...Lindsey Cox Mrs. Chrisman HUM 2103 April, 26 2014 Odyssey VS Ulysses The movies Odyssey and Ulysses tell a story based off of the poem the Iliad by homer. Odyssey was very captivating in the way that the story that was told it was more in depth compared to Ulysses. However, both movies tell a story of the same person and his journey back to Ithica after the Trojan War. Odysseus coming in lieu of the Greeks, and Ulysses from the Romans. The story is about Odysseus, King of Ithica and his wife Penelope; the Odyssey starts with the birth of Telemachus while the start of Ulyssescompelling story overall because, of the in-depth look it gives into the war Odysseus return to Ithica. The sound effects the two movie differ in these areas as well, they differ with the overall film quality. The films are the telling of an epic poem and they are quite old in the quality ratios. Where the films differ was with the sound effects and the film quality. The production of Ulysses was a much different that of Odyssey the video was much easier to watch. Some may agree that Odyssey was a better quality movie overall and they could potentially be correct, the sound effects are much better in odyssey. However, in Ulysses the movie had better, picture quality, and the sound that was record was greater quality and the film itself was a better quality. The two movie were, a great magnificent stories in the telling of the epic poem by Homer the two movies are, very compelling in several ways...
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...Although “The Odyssey” by the Greek poet Homer is considerably an epic quest of a Odysseus’s lionhearted adventure, Penelope played an incredibly large role in Odysseus’ success demonstrated in her motherly ways, faith, and wit. Motherly figures are consistent throughout “The Odyssey,” and are essentially viewed as pitiful beings, full of melancholy, rather than true “supporters" of their sons and husbands in long periods of absence, due to military needs or personal quests. In some illustrations, mothers are depicted as weak without a steady male figure to guide them. However, this role is broken through the perceived character of Penelope. Due to the fact that Telemachos was incredibly young when Odysseus was drafted, he is doubtful that...
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...A Women's Role in The Odyssey "So by day she'd weave at her great and growing web- / by night, by the light of the torches set beside her, / she would unravel all she'd done.", stated Antinous in book two on page 21 of The Odyssey. By saying this Homer, the author of this epic poem, shows that women used their wits to out smart men. Women mortal and immortal show great influence over the men in the poem. The women not only seduced and guided the men in The Odyssey they were also over looked and forgotten. The Odyssey is mainly describing a mans long journey home after the Trojan War, but women play an important role in the story. Different roles women present in The Odyssey can be explained by looking at Athena, Calypso, Circe, and Penelope. Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, used her knowledge and abilities to guide Odysseus. Throughout all of The Odyssey Athena majorly impacts Odysseus and his son, Telemachus. In the book one of The Odyssey, with Zeus' consent Athena disguised herself as Mentes, one of Odysseus' old friends and seeks out Telemachus....
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...The pain of parting is nothing like the satisfaction of meeting again. In Homer’s epic The Odyssey, Penelope waits twenty long years for the return of Odysseus as the suitors plague her home and struggle to marry her. By devising a contest, with a two-fold plan, she ensures the safety of her home and husband. With each challenge Penelope faces, she continues to demonstrate her mêtis. The emotional pain Penelope feels from being separated from her husband, and being plagued by suitors, forces her to use her mêtis. There are many ways Penelope is forced to rely on her mêtis in the absence of Odysseus. By using her mêtis and great weaving talents, Penelope tricks the suitors. Before Book One of The Odyssey, Penelope devises a plan to keep the...
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...The Odyssey has been a major part of English Literature. Therefore, there have been several adaptations made to it, including multiple movies. There are two major movies that represent the Odyssey luminously. Ulysses (1954) and The Odyssey (1997) are two of the most major adaptation to the remarkable Odyssey by Homer. Ulysses (1954) was directed by Mario Camerini, and the Odyssey (1997) was directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy. INCLUDE THESIS The Odyssey )1997) starts off with Odysseus running to the birth of Telemachus, while Agamemnon and Menelaus visit him. They visit him to tell him about the kidnapping of Helen, which leads to the Trojan War. When Odysseus is leaving there are two major things that happen first, of all his mother makes him...
