2010: Odyssey Two

Odysseus meets King Alcinous and is immediately welcomed by his hospitality by welcoming him into his home, creating a feast for him, and giving him a boat to return home, and Argos like a few of his servants display loyalty by sticking with him even though the suitors knew it may result in death and the servants have not seen him in over a decade. In ancient Greek times certain traits such as hospitality was highly valued, these were displayed when King Alcinous welcomed Odysseus into his…

that they had. After this, the women knew that the only way to settle this was by getting other people’s opinions. They asked people at the feast, but no one wanted to reply, for they would make allies with who they chose, and enemies with the other two. They finally give up, and ask Paris, the son of the Queen and King of Troy, a big city in Olympus.…

I believe this passage means is that people will see what they want to see, mostly if they have a deep enough connection with the person. Eurycleia was a nurse to Odysseus and seeing him ‘standing in the sea of dead bodies’ she was proud of him. She tells Penelope that seeing him like that 'it would of warmed your heart' showing us that those who truly love Odysseus would not be horrified by his actions. This connection is important because we see it throughout the book. That if you care and…

Fight for Home “The Odyssey” by Homer is a myth of a man who is the main protagonist of the story. The story demonstrates the importance of home. This is revealed when Odysseus shows he is persistent and has temptation on his journey home. When he reaches obstacles he follows a method and beats them every time. His perseverance leads to him finally reaching Ithaca after twenty-years on the seas. Odysseus realizes that if he does not give up hope and he trudges through each hardship at sea he…

In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus is a commendable hero because he uses strategy rather than strength to overcome drawbacks in his journey back home to Ithaca. Odysseus thinks into the future when conjuring a plan to conquer the great Polyphem on the Island of the Cyclops. His quick deliberation helps him fool the beast but his hubris ways come back to be a problem for him. Odysseus’ journey home leads him to the Cyclops Island, where his use of creativity helps him defeat the beast that is…

What makes somebody a good hero , in Homer's story The Odyssey a great powerful hero named Odysseus goes through many difficult trials on his return back home to his family. Odysseus is a hero because he kills all the men who tried to overcome his power. Odysseus kills the suitors because they didn't believe he would return home , when Odysseus was gone the suitors basically moved into his palace and treated his maids with disrespect. The suitors trashed Odysseus place and tried to take his…

Odysseus, trapped on the vast island of Calyspo, and Accompanied only by the goddess herself. Having wandering thoughts of departure off her captivity, he attempts to flee elsewhere on the island. With minimal resources and a will to escape, Odysseus departs into the coastal outskirts of the island. Oh' such difficulties he faced, as he only had ambitions of Taking flight from her imprisonment. "Why must the Gods Continue to curse me, leaving my men to be slaughtered Of Lord…

Women in the Odyssey are controlled and judged unfairly, but have some power and will use what little power they have intellectually. Take for example Odysseus’s wife, Penelope. As a woman of ancient Greece, she was under the control of the men in her life, however she would use her cunning and wit to her own advantage. Penelope tricks the suitors, the men hoping for her hand in marriage, by saying she will only marry after she has completed weaving a shroud, yet she unweaves the work every…

Both Odysseus and Krakauer experience guilt in both stories. Have you ever felt guilty for something that you did wrong or think wasn’t going right? Some point in your life I bet you have felt guilt. They both feel guilty for something they have done in their lives that they will never forget. They want to try and resolve their guilt, but for sure, they will both never be the same again. Both Krakauer and Odysseus face guilt on their Journeys to Mount Everest and to Aeolia. In some instances,…

Throughout the first book of Homer’s The Odyssey, Telemachus faces a variety of dilemmas, including, but not limited to, an identity crisis, a vast assortment of men exhausting his estate, a father on hiatus, a weeping mother, and quite frankly the ability to think independently. All of these adversities culminate into the overarching issue facing Telemachus, in that Telemachus is a bit over zealous to do something, anything really, without truly thinking through all of the possible consequences…