Character Analysis of Odysseus
Homer an ancient, Greek poet composed the notable epic The Odyssey. This remarkable piece apprises the adventures of the prominent epic hero,Odysseus. Odysseus is a Greek soldier trying to find his way back home, after ten years of battling in the Trojan War. During the epic,Odysseus reveals to have many different character traits .In the great classic The Odyssey ,
Odysseus, is erudite and allegiant, but also fatuous, as he travels on his journey to Ithaca.
Throughout Homer’s classic, Odysseus’s erudite nature helps him on his journey. In book nine, Odysseus and his men travel to the island of the Cyclopes, where they encounter
Odysseus’s first foe, Polyphemus. When asked by Polyphemus his …show more content…
Additionally in book nine Odysseus and his men need to get out of Polyphemus’s cave, but they know that he is a very brutish cyclops. This leads to
Odysseus’s brilliant decision to get out of the cave. Odysseus says,“ I went forward holding an ivy bowl of my dark drink, looking up saying: Cyclops try some wine”(Homer 1217). As a result
Polyphemus gets drunk , which actually leads to Odysseus and his men’s escape; this is a basic example of how Odysseus showcases his erudition . Furthermore in book twelve, Odysseus and his men travel through the dangerous ocean where sea monsters like the Sirens, Charybdis, and Brown 2
Scylla lurk in the water ( Homer 1232- 1233). However, Odysseus decides to only tell his crew about the Sirens because Circe’s prophecy states that he will lose men in the battle with
Charybdis and Scylla (Homer 1234).This point from book twelve implies how Odysseus is erudite because he knew that telling his crew about the monsters would only lead to more downfall on their journey to Ithaca.Thus, all of these points are examples of how Odysseus …show more content…
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In contrast throughout Homer’s epic, Odysseus is fatuous and this harms his travels back to Ithaca.In book five, Odysseus lands on Caylpso’s island. Homer describes Odysseus’s time on the island:”For seven of the ten years Odysseus has spent wandering the Mediterranean Sea, he has been held captive by the goddess Calypso "( Homer 1206). However in book five, readers find out that Odysseus has been unwillingly staying with Calypso for some of the seven to ten years. This selection from book five is a clear indication of Odysseus being fatuous. He wants to return home to Penelope very badly, but he wants to spend time on a island with another woman, who not to mention is delaying his journey to Ithaca.In addition to Odysseus’s stay on Calypso’s island, he also stays on the island of the temptress, Circe. Odysseus remains on the island with
Circe for one year, once again delaying his journey back to Ithaca.Odysseus’s time with the goddesses is a simple indication of his fatous character trait. Furthermore in book
Homer an ancient, Greek poet composed the notable epic The Odyssey. This remarkable piece apprises the adventures of the prominent epic hero,Odysseus. Odysseus is a Greek soldier trying to find his way back home, after ten years of battling in the Trojan War. During the epic,Odysseus reveals to have many different character traits .In the great classic The Odyssey ,
Odysseus, is erudite and allegiant, but also fatuous, as he travels on his journey to Ithaca.
Throughout Homer’s classic, Odysseus’s erudite nature helps him on his journey. In book nine, Odysseus and his men travel to the island of the Cyclopes, where they encounter
Odysseus’s first foe, Polyphemus. When asked by Polyphemus his …show more content…
Additionally in book nine Odysseus and his men need to get out of Polyphemus’s cave, but they know that he is a very brutish cyclops. This leads to
Odysseus’s brilliant decision to get out of the cave. Odysseus says,“ I went forward holding an ivy bowl of my dark drink, looking up saying: Cyclops try some wine”(Homer 1217). As a result
Polyphemus gets drunk , which actually leads to Odysseus and his men’s escape; this is a basic example of how Odysseus showcases his erudition . Furthermore in book twelve, Odysseus and his men travel through the dangerous ocean where sea monsters like the Sirens, Charybdis, and Brown 2
Scylla lurk in the water ( Homer 1232- 1233). However, Odysseus decides to only tell his crew about the Sirens because Circe’s prophecy states that he will lose men in the battle with
Charybdis and Scylla (Homer 1234).This point from book twelve implies how Odysseus is erudite because he knew that telling his crew about the monsters would only lead to more downfall on their journey to Ithaca.Thus, all of these points are examples of how Odysseus …show more content…
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In contrast throughout Homer’s epic, Odysseus is fatuous and this harms his travels back to Ithaca.In book five, Odysseus lands on Caylpso’s island. Homer describes Odysseus’s time on the island:”For seven of the ten years Odysseus has spent wandering the Mediterranean Sea, he has been held captive by the goddess Calypso "( Homer 1206). However in book five, readers find out that Odysseus has been unwillingly staying with Calypso for some of the seven to ten years. This selection from book five is a clear indication of Odysseus being fatuous. He wants to return home to Penelope very badly, but he wants to spend time on a island with another woman, who not to mention is delaying his journey to Ithaca.In addition to Odysseus’s stay on Calypso’s island, he also stays on the island of the temptress, Circe. Odysseus remains on the island with
Circe for one year, once again delaying his journey back to Ithaca.Odysseus’s time with the goddesses is a simple indication of his fatous character trait. Furthermore in book