Cyclops

Just as Odysseus had to have courage to defeat the cyclops, today people need courage to do what right, and speak up for their cause. Odysseus did the right thing in leading his crew to safety with the cyclops, and a lot of the time, people are not willing to have that courage to do the right things, because they are afraid that they may look bad, or they are just too afraid to…

in the movie, Hercules starts out as baby born amongst the gods atop Mt. Olympus. As part of an evil plot to overthrow Zeus (father of Hercules) and rule Mount Olympus, Hades, god of the underworld, sends out his minions to kidnap baby Hercules so that they would be able to turn him mortal and dispose of him, therefore allowing Hades to carry out his plan without interference from Hercules when he became older. They are successful in kidnapping the child and turning him mortal, but fail to take…

against you? Strewing your way with such a crop of troubles! But he can’t destory you, not for all his anger. …” In Book 9, Homer explains the reason of Poseidon’s anger, and why Odysseus was kept away from Ithaca for so long. When Odysseus took Cyclops’ only…

On his way home from Troy, Odysseus continues his journey after Calypso's island to the land of the cyclops. After tricking the cyclops, Polyphemus, Odysseus “ plunges a glowing ax . . .the metal screeches steam” (9.438-439) into the cyclops’s eye to blind him. This represents the middle of the hero’s journey, Tests, Enemies, and Allies, because Odysseus tricks the cyclops, gets him drunk, and then blinds him. However, Odysseus does not kill Polyphemus because he still needs Polyphemus…

The Odyssey: Gods and Goddesses In the dauntless and remarkable story of the Odyssey, the Greek gods and goddesses has an enormous influence on Odysseus’s journey back to his beloved wife, Penelope and homeland, Ithaca. The Greek gods and goddesses clearly proved their superiority over the humans with their abilities to drastically change courses effortlessly in Odysseus’s sail home. Throughout his journey back to Ithaca, he encounters many unfortunate obstacles with gods and goddesses like…

Odysseus is the perfect hero. He is from the epic poem The Odyssey. written by Homer. The hero showed great courage, traveled to many exotic intresting islands, and was helped by a beautiful goddess. Odysseus is a great man. One thing this epic hero did was travel to many unknown exotic destinations. One of the areas he traveled to was Circes Island. This was very brave becuase Circe was an evil witch that hated men. Here Odysseus' men were turned into pigs and the epic hero had to…

the court. So him being cocky he shot and missed. I walked up and made the three pointer and defeated him in the challenged and we got to play on the court. This is like the story of when Odysseus came into the Cyclops's cave and defeated him. The cyclops is like the older kid in my life that was trying to defeat me in basketball. Like in the story of the Odyssey and my story we both had to overcome a bigger person. As Odysseus had encountered the goddess Circe I too will more than likely…

This often causes harm and puts his men and himself into danger. This happens in particular at the land of Cyclopes. While escaping from Polyphemus, Odysseus feels the urge to boast. He lets the cyclops know exactly who he is by saying, “’Cyclops,/if ever mortal man inquire/how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him/Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye:/Laertes’ son, whose home’s on Ithaca’” (IX 416-419). By doing this the Polyphemus now knows his name, his…

hospitable die or get injured. Homer shows the importance of Xenia in ancient Greece by making it an deciding factor in an characters fate like the suitors and the cyclops, Polyphemus. Polyphemus wasnt hospital to Odysseus and his men to his men and this is what causes odysseus to decide to stab his eye out. When odysseus arrives the cyclops says '"Stranger, you are a simple fool, or come from far off, when you tell me to avoid the wrath of the gods or fear them. The Cyclopes do not concern…

Xenia is an important theme throughout The Odyssey. Xenia is the ancient greek word for hospitality, and affected everyone during that time period. Xenia was the guest-host relationship in ancient greece and was basically a set of rules and customs that people followed. Overall the rules stated that the host and guest should be kind, generous, and polite toward each other. In ancient Greece hospitality was very important. A person's social status was based on how kind they were. Hospitality was…