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Michael Pinto Mr. Boody Gram. & Comp. 27 November 2015 The Odyssey Alcinous is the king of a an island called Phaeacia, this is were he got the name King Alcinous from. He came upon the island after his ship ran aground off the coast and he washed ashore. Poseidon the God of the sea had a son named Nausithoüs who married and had Alcinous. As the grandson of a God Alcinous would be identified as a Hero as well. In the story The Odeyssey Alcinoushas the role of taking care of Odysseus when he…

Gods. Goddesses. Heroes. Greek mythology first introduced all three of these 3000 years ago, in an effort to explain the world events. Today, we have many teachers considered as epic heroes. Epic heroes have many talents and abilities, including superhuman, visiting the underworld, and fighting monsters. All of these can be used as metaphors to represent many of our teachers today. Mr. Setser is an epic hero because he fights monsters, has interferences, and is a superhuman. Mr. Setser is…

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…

culture, and how one’s culture has changed. In modern day, revenge is seen as a violent act in return of wrongdoing. Compared to Ancient Greece, revenge was honored and respected as a characteristic of many heroes. In the epic poem, The Odyssey, Homer uses the motif of revenge to demonstrate the value of violence and justice when considering someone a hero. Throughout his visit on Polyphemus’s island, Odysseus shows his heroic ability when displaying acts of violence and justice. Once Odysseus…

Odysseus was sentenced by Poseidon to long years of suffering at sea for blinding Poseidon’s son Polyphemus. This fate continued for seventeen years until the Gods vouched for his return to Ithaca. With the help of Athena and Hermes, Odysseus was able to put his fear aside and brave the ocean with his wit and strength, even with the odds stacked against him. He was well on his way to Ithaca until Poseidon saw that the Gods had released him from Ogygia. This aggravated Poseidon and he produced a…

achieve immortality through heroic actions. Odysseus is the closest fictional character to all of these qualities. He is a leader, very courageous, and just an overall hero in my eyes. Odysseus is a fictional character from the epic poem "Odyssey" by Homer. There is many reasons why he should be an epic hero. First, one reason that should put him on top of the list is because he is a great leader. He pretty much lead the Greek army side by side with Achilles. He also lead a daring nocturnal…

There are many differences and similarities between the two heroes, Odysseus and The Flash. They both fight and are called heroes, but for different reasons. The Flash tries to reason with people, and harms one person to save many other people. Odysseus, on the other hand, teases the monsters, and sometimes causes his own friends to be killed. These two heroes are similar in many ways. The Flash and Odysseus both fight against monsters. While they both fight these battles, they fight…

Odyssey. One when Telemachus meets Nestor and also when Odysseus meets King Alcinous of Phacia. “When they saw strangers, they came up in a body and welcomed them, and bade then seated” (Homer 28). “Alcinoös, it is not right and proper that a stranger should sit on the ground amid the ashes of the hearth” (Homer 87). In both of these situations neither of the people knew Odysseus and Telemachos, they were strangers, but they treated them as if they knew them. This goes hand in hand with…

Feeling sad for someone or understanding what someone has gone through are two different reactions to people. Those feelings are sympathy and empathy. In Homer’s The Odyssey many characters lack these feelings. When Odysseus encounters Polyphemus, he shows hardly any empathy in the way Polyphemus lives. When Odysseus meets Polyphemus he demands that Polyphemus should give him food and water. Odysseus does not hold any sort of respect for Polyphemus, but he does show empathy in some of his…

The Odyssey By: Homer I can compare the Odyssey to the Illiad because they are both epics about the Mycenean or the Bronze age. The Iliad tells the final chapter in the story of two major Bronze Age “Greek” alliances battling each other. The Illiad is also a turning-road kind of epic and like the Odyssey, is very long. It ended when the Greeks defeated the Trojans while the Odyssey concentrated on how Odysseus can go back to his family, while his family struggles after the war. Both are seminal…