2010: Odyssey Two

It is likely that Homer originated from Western Asia Minor. He was an bard, who in the custom, spoke orally, and so he was a rhapsode. Rhapsodes performed before audiences in real time. And like other rhapsodes, he played a vital role in terms of history and the entertainment world. Though there is the belief that Homer had no sight (was blind), it was however, more likely that it was based off how the culture of the Greeks often used it as a metaphor for exceptional perception. Homer’s works…

What if one of the world's most important people, Abraham Lincoln, for example, wasn’t dead but was just resting? Well, in Roger Lancelyn Green’s King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, King Arthur is alive and merely resting. There are several key pieces of evidence to support this theory. First of all, no one ever saw him dead. Second, Arthur said he would come back when Britain needed him. And third, there is a secret cavern where he rests and where a little shepherd boy once found…

Book Review for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian The Last Olympian, written by Rick Riordan, is the last book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. In this book, Percy finally has to face his fate and fight the malevolent titan, Lord Kronos. Percy’s prophecy states that he must save Olympus with the other demigods before it and the gods are destroyed. The demigods are in need of help from the gods, but they have a conflict of their own. Saving Olympus seems like a…

Apollo God of Music Apollo was the god of music and son of Zeus and Leto. He is often portrayed as and archer with a silver bow Zeus had given him. Apollo wasn’t just the god of music he was the god of healing giving medicine to man, the god of light, and the god of truth. At the same time Apollo could bring any disease with his arrows. A god can cause disease but can also prevent it sates http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Apollo/apollo.html . Apollo had one daily task where he would go…

hero, but not in the same context as Odysseus from Homer’s Odyssey. In this epic poem, Odysseus travels home from his victory in the Trojan War. His journey will take almost a decade, and the dangers he encounters will be great. Even when he reaches home his journey continues. These are all components of an epic hero. In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus proves to be an epic hero due to his experience, wit, and determination. In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus proves to be an epic hero due to his…

that is mentioned throughout The Odyssey. Loyalty is so important because it reflects how characters trust in each other. In The Odyssey, the theme of loyalty can be seen in characters such as Odysseus’ family, Odysseus’ crew, and even Odysseus’ dog Argos. With the theme of loyalty, these characters are able to flesh out their true purpose in the story. Telemachus and Penelope are the first to show the theme of loyalty just in the first few books of the Odyssey. For example, Telemachus sets…

The epic that is called The Odyssey has inspired lots of new epics in this time and was one of the two most famous greek poem that was an epic poem. Homer, the author of The Odyssey first before he starts his narrative he concludes to a tradition of the greek culture a prayer to the muses. This prayer is an essential part of the story because there is many foreshadows, but the main foreshadow is that homer includes that Odysseus was the only survivor that hasn’t died trying. There was many…

In the epic, The Odyssey written by Homer, the main character Odysseus shows many characteristics of a bad leader. Bad leaders let their arrogance get in the way of protecting their followers. After Odysseus and his crew escape the Cyclops’ cave, he is filled with pride , and becomes very arrogant. Because of this he idiotically shouts “‘Cyclops, if any one asks you who it was that put your eye out and spoiled your beauty, say it was the valiant warrior Odysseus, son of Laertes, who lives in…

what literary work every freshman at OSU should be reading, I could suggest that every first-year student should study the Odyssey written by Homer almost three thousand years ago. It is in fact a work of high artistic merit, which rises such important topics for discussion as faithfulness to family and devotion to homeland, and therefore is required for reading. Homer’s Odyssey is everlasting and required for reading not because of its beautifully stated style but because of the eternal truths…

In ancient Greece, honor and glory were central attributes to one’s prestige and renown. As illustrated throughout the Iliad, heroes’ lives were based upon their honor and glory in all forms. Focusing on the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles, Book I of the Iliad by Homer, explores how honor and glory define their characters along with influencing their actions and decisions. To understand the motivation of the heroes in the Iliad it is critical to have an understanding of honor and…