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Revenge as a means of Obtaining Justice in The Odyssey The Odyssey is a story about Odysseus, the hero, traveling home after a 10-year war in Troy. Throughout the story revenge as a means of obtaining justice is a prominent message. Homer describes the extents, limits and nature of revenge as well as obtaining justice through it. He dos this with Odysseus revenge on the suitors and maids in his house, Helios revenge on Odysseus and his men, Poseidon's revenge on Odysseus and the suitors…

How are the Odyssey’s themes applicable today even though the culture at the time it was written is so separated from the culture of the 21st century? The Odyssey is one of two ancient Greek poems written by Homer. Written in the 15th century, the way The Odyssey portrays women and their values greatly differs from the way society views women today. In “The Great Rooted Bed,” Eurycleia, the nurse of Penelope rushes up to Penelope’s quarters to tell her that Odysseus has returned home. As much as…

The tale of Odyssey involves many moments of disguise and revelation. Athena, the goddess of wisdom and diplomacy, uses deception in a couple of events like Telemachy and after Odysseus lands on Ithaka. Interestingly, disguise is one of the alluring characteristics of Odysseus as well, which helps him make his homecoming journey a success. A warrior wins a war by strength, but Odysseus disguise and revelation portrays how most battles in life can be won by wisdom and prudence. Athena visits…

There were three great tragedians in Greek Society: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. (1) Sophocles’s works were between Aeschylus and Euripides. Sophocles had written 123 plays during his life is the information we can get from Suda, a 10th-century encyclopedia. However, only seven of the plays were completely being saved. One of the plays that were being saved is Oedipus at Colonus, which was the last play Sophocles wrote. (2) Sophocles’s life experiences had influenced how he wrote his…

In this book, “Julius Caesar”, many men like having power, and don’t want to lose that power to another man. The group decides to take their fate into their own hands, and not let him decide what will happen. Men and women all throughout the past have sacrificed their own lives, willing and preparing to die for what they believed. The assassination of Julius Caesar is blamed on the conspiracy by many roman senators. Conducted by Cassius, Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus. Cassius or the “man who…

When reading The Odyssey, most think of the main character, Odysseus, as a true and epic hero on his adventures. In reality, Odysseus is not as much of a hero as his made out to be. His decisions are cowardly and unwise of him to make. The Greek gods do most of the work during his venture to Ithaca. Plus, Odysseus’ motives are almost entirely for his own self gain. The Odyssey is not a tale about heroism, but about a man who simply is trying to go back home. Odysseus is thought to be a wise man…

Achilles, one of the quintessential Greek heroes, embodies the moral dilemma of what constitutes as good. He is a highly celebrated man, but his exaltation could strictly be attributed to just his prowess at warfare. Throughout the Iliad, Homer has consistently stressed the veneration that just the mere presence of Achilles demands from those around him by giving him the major moments of the battle. Additionally, his strength is highlighted at a myriad of instances in the epic by comparing…

Overall, Achilles’ brutality was exceptional and even the gods took pity on Hector which demonstrates the severity of Achilles actions as the Greek gods were amoral and rarely showed sympathy towards mankind. This demonstrates the extent of Achilles’ fury and hatred towards Hector for killing Patroclus. Another important aspect of the Iliad is the involvement of gods in comparison to their almost total absence in Troy. In the Iliad, the gods have a massive influence on the course of war. This…

Odysseus has a multitude of traits for him to be qualified as a true hero. In the classic novel The Odyssey written by Homer, translated by Robert Fitzgerald, the reader experiences Odysseus’s journey back to his home after the Trojan War. Odysseus experiences many obstacles and encounters many mythical creatures and Greek gods and goddesses who help and hinder his journey home. Odysseus is considered a hero because he exhibits many characteristic of the “Archetype of a Hero”. The main two…

sent a dream to Agamemnon convincing him that yielding war will result in victory, but that was just a trick. Zeus knew that if Agamemnon fought now, he’ll lose for sure and that is what Zeus hoped for, so he convinced Agamemnon to fight. Even when Achilles prayed to Zeus, Zeus wouldn’t save Patroclus, and he sat and watch Patroclus die. Zeus spared no mercy to the mortals even though his own son prayed to him. Each and every one of the gods used the death of a mortal hero in order to take a…