Homer

In the Odyssey I think that Odysseus is a hero, I think this because many times in the Odyssey, Odysseus shows his bravery and his showmanship, those are just some of the qualities he has to be a leader and a hero. Odysseus is the major hero in the story with the Cyclops being the villain or the antagonist. There are many times in the story when Odysseus shows his courage and strength by killing the cyclops. Odysseus is the hero in this story because the entire time he was being the leader.…

In Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, Odysseus is finally released from Calypso after seven years. Odysseus proceeded to lead his men on his way back home to be reunited with his wife, Penelope. Today, Homer is globally seen as a great leader for his men, but his clear demonstration of pride, daringness, and his pettiness made him a horrible leader. One of the biggest weaknesses for leaders is having too much pride, and Odysseus has more than enough of that, as shown in the Cyclops. Odysseus’ crew was…

In The Iliad, Homer has created many characters that are heroes from their own perspective. Throughout the poem, we come into contact with characters like Achilles and Hector, who are truly heroes. Also, their qualities of being an epic hero according to Homer are very different from each other. However, Paris is shown demonstrating qualities that are unbecoming of a hero. Therefore, I will begin to talk about the heroic qualities between Achilles and Hector. As well as, Paris qualities of…

The Odyssey details Odysseus’ difficult return to his homeland. Ten years have passed since the end of the Trojan war. Writtenby Homer, Homer was a blind minstrel. he told stories to audiences and they had to listen carefully. Homer’s Odyssey was written around 700 B.C. Throughout the ten years, Odysseus goes on a journey, faces mythical creatures and returns home considerably transformed. Odysseus is the epitome of the epic hero. Odysseus proves he often possesses supernatural abilities or…

From every recreation of Homer’s epic poem The Iliad, none has captured the essence of human emotion and the monstrosities brought about from human nature than the film Troy. Troy captured the true essence of humanities disastrous emotional fallout; and Petersen’s rendition of the nightmarish and atrocious siege of Troy aids in demonstrating the way in which human emotions such as greed, pride, love, wrath and grief which bring about effects within the human mind that create the need for war and…

The Epic, The Odyssey, by Homer, is about the adventures and fate of a young king named Odysseus and his trusty men. After his major role in the Trojan War, Odysseus set sail for his journey back home to Ithaca. His voyage took him twenty long years due to the occurring hurdles. Odysseus gives up so much along the way in order to bring his mates and him safely back home to their families. Demonstrating, his guile and intuitive character, Odysseus sacrifices a lot to guide his men and him through…

The Battle to go Home There are many heroes. People who fight for what they believe in and people who fight against hate. Also, people fight for freedom and equal rights. People are not letting other stop them from fighting on what they believe in. In Homer's tale, The Odyssey is about two men, father and son Odysseus and Telemachus. Odysseus was fighting to go home and Telemachus was fighting to protect his mother and home. The similarity between the two men is that they were determined to…

Women have had a long history of being inferior to men. The inequality of genders can be traced all the way back to Greek mythology. Both Hesiod’s Theogony and Homer’s Odyssey demonstrate the Greek’s early thoughts on this issue. Homer and Hesiod would agree that women are deplorable creatures and marriage usually leads to suffering. Hesiod spares no detail of his despise while describing the creation of women in Theogony. He claims that the sole reason for the female was to punish men. They…

The idea of individual honor is common all through the Iliad. The honor of each individual in Homeric society was crucial, yet to the hero, his honor was foremost. He couldn’t allow slander, and he felt that he needed to secure his name regardless of the conditions, including death. The hero 's obligation was to battle, and the main way he had of everlasting glory was through heroic acts on the battlefield. The hero was to be ready for the risks of battle, including loss of life. The Homeric…

Throughout the movie October Sky the main protagonist (Homer Hickam) faced several challenges that held them back and delayed their dream of building rockets. Most people would have given up after a failure. In Coalwood people do not go to college or leave the town and are destined to become a coal miner unless they are good at football. But Homer doesn’t want to be a coal miner and works to get a scholarship. He and his friends persevered (even after several rocket explosions and mishaps) and…