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...Homer of Greece was a blind bard known for a sensational memory and his ability to entertain an audience with the portrayal of his words. Two well known epic poems he told were The Odyssey and The Iliad. Both of these poems are very different from any story or poem written in ancient Greece. The structure, development, and the art of how each epic was told is the reason why each work is different and why each is called an epic. Especially the Odyssey it is the pentacle of an epic poem and contains everything needed to be considered so. The Odyssey is the great story of Odysseus and the sequel to Homer’s other epic the Iliad. The main character Odysseus is put through a lengthy journey on his return home to Ithaca from the battlefield of Troy. Over the span of 24 detailed books Homer tells Odysseus’ path and what he must face to get home. From the raging seas created by Poseidon, Odysseus’ lengthy stay with calypso, and his travels through the underworld. These and other conflicts that Odysseus faces are part of the elements to which make the odyssey and epic poem. In the first book of the Odyssey, Homer introduces a very important element of his Epic poems, the Muse. According to Aaron J. Atsma of the Theoi project, during the ancient time muses were the goddesses of music song and dance. In the odyssey when Homer is referring to the muse in the first book, saying “Sing to me of the man, Muse…” The muse he is referring to is known as Kalliope, the muse of epic poetry. This is important...
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...plausible in general? No, being able to shoot an arrow through 12 axe handles does not show skill and leadership to be a king. Once Penelope sets her competition, Antinous tries to delay it so they can sacrifice to Apollo, the archer god. “Gibe the bow a rest for today, leave it to the gods - at dawn the Archer God will grant a victory to the man he favors most.” Before Odysseus, Telemachus almosts succeeds and wins Penelope’s competition. However Odysseus “shook his head and stopped him short”, and instead he takes the bow and wins the competition. Telemachus orders Eumaeus to “Carry on with the bow, old boy.” to give the bow to...
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...The story of the Odyssey starts with Odysseus, a Greek war hero in the Battle of Troy. He is trying to make his way back to his home in Ithaca. His wife, Penelope, is waiting for him to return home from war. She does not know if her husband is still alive, but still remains faithful to him. Even with all of the suitors that have bombarded Odysseus’ home trying to take his place, Penelope still remains loyal to her husband. Their son, Prince Telemachus, is still at the home with all of the suitors. He desperately wants to remove them from the home, but does not have the will power or fighting experience to take down all of the men. Many men want to take over the palace, especially Antinous. He plans to kill Telemachus and control the palace. Odysseus meanwhile is alive on the island of Ogygia. He is bound here under the control of Calypso. The Greek goddess, Athena, wants to help Odysseus out. She goes to his son Telemachus disguised as Laertes. She persuades him to approach the suitors in a meeting, and also prepares him to journey to Pylos and Sparta. Nestor and Menelaus tell him that his dad is still alive but stuck on Calypso’s Island. Zeus sends Hermes to save Odysseus from the island. Hermes talks Calypso into letting Odysseus build a ship and leave. While sailing, Poseidon sends a storm to stop him from getting home. Athena saves him once again and lands on Scheria. He spends the night recalling all the adventures he had experienced on his trip. After he tells his...
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...Cowardliness of Penelope In the epic tradition, as in the Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus is a Homeric leader who goes to the war and stay at an exotic land for twenty years. There is a woman behind him – Penelope, who is the loyal wife of Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus. She is a cunning, wise woman that undergoes the situations happen to her during the absence of Odysseus. In The Odyssey, Penelope has not seen her husband Odysseus for twenty years, and, mean while, she suffers the pressure from suitors who are trying to replace the position of Odysseus. In fact, Penelope is a woman with argumentative and complex characteristics – her wisdom and cowardliness. Her wisdom is illustrated when she delays those traitors while her husband is presumed death “It’s been three year no, almost four, since she’s been toying with our affections. She encourages each man, leading us on, sending messages. But her mind is set elsewhere” (Odyssey, p.345). Even though Penelope’ wisdom confirms her as a strong character, but her instinctive cowardliness has nevertheless compromised her wisdom. Since Odysseus has not returned from the war for so long time and presumed death, those suitors want to get her remarried and occupy Odysseus’s property. Penelope lacks the power and familial protections to help her driving those suitors away from her house, where her weakness was gradually shown out. The scene that Penelope feels very bad about the content of a song that Phemius, a bard, is singing...
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...SUMMARY OF ILIAD In the tenth year of the Trojan War, tensions are running high among the Achaeans. First, the priest Chryses comes to ask their leader, King Agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom Agamemnon was holding captive. When Agamemnon refuses, the priest prays to the god Apollo to send a plague against the Achaeans. After nine days of plague, the Achaeans assemble again and demand that Agamemnon give the girl back. Agamemnon eventually agrees, but only if he gets to take Briseis, the girlfriend of Achilles, the greatest warrior of the Achaeans. Even though Achilles gives her up, he becomes so enraged that he refuses to fight any more. That and he prays to his mother, Thetis, who happens to be a goddess, to pull some strings with the other gods so that the Achaeans will start getting defeated in battle and realize how much they depend on him. Achilles’ mom definitely spoils him. She gets Zeus, the king of the gods, to agree to Achilles’ request. Sure enough, the next day the Trojans makes a successful counterattack, led by Hector, their greatest warrior. Several days of violent fighting follow, at the end of which the Trojans have the Achaeans pinned against the beach, and are threatening to burn their ships. At this point, Achilles’ best friend Patroclus asks for permission to go into battle in Achilles’ place. Achilles grants Patroclus request, and even lets him wear his armor. Patroclus gambit is successful – when the Trojans see him, they think he must be Achilles...
