Calypso

around on Circe’s and then Calypso 's islands while the monsters, losing men, and sailing/Poseidon 's wrath at sea (aka a majority of the adventures in the tellings of the Odyssey) account for only two. If he would have avoided those eight years with the goddesses, it’s likely the bloodbath of a battle against the suitors wouldn’t have accorded, or there would be less suitors who have not been waiting for years upon years. Though Odysseus appears to be a prisoner, Calypso, in my opinion, should…

Odysseus leaves Ithica after giving birth of Telemachus because the Kings of Agamemnon and Menalayes told him to leave and fight the Trojans. His mother told him to not take his bow because when he returns, he will teach his son how to use it. Odysseus prays Athena to guide them and after that he talked his wife and told her if he will not return and Telemachus is a beard, find a man and marries him. The war lasted in 7 years. Odysseus killed Hector the leader of Trojans but they not won the…

1.Odysseus’ family faces using all of the household wealth on food and drinking. 2. Homer asks Muse for help to tell the story. 3. It is represented by the amount of hospitality to characters. 4. Odysseus promised an alliance if he would make it back from hi journey. 5.The Lotus Eater gave Odysseus a plant and if anyone ate this plant they would lose hope on making it home. 6.The Lotus Plant reminds me of decisions made from phones as you sometimes don't think of what u say on text and it could…

Homer’s Odyssey outlines a hero’s journey back home from battles and encounters with troublesome Gods and powerful monsters. Throughout the poem, Homer indicates concepts of masculinity through not only the male characters, but the female characters as well. Masculinity is presented as strong and honorable, yet possibly unintelligent. The ideal man is one who is fit to fight as a soldier; therefore, intelligence is not necessary as long as a man can properly wield a weapon. The women in the…

Circe was an evil witch that hated men. Here Odysseus' men were turned into pigs and the epic hero had to solve a problem. Another exotic island the Man of Many Wiles traveled to was Calypsos Island. At Calypsos Island Odyesseus had to deal with many problems, including getting away from a somewhat crazy goddess Calypso. Also Odysseus traveled to Aeolia. Here he had more problems with his crew because they opened the present of wind making it even harder to get back home to Ithaca. Lastly…

The 20 year journey and all of the obstacles he faced while at sea is the main help that developed the character Odysseus. I mean over a 20 year time period he faced a cyclopes, lotus eaters, Calypso and many more.Some people may say that the goal of getting home is what creates him as a character, I say that all he went through and how he dealt with it is what makes him a great character.When he went to the cyclopes cave and got half his crew stuck with a man eating beast, he used his head and…

Odysseus had stayed with Calypso for the past seven years and now the gods decide that it is time for Odysseus to continue his journey home. They send Hermes to deliver the message to Calypso, who tells Odysseus the news. Odysseus builds a raft for himself and Calypso provides food and drinks and clothes for him. His journey starts, and it is going very well at first, but then Poseidon returns from Ethiopia and creates a massive storm for Odysseus to get caught up in. His raft got wrecked; a sea…

shows these traits multiple times throughout his twenty year journey home. One way Odysseus is a hero is because he is loyal to his wife, Penelope. On his journey home, Odysseus is held captive by Circe and Calypso but never accepted their relationship. “I have been detained long by Calypso, loveliest among goddesses, who held me in her smooth caves, to be here heart`s delight, as Circe of Aeaea, the enchantress, desired me, and detained me in her hall. But in my heart I never gave…

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If I were to put Homer’s The Odyssey into a feature film the theme of the film would be a young high school freshmen trying desperately to get over the heartbreak of her last relationship. She had a boyfriend of two years and found that he was cheating on her at a party on their two year anniversary. She thankfully has her two best friends to help her through the obstacles that are just the after effects of her heart break and that will finally get her back on her feet. The reasons to why you…