The Odyssey Essay

the God's have on these people on the way they think, act and believe. During this period, the population had a strong connection to the gods and believed that all their actions and activities were already fated by those gods. “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” show that if gods, goddesses, and demigods were offered sacrifices and things that were pleasant to them, the population believed that they could stop any future events that could harm them in any way. Basically the gods and goddesses played…

central plot of Homer’s Odyssey follows Odysseus and his quest back home, another powerful message reveals itself in the subplot regarding Telemachus, Odysseus’s twenty-year old son. As the man of the house, he has to take on the responsibility of running the household and defending his mother Penelope and himself from the dangerous appetites of the hundreds of suitors who nag Penelope. Even though he still has a long ways to grow, Telemachus, from what we see in Homer’s Odyssey, has potential…

Heros In the book, The Odyssey by Homer, there are several reasons why Odysseus is heroic which is because he is brave, smart, and powerful. For example, Odysseus is heroic because he is brave. The author states, “Noman has attacked me, the Cyclops shouted back…” (Homer 27). This illustrates that Odysseus is a hero because he saved some of his men, including himself, by blinding the Cyclops. Accompanying that, Odysseus is heroic because he is smart. The text states, “I tied my men under their…

Little White Lies Here and There is Human Nature! Lies and deceit plays a vital role in the story of Odyssey. In the Odyssey, Odysseus has to lie or disguise himself at times so he can solve the problem he is facing. Odysseus and his men were stuck in Cyclops' cave and Odysseus had to figure out a way to get his crew and himself free. When the Cyclops asked what his name is, Odysseus very cunningly lies and says his name is Noman (Lombardo 135). In this part of the story, Odysseus has planned…

Before humans had the technology to figure out the mysteries of the world, ancient Greeks created gods and goddesses to provide explanations for natural phenomena and to worship and honor in hope for good luck and fortune. In Homer’s The Odyssey, gods and goddesses play a very significant role in Odysseus’s journey back to Ithaca. They both hinder and help Odysseus’s progress by using their powers. The goddess Athena and the god Poseidon, demonstrate how greatly they can impact Odysseus’s voyage…

The American author Susan Faludi once said, “The system of heroism depends on women to be weak so men can be strong.” This quote fits many situations in The Odyssey by Homer, from gods to mortals, and through truths or lies. Odysseus and zeus’ actions and heroic moments are from the weakness and faults of women from physical strength to will power. One of the main examples is how the female gods give into the power and orders of male figures. To continue the weakness of will and strength of the…

The Odyssey Homer’s The Odyssey is a heroic journey that is both physical and spiritual in nature for Odysseus because Odysseus had to travel the land and sea. He had the go away from home with the “weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea, while he fought only to save his life…” (Homer pages 963 lines 8-9). Odysseus’s journey was mental and physical because he grew as a person while he was away fro twenty-years. The Odyssey is a spiritual and physical journey for Odysseus…

Homers’ Odyssey, it becomes clear that in both tragedies Odysseus and Medea have different story lines and many plot differences. However, there is one theme that plays a major key role throughout both tragedies. When comparing both Greek tragedies, revenge plays a major role in showing us the many ways ancient Greek literature was demonstrated. Revenge was seen through some points in Odysseus’ journey where he was faced with struggles in order to return home, whereas Medea compared to The…

The remarkable and incredibly famous Odyssey, an epic poem written by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald contains a wide variety of characters and portrayals of these characters. Throughout the story, the reader is constantly meeting various figures who are represented in contrasting ways. Although the book is dominated by male characters and was written in a time when men were considered the superior gender, the poem does possess a group of female characters varying vastly in portrayals…

only be judged for how they acted on the way towards meeting their fate. The concept of individuals meeting their fate is extremely prevalent in the great epic The Odyssey. This epic is one in which human lives are continuously manipulated by the gods, the one thing that the gods cannot do though is alter the individuals fate. In The Odyssey, fate governs the relationship between the central character Odysseus and the goddess of wisdom Athena. Though Athena cannot alter Odysseus’ fate her…