In The Odyssey, an epic poem; the main character is Odysseus. In his adventures he shows that he is an astute, warm hearted and an agog hero. He has to make decisions that trouble him and his crew ,but the outcome is greater that losing all of his crue. Therefore he is a hero in trouble. Which means someone who has to make hard decisions and work very hard to save himself and the people and things around him. Odysseus proves he is an astute hero by a traitorous challenge of escaping the cyclops cave
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I picked Bravery for the most important character trait. Odysseus let his crew tie him up to the Luger of the boat so he can feel and hear the harpies on what it’s like, I find this brave on why because something could’ve happened to Odysseus. The scene of “Sirens” he thinks of, how of a way he’s going to defeat the harpies and seeing and learning what they are like and what they are capable of what they are. It’s very brave for Odysseus, he could’ve got killed if he got untied the harpies have
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In The Odyssey an epic poem by Homer, Odysseus, the protagonist has to fight through many trials to get home. He fights monsters, meets goddesses, and even brings back the dead in the ten tears he spends trying to get home. Throughout this perilous journey we develop a sense of what kind or a leader is to his men, his kingdom, and his wife Penelope. Odysseus is a strategic leader in hard times, a loyal leader to his kingdom and wife, but he is too prideful about his title and wit. There are several
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The Concept of A Hero By: Drew Sullivan What defines a hero is not just all the good deeds they have done in their life, although that is part of it. A real hero changes from weak to strong, poor to rich, and anonymous to famous. The transition into a hero is what makes my Grandma a hero to me. Odysseus is a famous Greek hero made by the poet, Homer, while Homer was writing The Odyssey. Odysseus may have slain monsters and passed the Greek gods’ tests, but while my grandma may not have done any
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God of Mice * Achilles – Warrior of Greeks * Chalcas – Camp Prophet * Briseis – Daughter of Achilles * Athena – Wife of Achilles, Goddess of Warriors * Nestor – From City of Pylos * Thetis – Achilles’ Mother, Sea God, Sea Nymph * Zeus * Hera – Wife of Zeus * Hephaestus – Son of Hera and Zeus, Sun God * Aphrodite – Sex Goddess of flower, candy * Aeneas – Hero of Troy * Ares – War God Summary: 1. The story is the Anger of Achilles and how it brings
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the Greeks go to Troy via ships to attack, behind their best fighter Achilles. In summary, in the end the Greeks conquer Troy by entering hiding in a giant Trojan horse. The main character of Troy and the Trojan War was Achilles, who was the greatest warrior. He was also the son of Thetis and said to be immortal. Other main characters include Paris and Hector, both princes’ of Troy, Achilles killed Hector and Paris killed Achilles. These played significant roles in the dynamics of the far and sparked
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Embassies of Two Kings Agamemnon and Priam both send embassy to Achilles in order to convince him to return their desire by entering the war with the Greeks for Agamemnon and to return the body of Hector for Priam. Both Kings’ embassies were convincing, but only Priam succeeds to persuade Achilles to return Hector back. Agamemnon’s embassy to convince Achilles to return to the war alongside of the Greeks Army failed even when his fellow Greek and countrymen’s morale is slowly decreasing due to
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lost his son but needs to look after a country who is looking up for him in help, Malouf tries to show this throughout the novel so it can giver the audience a clear indication of the pain alow them to sympathise upon this man. Priam, compared to Achilles is a soulful and campassionate personate and readers can see this allowing them to feel pity towards the character, king of Troy
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sea was the only place where invaders could land which made defending Troy from the ramparts easy. Characters: Iris Daughter of Thaumas who helped both sides during the Trojan war equally. Helped Hector find war plans of the Greeks and helped Achilles enter a temple. Ithaca This is home to the mythological hero Odysseus and is located in the Ionian sea in Greece Laocoon In Greek and Roman mythology, he was a seer and priest of the god Apollo in the ancient city of Troy. He played a notable role
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Angelica Adams Mrs. McMullen English 200: World Literature November 17, 2007 The Power of Woman Women are often thought of as mild, weak, and gentle creatures; with characteristics like these, how can a woman co-exist in the world of her more brazen counterpart and still be influential? The answer to that question is simple; by using their milder qualities women have been influential in the many bold feats of man. Women have made great impacts throughout history through the use their of
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