similarities that exist are due to the fact that the obstacle that SpongeBob and Patrick found out that King Neptune’s crown got stolen from Plankton and it is taken to “Shell City”. Krabs is threatened to death, so SpongeBob and Patrick decide to go to shell city to get back the crown. This is similar to when Odysseus is called to fight the Trojan war. He has to come home to his wife. He knows that they are facing great danger with the suitors. Along the way, SpongeBob gets his car key stolen and he has to control his childish self. He does this by holding out through his favorite song. They also encounter a pit of monsters they have to walk through....
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...meaning of life, or what could be done in a lifetime. Gilgamesh and the Odyssey are both categorized as hero myths. This is because both hero's go through growth and change throughout out their conquests. The epics that the two characters are featured in Gilgamesh, was developed from early Mesopotamia and the Odyssey in early Greece. Gilgamesh was a very popular and it was very valuable to the historian of Mesopotamian culture because it reveals much about the religious world, such as their attitudes toward the gods, how a hero was defined and regarded, views about death and friendship. The Odyssey was also very popular in its era. It was set in ancient Greece where in its culture; mythology was the heart of everyday life. Gilgamesh, the hero from the epic Gilgamesh, was the historical king of Uruk in Babylonia, on the river Euphrates. He lived about 2700B.C. Odysseus, the hero from the epic the Odysseus, was the ruler of the island kingdom of Ithaca. He was one of the most prominent Greek leaders of the Trojan War. Both of these men were granted certain strengths, Gilgamesh had physical, while Odysseus had mental strengths. The journeys of Gilgamesh and Odysseus are two incredible stories written long ago; these two heroes have many similarities, but also many differences. The differences are between these two great heroes are slim, but significant. Gilgamesh was a very self-confident and at times that self-confidence led to him to have little compassion for the people of Uruk...
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...A focal subject in "The Odyssey" is loyalty. Odysseus' commitment to his family, his nation and his god is immovable. Along his trip, Odysseus has the chance to be unfaithful to his better half. This would disgrace his nation and disregard his convictions. “Despite the fact that he now and then flounders and some of his choices have negative results, his faithfulness, adore for his better half and want to return home never fades.” p.58 Odysseus also has solid values with regards to self-control and sexual allurement. Despite the fact that the excellent Sirens endeavor to draw him off base, he cautions his men of their alluring ways, connects himself to his ship so he won't stray and fills his group's ears with wax. He additionally shows discretion...
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...Divine Destiny Free will, man’s right to choose his own path. While clearly present in The Odyssey, it is through Homer’s writing that we begin to see the underlying belief, in ancient Greek culture, of divine intervention and the gods’ power to control and shape man’s destiny. Their influence is evident in determining the outcome of every adventure and obstacle that the hero, Odysseus, faces during his lengthy, perilous journey home following the events of the Trojan War. Man’s free will is overshadowed throughout this epic poem by the use of prophecy or the direct influence of the gods to ultimately foretell and decide the outcome. The choices Odysseus makes may have direct consequences and influence on his life, gaining or denying him favor with the gods. He cannot; however, change his fate or escape their will. The influence of the gods is shown early on in The Odyssey during a meeting of the gods where they decide amongst themselves that the time for Odysseus to return to his home in Ithaca has come. At the time of the meeting, Odysseus is trapped in a suspended state of inactivity on the island Ogygia with the goddess Calypso. No matter the remarkable wit and cunning the hero is shown to possess, it is the decision of the gods at this meeting to send Hermes to pave the way for his release from the island. Zeus to Hermes: “Hermes, you’ve been our messenger before. / go tell that ringlet nymph it is my will / To let that patient man Odysseus go home. / Not with an...
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...Looking back over the expansive history of humanity, have the roles of men and women evolved? Not really. Women still work and watch over the house and such while the men go out to be breadwinners, but there’s still the underlying sexism that women are the ones who should be doing only the real woman’s work, raising the family, maintaining the house, etc. Men are still free to do as thy wish while no one bats an eye, whereas women are scrutinized for their non-conforming actions. This pushes females to morph, pressed by their situation, into more complex characters. A perfect example would be “The Odyssey” by Greek poet Homer. It’s very much an epic tale of male oriented heroic quests when, however, women play an incredibly large role as well. This epic tale revolves around Ulysses’...
