The Odyssey: Gods and Goddesses
In the dauntless and remarkable story of the Odyssey, the Greek gods and goddesses has an enormous influence on Odysseus’s journey back to his beloved wife, Penelope and homeland, Ithaca. The Greek gods and goddesses clearly proved their superiority over the humans with their abilities to drastically change courses effortlessly in Odysseus’s sail home. Throughout his journey back to Ithaca, he encounters many unfortunate obstacles with gods and goddesses like Poseidon and Circe. Despite the intrusions, Odysseus receives guidance and assistance from Aeolus and especially from Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Additionally, the Odyssey undeniably displayed the ancient Greek’s belief in Greek gods and goddesses with prayers to the divine inhabitants of Mount …show more content…
The Odyssey is doubtlessly a classic heroic tale, and in every hero’s journey cycle includes a supernatural aid. The supernatural aid in the epic tale of Odysseus are the gods and goddesses. For instance, “To extend his hospitality, Aeolus gives Odysseus two parting gifts, a fair west wind blowing the ships toward Ithaca and a great bag holding all the unfavorable, stormy winds(916).” Not only does Aeolus, the wind king grants assistance to Odysseus, Hermes warns Odysseus to make the enchantress swear that “...she will play no “witches’” tricks(920),” when he goes to rescue his men from Circe. Also, Hermes advises him to eat a magical plant called moly to prevent him from turning into one of Circe’s wicked antics. Afterwards, Circe helps Odysseus even though she turned his men to pigs. She tells him how he can fend off the Sirens, the Scylla and Charybdis and urges him not to
In the dauntless and remarkable story of the Odyssey, the Greek gods and goddesses has an enormous influence on Odysseus’s journey back to his beloved wife, Penelope and homeland, Ithaca. The Greek gods and goddesses clearly proved their superiority over the humans with their abilities to drastically change courses effortlessly in Odysseus’s sail home. Throughout his journey back to Ithaca, he encounters many unfortunate obstacles with gods and goddesses like Poseidon and Circe. Despite the intrusions, Odysseus receives guidance and assistance from Aeolus and especially from Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Additionally, the Odyssey undeniably displayed the ancient Greek’s belief in Greek gods and goddesses with prayers to the divine inhabitants of Mount …show more content…
The Odyssey is doubtlessly a classic heroic tale, and in every hero’s journey cycle includes a supernatural aid. The supernatural aid in the epic tale of Odysseus are the gods and goddesses. For instance, “To extend his hospitality, Aeolus gives Odysseus two parting gifts, a fair west wind blowing the ships toward Ithaca and a great bag holding all the unfavorable, stormy winds(916).” Not only does Aeolus, the wind king grants assistance to Odysseus, Hermes warns Odysseus to make the enchantress swear that “...she will play no “witches’” tricks(920),” when he goes to rescue his men from Circe. Also, Hermes advises him to eat a magical plant called moly to prevent him from turning into one of Circe’s wicked antics. Afterwards, Circe helps Odysseus even though she turned his men to pigs. She tells him how he can fend off the Sirens, the Scylla and Charybdis and urges him not to