The Odyssey, although little about the author, has continued to maintain information about the provenance, the genre, and the intended audience of the story. The author, homer, was said to have been born in Eastern Aegean. He was responsible for writing both The Odyssey and the Iliad. Another fun fact about this man is that he was blind, and was presumed that he not only spoke his works, but could have sung them, as well. This Greek mythological folk tale was created between the eleventh and eighth
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Is Odysseus Is a Hero Or Not? Do you think Odysseus is a hero? Does Odysseus’s actions define and symbolize him as a true hero? A hero is somebody who strives for the greatest and shows kindness, integrity, motivation and leadership. Odysseus is not a hero because he does nothing out of the goodness of his heart. Although Odysseus fought in the Trojan war, he's not a hero because he is self-centered and ignorant. He did not demonstrate heroic qualities because he cheats, steals and lies and those
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Years after the end of the Trojan War, the Greek hero Odysseus is still absent to Ithaca; for he has not returned since his journey. The citizens of Ithaca all assume that he's dead; but little do they know that he’s actually struggling to get home. Homer is the reason that us readers know right away about Odysseus being held captive on the island of the goddess Calypso. In addition, the sea god Poseidon is upset with Odysseus, and sees no reason to let him get home. Odysseus is then given a tough
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In The Odyssey, Odysseus demonstrates courage in a variety of situations, predominantly on the Island of The Cyclopes, as well as when he passes Scylla and Charybdis. On the Island of The Cyclopes, when stuck in the cave of Polyphemus, a cyclops, Odysseus and his crew are ravaged by the Cyclops, his men being eaten up by the monster. As a result, they begin formulating a plan to escape the grasp of the Cyclops. They decide to blind the cyclops, “...[drawing the wooden spike] from the coals…[lifting]
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As defined by Aristotle, Creon is a tragic hero who experiences hamartia, reversal, and recognition of his own downfall. Creon’s inflexibility is a trigger that brings him down. He refuses to listen to anyone but himself and believes the whole world should worship him and revolve around him. Creon is too stubborn and blinded by his great pride that he doesn't think he's doing one thing incorrectly. When Teiresias comes to Creon to tell him what is coming towards him, Creon thinks it's joke
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The Odyssey by Homer is the story of Odysseus, who is trying to get home after the Trojan War. Odysseus encounters many obstacles throughout his journey. He was held captive by Calypso, and faced many deaths until he was able to get back home to his wife after 20 years. In the epic poem The Odyssey, Homer puts Odysseus’ courage to the test, to make his venture home page-turning. In the story The Odyssey, Odysseus shows his courage by saving his men from the Lotus Eaters.Odysseus and his men came
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The play “Antigone” by Sophocles is about Antigone who gets punished by her uncle Creon, the king of Thebes, because she buried her brother Polyneices. In lines 8 to 55 of scene one, Creon makes a speech about his expectations on how he will be treated and how the state will be ruled. He uses the extended metaphor of comparing the state with ship to explain what he is expecting to see. In line 8-10, Creon express what the city of Thebes went through, “Gentlemen: I have to honor to inform you that
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The concept of a hero has been interpreted in many ways throughout the ages an Odysseus is one literary hero that stands the test of time. There are many heroic traits that makes Odysseus in The Odyssey a hero even in today's world. The first trait that makes him a hero is Odysseus is hubristic which is one of his flaws. The next trait is he is stro In the Odyssey Odysseus portrays many traits that make him a hero such as his flaws. In multiple books he shows how hubristic or pride he is especially
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Homer’s, The Odyssey, is a story about Odysseus journey back Home to Ithaca. His journey back home took him twenty years because the Gods kept interfering with Odysseus plans because thought his journey Odysseus made many enemies and the gods wanted to punish him for his acts. After Odysseus and his crew have finished of the suitors, his wife, Penelope, having been told by the old nurse, Eurykleia, that Odysseus is waiting for her downstairs, she goes down the stairs and she sees a man “leaning
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The storytelling in the Odyssey is told in a way that creates or solidifies memory depending on who the audience is. Odysseus, throughout his journey, has told his story to the Phaiacians to solidify, or at least make sense, his suffering that was endured on his journey back home. Later, he creates multiple variations of a story to protect his identity as he attempts to create bonds built on trust with anyone who has not betrayed him while he was gone. By telling these stories, either being about
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