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...Odysseus and Aeneas, the two epic heroes who both visit the Underworld for their own reasons, are representatives of Greek and Roman cultures. The depictions of their journeys to Hades from The Odyssey by Homer and Virgil’s Aeneid leave us unlimited fantasies about the Underworld, and they let people start to think about the life and death. Some of Odysseus and Aeneas’ backgrounds and their experiences of visiting the Underworld are similar; however, their motivations, personality and developments are very different. Based on what I’ve read from The Odyssey and Aeneid, I think Aeneas is a greater hero, but Odysseus’s purpose, social status, characteristics and developments make him is better “brought to life”. First of all, one of the reasons that why Odysseus is more like a human being than Aeneas is is their motivations for visiting the Underworld are different. Both of Odysseus and Aeneas are former soldiers in the Trojan War, but they are on different sides in this war. Aeneas wants to find a new place for him and the Trojan remnant to settle, so he goes to the Underworld for visiting Anchises-who can gives him directions to his future. In the case of Odysseus, his purpose of heading to Hades is not that noble. He just wants to go back to his home after the destruction of Troy, and he needs to know how could he do that by asking Tieresias. From their motivation, I think Aeneas is a selfless person. According to Aeneid, “Roman, remember by your strength to rule/Earth’s peoples—for...
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...2001 A Space Odyssey film analysis Introduction: Begins a dawn in prehistoric Africa, about four million years ago a powerful force entered near Jupiter. The force later on somehow ended up in the prehistoric area. The monolith, was the force that was deliberately planted by an extraterrestrial but why? Body: I. What was learned about the movie before starting my complete analysis 1. Begins a dawn in prehistoric Africa 2. The dawn of man 3. Jupiter’s mission 4. Beyond the infinite II. My own personal analysis in regards to the list of questions from handout (1-14) 1. How and why is the film described as a work of art? 2. What colors are present and what are the color schemes? 3. What mood is set? 4. What is the possible symbolism?...
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...in many ways and Kingsley, writing the book for his children, sought to inspire them to achieve higher goals with integrity. With the fable surrounding Jason and the Argonauts, there are numerous challenges and trials the team must face together in order to achieve fame. The value of team work is threaded throughout the stories. The dark tale of Jason who captures the Golden Fleece only to let his fame consume him is representative of the ancient Greek’s willingness to acknowledge that not all stories have a happy ending. Kingsley’s book offers an opportunity to demonstrate that even god like beings are flawed and there are aspects of our world that are outside of an individual’s control. Teaching moments arise as the heroic characters overcome treachery while the villains give into to arrogance and self-praise. 7. Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters: Napoli, Donna Jo, and Christina Balit. Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters. Washington: National Geographic Society, 2011. Print. National Geographic uses striking artwork with its retelling of famous Greek myths in order to capture the attention and connect to its audience. Napoli also connects the tales to constellations, geography, history, and culture to enable children to make modern links with the old sagas. The ending of Heracles has Zeus make his son into a constellation in the sky so he will live forever above the world he helped...
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...trust no one, to snitch on everyone and to be loyal only to the guards. When he was 23, Shin managed to evade the guards and crawl through an electrified fence over the dead body of his friend to escape. He found his way to China, then to South Korea and eventually to the U.S. He is the only prisoner born and raised in one of North Korea's prison camps who is known to have escaped. Reporter Blaine Harden has written an account of Shin's journey called Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West. Not surprisingly, Shin's PTSD and learned way of life make it very difficult for him to open up and share the brutal details of his life. Not just because he had bad things done to him, but because he believes he did some very bad things himself. Although Shin has physical freedom, he cannot achieve psychological freedom evidenced by his distrust of others, others’ distrust of him, his lacks of loving role models, his shame of surviving Camp 14, and his self hatred from having “contaminated identity”. The first thing to remember, Shin struggled to trust others, to reach out to others. Blaine Harden, a writer of Escape from Camp 14, said, “He struggled to trust me. As he readily admits, he struggles to trust anyone. It is inescapable part of how he was raised. Guards taught him to sell out his parents and friends, and he assumed...
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...Michaels relationship. Hanna’s nickname for Michael was “kid” and for her the appeal of Michael was his innocence. Hanna is archetype for the horrors of the holocaust, the bears of guilt and strain of illiteracy. Michael wanted to gain experience and understanding and go from viewing himself as as a child, “I had run away like a child, instead of keeping control of the situation, as I thought I should. I wasn’t nine years old anymore, I was fifteen” to someone who had experience and knew their “ … way around women, and could be comfortable and open in a friendly way.” Michael’s journey to enlightenment and adulthood had a massive effect on him, “ It wasn't that I forgot Hanna. But at a certain point the memory of her stopped accompanying me wherever I went. She stayed behind, the way a city stays behind as a train pulls out of the station.” The metaphor ?? demonstrates how much of an impact one person can have on one’s life. Can I use “The Odyssey is the story of motion both purposeful and purposeless, successful and futile. What else is the history of law?” ??? Where and how ?? what does it mean ?? References to Odyssey and him reading it and sending the recordings to hanna ! interesting, should i put it in and should it go here or should it go in the point about reflecting on past ??!! Idea 2 = A journey to overcome something difficult is often...
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