Lotus

life today teach that it is vital to focus on your goals to avoid missed opportunities. Odysseus showed the importance of focusing on goals when he brought back his men after they ate the lotus and did not returned from the island. Odysseus tied them to their rowing benches warning his other men to not eat the lotus, saying that “or lose your hope of home” (898). Odysseus after he had blinded the cyclops and it threw its door open guarding it to catch any who dared try to escape. Instead of…

The idea of the lotus fruit can be related to the human desire to achieve a feeling of euphoria that can be associated with drugs. Drugs can cloud the mind and lead to addiction so viewing the lotus fruit as a drug and the men as addicts helps demonstrate to the reader the status of the leadership role that Odysseus must play. Another obstacle of temptation…

Odysseus should be considered heroic because he lied to the cyclops when he told him that Poseidon destroyed his ships, and because he went back for his men after they ate the lotus and lost their hope of home. When Odysseus realize that if he told Polyphemus the location of the ships he would want to destroy them, so, when the beast asked him for their location he answered “my ship? Poseidon lord, who sets the world a…

one will make. Like Odysseus and his men when they came across the Lotus-Eaters in The Odyssey, they came to the island to pick up supplies, only to get sidetracked on the way. “I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, tied them down under their rowing benches, and called to rest: All hands aboard; come, clear the bench and no one taste the Lotus, or you lose your hope of home” (Homer 101-105). Odysseus knew that the lotus was impairing their judgement, so he did what he thought was best…

Unfortunately, to reach their home, they were forced to sail directly between these two dangerous hazards. Odysseus was left with a huge dilemma. Should he sail closer to Scylla or Charybdis? He chose to go closer to Scylla, and this showed how he could make major decisions under great pressure anticipating a succesful out come. If they had gone near Charybdis, all of them would have most likely drowned. Since they were forced to go towards Scylla, it was almost certain that six men would be…

women started the practice among the royal court when the Emperor saw her performing a dance on a stage she had crafted into the shape of a lotus flower. While her dancing caught the Emperor's attention, it was really her feet that gained his favor, as she had folded her toes back with ribbons in and attempt to make her feet appear smaller and like a “lotus…

Upon their landing of the Lotus Eaters for food and water, Odysseus assigns three men to observe the land. “ ‘ They fell in, soon enough, with Lotus Eaters, who showed no will to do us harm,only offering sweet Lotus to our friends- but those who ate this honeyed plant , the Lotus, never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay forever...forgetful of their homeland’ ” ( 9.204-210). Odysseus…

characters are portrayed also stresses highly contrasting themes. Chen’s influential, firm attitude in the film earns him a powerful presentation on screen, but, on paper, the character is presented as much more weak and fragile. The night he and Lotus prepare to consummate their marriage, the new bride inquired about his rather frail state, to which the patriarch responds after “climbing” onto the bed and “crawling” under the quilt, “They’ve worn me out” (Tong…

cyclops, the lotus eaters etc. And after his courageous journey he returned to Ithaca and restored piece in the island. Odysseus is very clever. According to J.Hunter, ''He was the originator of the trojan horse, the reason which the Greeks were finally able to take the city of Troy itself.'' With Odysseus idea of the trojan horse the Greeks finally outclassed the Trojans. And eventually the Greeks won the trojan war.…

were introduced to Japan. In 805, the Tendai sect came to be which branched off more important sects. The Jodo sect was founded by Honen. This sect was popular because it was attainable by all classes of people. Its simple theories attracted most of their followers. The principle is that when believing in the Buddha then a prosperous life will follow. The Zen sect was founded in 1175 and was introduced from China. The sect was found most popular by military classes because of the…