King 1 Pericles After the Peloponnesian war there were many fallen angels that did not make it back home. In appreciation of their courage and life risking actions the soldiers were given a ritual. The ritual was given to the public by the son of Xanthippus, who was also the Athenian leader, Pericles who gave a speech. The speech was given to express values of democracy.…
Huyen Nguyen Ms. Wilson English 213, Blk 1 November 06, 2015 Odyssey Response Paper #1 Loyalty is something you give regardless of what you get back. In The Odyssey by Homer, loyalty constantly appears hand in hand with obligations and personal relations. Penelope remains faithful to Odysseus during his extended absence, despite the risks it possesses to Telemachos and herself. Due to Penelope’s gender, she is not allowed to rule by herself and she must stay faithful to her spouse, which means in Odysseus’ absence, she cannot be infidel; however with his prolonged absence, a new suitor is forced upon her. Odysseus, on the other hand, remains faithful to his crew and continues to struggle daily in an attempt to bring all of them home.…
Once the village knew about Oedipus killing Sphinx. He became King of Thebes. Oedipus married a beautiful woman. Her name was Jocasta. Oedipus and Jocasta were happily married, and had 1 boy, and 2 beautiful little girls.…
Most Greek Heroes are known to be very conceited. Some of them use their abilities as an advantage. For example, Zeus knows that he is the ruler of everything, if he wants to have a baby by a human(which he has done) he will do it just because he is the ruler of everything. No one will disrespect him or say no to his because of who he is as a Greek Hero. Perseus was known for cutting off Medusa’s head and using it was a weapon towards others.…
Odysseus is a Greek king of Ithaca but, he is known for being a hero in Odyssey. Threw out the myth Odysseus can sometimes be cocky or what some might call it arrogant. Even though Odysseus can be arrogant at times he also show traits of bravery, wise, strong, and loyal. In The Odyssey, Odysseus have left his homeland for 20 years but in that time frame Odysseus have struggled to come home with the Trojan war also battling creatures and facing the gods.…
The speech, “Funeral Oration”, was a eulogy written in the winter of 431-430 B.C.E. by Pericles who was the Athenian leader. Pericles delivered this speech to the survivors of the fallen who lost their lives fighting in the Peloponnesian War. Between 431 BC and 404 BC, the Peloponnesian War was fought between the Peloponnesian League, led by the Spartans, and Delian League, led by the Athenians. Sparta feared that Athens was becoming too powerful, leaving them no choice but to invade, defeating Athens. need to be cited and explain more, also add thesis statement here.…
Her husband was mentioned only once, and it was just in the essence of simply saying Perpetua was married. In a traditional Roman marriage, the woman is intended to be devoted to her husband and to be a vehicle for reproduction, but in this case, she seemed completely oblivious to his presence and did not care for him the way she was supposed to. Though this is true, Perpetua did serve as a vehicle for reproduction, for she had an infant son. Even then, she did not remain in the child’s life. In Perpetua’s Passion, the author states, “Perpetua’s family, including her child, were portrayed as ‘enemies,’ and in her search for martyrdom, she threw them aside” (Salisbury 92).…
Odysseus returns to Ithica after twenty years. He is disguised as an old beggar. He believes enough time has been wasted and wants things to go back to normal. Penelope makes an offer to the wooers. She gets the bow of Odysseus and tells the wooers that whoever will easily string the bow and shoot the arrow through twelve axes will be rewarded.…
She would marry whoever could strike an arrow through twelve axes. Odysseus is the only person who could do it, so he did and killed all the suitors afterwards. Odysseus also watched all of his men who accompanied him on his journey die. Inman, on the other hand, kills Junior, his "bestfriend" who, according to Inman, feeds human flesh to his family. Inman also watched his friend, Veasay, die.…
What should happen to someone who was invading a home? In the epic Odyssey a man, Odysseus, kills a bunch of suitors who took over his home land. These suitors, in Odysseus’ mind, have done more than enough to cross the limit. Odysseus had the right to kill them because of the following: they destroyed his home, they led his maids to betray him, and they continuously tried to marry his wife. Moreover, Odysseus had a reason to kill them as soon as they invaded and destroyed his home.…
Women of the Odyssey Throughout the Odyssey women are viewed in a myriad of ways; however, a common thread is woven into the epic. Women are seen as subordinate to men. Goddesses obey the gods, and mortal women kneel before their male counterparts. Suffering places itself upon women who disobey men.…
In the History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides recreates Pericles’ well-known funeral oration that was given at the end of the first year of the war. Funeral orations were traditionally delivered to honor the fallen in Athen’s many wars and campaigns against other countries. Thucydides remarks on this tradition, claiming that, “[the chosen orator] makes an appropriate speech in praise of the dead.” (2,34). Pericles’ oration differs from the typical arrangement of Athenian funeral speeches, and is instead designed to stir the spirit of the state through the glorification of Athen’s unique and storied nature and achievements.…
She had not given up on his homecoming, and never slept with any of the suitors. She shunned all the men who tried to win her over because she was Odysseus’s. A true wife had to…
I’m sure cheating on your wife was not a big deal back then, but I am judging Odysseus by today’s standards. One time that Odysseus in unfaithful to I his wife is on Calypso’s island “The sun set and the darkness swept the earth. And now, withdrawing into the cavern’s deep recesses, long in each other’s arms they lost themselves in love” (pg 159 line 249). Odysseus was on calypso’s island for 7 years, while cheating on his wife. Penelope was remaining faithful to him for 20 years while Odysseus was away fighting the war and on his journey home.…
In William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he strides to portray the tides of love! But even for Shakespeare, It’s quite hard to grasp the understanding of love for theirs always arising complications that get in the way of lustful love; Throughout the play Shakespeare undermines the notion that true love even ever existed. The play is directed in Athens of Greece. And is made to make the audience question what they know is love; it starts out with unhappiness for Hermia is getting no choice in who she loves, for her father, Egeus is her creator and must abide by his wishes of whom she’ll marry or love; If she doesn’t marry Demetrious her father’s approved choice, Theseus the Duke of Athens will have her put to death by Egeus’s…