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    mortals. So he uses that to his advantage to try to take his brother Zeus rule as God of all olympians. There are 12 Olympians. Olympians are the major deities of the Greek God belief. The 12 main Olympians names are Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, hephaestus, Hermes and either Hestia, or Dionysus.The Greek Gods were a powerful. The main Greek God is Zeus. Zeus is the God of all the Olympians. Zeus is the God that the mortals are supposed to pray to. Each…

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    The odyssey is one of the oldest and well known myths written by homer. The odyssey is the story of odysseus and his loyal wife penelope. For most of the story odysseus and penelope are not together but when odysseus returns home disguised as a beggar she tests odysseus and the two finally are finally reunited.in the odyssey the suitors try to marry penelope but penelope declines there offer because she is brave. In the painting Penelope and the Suitors, John William Waterhouse uses the myth of…

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    In the fictional novel for young adults, The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, the main character, Percy Jackson, finds out that the life he has known is all a lie. He learns that he is the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea. He also finds out that Zeus, the god of the skies, has accused him of stealing his most precious weapon, a lightning bolt. Throughout the book, Percy goes on an exciting journey to find the true culprit of the crime he has been accused of, and stop a civil war between…

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    Odysseus As An Epic Hero

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    Since the beginning of recorded history, man has been telling grand adventure stories; exciting tales of heroes defeating enemies, seeking treasure, and experiencing perilous tribulations. “The Odyssey”, by the Greek poet Homer, is one of the most famous epics to date. It follows the adventures of the Greek king, Odysseus, as he travels through the Mediterranean, trying to return home. The protagonist of an epic is called the “epic hero”, and he must exhibit certain characteristics to fulfill…

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    In our enormous world, powerful beings are sculpted by artists and authors of all sorts to express the exquisiteness that is heroism. In the epic poem The Odyssey, the main character Odysseus faces multiple trials consecutively, in an attempt to reach his homeland Ithaca. During these trials, he also demonstrates a very obvious and apparent heroic nature, which is seen throughout the epic. From an objective standpoint, there are several cases from the beginning to the end where he develops his…

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    “We don't mature through age. We mature in awareness.” Byron Katie, an American speaker and author. The Odyssey, by Homer, is about the main character Odysseus leaving his home of Ithaca to fight a battle in Troy. Odysseus also left behind his wife Penelope, and their newborn son, Telemachus. Odysseus has not been home in 20 years, so Telemachus did not have a father figure growing up. Telemachus is not very mature and he does not know how to act like a “real” man. Throughout The Odyssey,…

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    Fearless and cunning, yet modest, Homer portrays Odysseus as the ideal Ancient Greek hero in the Odyssey, especially during his encounter with Polyphemus and his humble attitude around king Alcinous. One of the most prominent examples of Odysseus’ courage is when he is able to gather up enough audacity to challenge Polyphemus, the horrendous cyclops who captured and ate four of his men. When Odysseus and his men are trapped in the cyclops’ cave, only Odysseus is smart and brave enough to make a…

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    In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the Mariner recalled his story about unfortunate events he faced while at sea to a wedding guest. During the Mariner’s voyage, an Albatross guided him and his crew through a storm and brought them steady wind and good weather. The Mariner impulsively killed the Albatross, causing the Mariner to receive punishments for his cruelty. The punishments given to the Mariner was fitting for his crime because the pain of isolation and…

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    healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more. He was in a relationship with Athena the goddess of wisdom, war, and useful arts. They were regular like a regular couple they had some arguments but at the same time, they loved each other. Apollo would always bring here gifts when she felt bad, sad, sick also he would bring her flowers when he felt that he did something wrong and that it can affect Athena. Athena would always wake up Apollo so that he would have to go to his daily task…

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    Heroism, an ambiguous word that can be interpreted into numerous definitions, such as “great bravery” or “good deeds.” But when held accountable as a quantity, or a measurement of “how much there is” in an individual, do we define a hero as a character who has the most valiant traits or a character with fewer heroic attributes but to a greater extent? In both situations, Odysseus meets the criteria more thoroughly than Everett does; he inherits more of these characteristics, all to a wider…

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