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...Brains over Brawn Heroes are not born they are made. A true hero rises to the challenge when others back away. A true hero knows they must never ever give up and their dedication will save them in the end. It is what is inside their heart and head that really makes a hero. Let us look at the epic Odyssey by Homer. Look at Odysseus for example, he does not have laser vision or levitation powers nor does he have tremendous muscles or even huge brains. Odysseus is an everyman, he is one of us. There is a saying “our brain is greatest weapon one could ever have.” It takes guts to stand up to something that beyond our control; even something that 50 times our size. “Nothing is impossible, even the word says I’m possible.” (Audrey Hepburn,...
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...THE ODYSSEY The Odyssey opens in the tenth year after the fall of Troy, 20 years after Odysseus left Ithaca. Odysseus, owing to the wrath of the sea-god Poseidon, has not been allowed to return home; Odysseus had blinded Poseidon’s son Polyphemus, a Cyclops. At the moment Odysseus is living with the sea-nymph Calypso on her violet-fragrant island in the Ionian Sea. But at last Athena, his constant friend among the gods, persuades Zeus, the king of the gods, to allow him to escape. A Telemachus Seeks News Athena goes in disguise to Ithaca, where Penelope and her son Telemachus are being harassed by a horde of 108 suitors who want to compel the queen to marry one of them. The suitors presume that Odysseus is dead, though Penelope still has hope that he will return. Athena emboldens the young Telemachus and persuades him to set out on a journey to seek news of his father. He sails for Pylos, capital of the kingdom of Nestor, in the western Peloponnesus. Nestor welcomes Telemachus, tells him about the experiences of some of the Greek leaders after their departure from Troy, and entertains him for the night. Next day Telemachus goes to Sparta, the kingdom of Menelaus and Helen. (The Trojan War started with the capture of Helen by Paris, a Trojan prince.) They receive him sumptuously and recount some further adventures of the Greek princes, including the exploit of the wooden horse (Odysseus’s invention by which Troy was captured) and the encounter of Menelaus with the shape-shifting...
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...The Faithful Wife In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, Penelope is portrayed as a grieving woman who remains loyal to her husband, even though suitors pursue her. In the poem, Odysseus’ wife Penelope is a hopelessly lovesick person who still grieves over Odysseus, though she has not seen him in twenty years. When her son Telemachus comes home from a long journey, he is surprised to find that Penelope has not married any of the suitors that pursue her. Instead, she remains in “‘the women’s hall’”(line 973) because she mourns over Odysseus and refuses to marry any of the suitors. Penelope has never moved on from her husband even though many believe the time has come for her to do so. Furthermore, Penelope’s loyalty is also one of...
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...15 The Adventures of Odysseus The only authority for this story is the Odyssey, except for the account of Athena s agreement with Poseidon to destroy the Greek Fleet, which is not in the Odyssey and which I have taken from Euripides' Trojan Women. Part of the interest of the Odyssey, as distinguished from the Iliad, lies in the details, such as are given in the story of Nausicaii and the visit of Telemachus to Menelaus. They are used with admirable skill to enliven the story and make it seem real, never to hold it up or divert the readers attention from the main issue. When the victorious Greek Fleet put out to sea after the fall of Troy, many a captain, all unknowing, faced troubles as black as those he had brought down on the Trojans. Athena and Poseidon had been the Greeks' greatest allies among the gods, but when Troy fell all that had changed. They became their bitterest enemies. The Greeks went mad with victory the night they entered the city; they forgot what was due to the gods; and on their voyage home they were terribly punished. Cassandra, one of Priam's daughters, was a prophetess. Apollo had loved her and given her the power to foretell the future. Later he turned against her because she refused his love, and although he could not take back his gift-divine favors once bestowed might not be revoked—he made it of no account: no one ever believed her. She told the Trojans each time what would happen; they would never listen to her. She declared that Greeks...
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...In The Odyssey, Homer uses Odysseus’s journey to show how one’s journey can change them as a person. This process makes him a stronger person in the long run, both mentally and physically. As stated by (I assume) Athena “Sing in me Muse and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer harried for years on end, after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy”. (Homer 1204) As shown in this quote Athena thinks highly of Odysseus and his travels, and wouldn’t mind helping him along his way. Odysseus is quite intuitive throughout the Odyssey. Odysseus let his intuition take control when he was faced with the option to pass by Scylla a six headed monster that eats one man per mouth, or Charybdis...
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