2010: Odyssey Two

Within epic tales, an epic hero plays a very significant role. Traits of a typical epic hero consist of skill, strength, intelligence, and courage. Throughout the conflicts that Odysseus encountered in his adventures and his actions in response to them, it can definitely be said that he fulfilled all of the requirements for an epic hero. His poise aided him on his journey, and he demonstrated his ability to be an articulate speaker. Although his endless curiosity has caused dilemmas, his…

In Book Eight of the Odyssey, Homer uses similes that allow the reader to compare what a character is going through to something else. In this simile, Odysseus had been listening to the song describing one of his battles, and cries during remembrance. He is on the island of Phaikia and is feasting beside the king Alkinoos while a minstrel sings the song of the battle of Troy as Odysseus had requested. This compares his crying to the weeping of a woman who lost her husband and was enslaved to be…

Hi, I am one of the men that Odysseus, my captain picked. Picked for what? Well, he picked me to go see what the land of the Lotus- eaters would be like and who would live there. I am feeling proud of that since I was one of the only three men who got to go. We are setting off to see who lived on this Lotus- eaters island. Whoa, look, there are some men like us here. They don't seem harmful. Oh, thanks for the offering for the fruit, but I'll pass. Wait, no. Food! I felt like I haven't eaten…

In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus’ cleverness helps him more on his journey than his physical strength. On his voyage home from Troy to Ithaca, whenever Odysseus is in a predicament, he uses his mind to think of a clever plan to defeat his enemy. If it weren’t for his smarts, him and his men would have died long ago. Due to Odysseus’ strong mind and quick planning, his brain is a greater help to him than his brawn. When Odysseus meets the Cyclops, Prometheus, he uses his wits to escape. When…

After reading The Odyssey, two main traits that can be used to describe the central character, Odysseus, are clever and arrogant. Throughout the poem, Odysseus continually demonstrates his cleverness in his ability to outsmart his adversaries during his adventures at sea. A perfect example to support this would be when he encounters the cyclops Polyphemus. Odysseus is keenly aware how well he succeeds at being clever which as lead him to become quite arrogant. He believes because his…

Three thousand years ago in a beautiful part of the world that is now known as Greece was a remarkable story about a man named Odysseus king of Ithaca and his odyssey home after the ten-year Trojan War. In the story,"The Odyssey ", by Homer,Odysseus a cosmopolite, brave, courageous, and heroic man is struggling to get back home to Ithaca after the ten-year war with the Trojans, he faces many external conflicts on his journey home to his wife Penelope and son Telemachus but he first must face…

title because of the greatness of their deeds while others hold it because of the strength with which they face these challenges. Odysseus and Achilles are two well-known heroes that have some common but also some varying traits that bring about their heroism to allow them to endure overwhelming obstacles. In Homer’s epic poems Iliad and Odyssey, while Achilles and Odysseus share the quality of pride, Achilles’ rage and physical strength contrast with Odysseus’ mind and the cost of Poseidon's…

him and decides to wait for the giant to return. “...We looked around at everything inside…. My men came pleading, take these cheese, come back, throw open all the pens, and make a run for it. …. I refused, I wished to see the caveman.” (Page 85, Odyssey, Homer). First of all, it is a very tactless idea to go into an unknown Cyclopes cave, especially when he is already aware of their dangerous nature and abilities.…

Chapter 15 starts off with Athena coming to Telemachus while he is in Sparta trying to fall asleep. She tells him that he needs to start on his journey home or most likely Eurymachus will marry his mother and take over the Odysseus’ throne. He should go to Eumaeus the loyal family swineherd, and have him tell his mother that he is back safe and sound. Telemachus wants to get moving at once he wakes up his companion Nestor’s son and at dawn they start their journey homeward. Menelaus gets…

There are many character traits that greatly affect the plots of stories. Homer’s Odyssey is affected by the epic hero Odysseus traits shown through his actions and reactions. Odysseus has varying character traits that are good and bad. Odysseus’s hubris impacts the narrative in a negative way because it endangers him and his crew. The first time that Odysseus’s hubris pokes out, it ends horribly for him and his crew. Hubris is to have immense amounts of arrogance and pride. When, Odysseus and…