Lotus

A prominent feature in Greek literature, food often serves as a cultural function through feasts and symbolizes hospitality and luxury. While food usually connotes festive times, Homer stretches the traditional perception of food in The Odyssey to something that is more ominous. From the beginning of the poem, Homer states that Odysseus and his crew were “destroyed by their own wild recklessness,” that they were “fools, who devoured the oxen of Helios, the Sun God, and he took away the day of…

leg, arm or neck as it is little in size. 8. Enormous Lotus Flower Tattoo: Lotus blossom symbolizes authenticity and this tattoo demonstrates a huge lotus bloom in pink ink. The pink lotus bloom has red shade in the corner which is offering surface to the tattoo. The tattoo additionally shows blue water and green stems which makes it more sensible. In the event that you like tattoos which have a typical importance, then this enormous lotus bloom tattoo is for you. 9. Gypsy Girl…

was the glue that kept the family together which is something Wang Lung discovers after her death. O - Lan represents a woman in traditional Chinese culture and his success; works like a slave and makes sacrifices for her family. On the contrary, Lotus is a very beautiful and manipulative woman. She starts to make him very frivolous with his money ever since she moved into his house. If she asks Wang Lung to buy her something, he’ll most likely buy it for her to make her happy. But, for the most…

curiosity and temptations people face in life, as Odysseus must keep himself and his men from the Lotus Eaters, and Sirens, who lure them away from their voyage, and the Cyclops, who Odysseus meets out of curiosity. One of the lures that people are challenged by is settling instead of continuing to reach their destinations and goals. As Odysseus travels, he comes to the Land of the Lotus Eaters. The lotus flower…

the flower is an upside-down heart with a white stem. It appears as if two more petals are folding into one another. On the tip of the upside heart is a Hamsa-like form in dark blue that points towards the edges of the tile. Between the two types of lotus shapes, of which there are three of each, is a small floral design. The circular flowers have an aqua center, surrounded in the dark blue, with five blue spikes jutting out to reach the outer layer of blue petals. The outline of the upside-down…

In the story of Odysseus, he goes on a long journey to get to his goal, home. His story can relate to life. Like the Odyssey, life is full of obstacles that will try to block you from your goals. Like the Odyssey, written by the famous poet homer. I will also encounter monsters in my life that will try to block me from my goal of becoming a astrophysicist. The first obstacle will encounter is high school. Like Calypso's island, I am trapped in school until I graduate. Like in the Odyssey, I am…

30 clockwise at the center of the painting, the pond of water lilies was divided into two similar parts. Also, at the above of water lilies, some pieces of green lotus leaves are bilateral symmetry. As a whole part, the painting was formed seven red open lotuses at hand, eleven slight lotuses at a distance, many unevenly distributed lotus leaves, a light source, and a pond of blue lake…

The Homecoming The Odyssey by the ancient Greek writer Homer takes us into the life of a man called Odysseus. Odysseus, the son of Lartes, has left both his son, Telemachus, and his wife, Penelope, to fight a war in Troy. After 10 years of fighting the war, Odysseus and his men were finally ready to return home to their families, however, the Gods were not finished with Odysseus. They needed to test his wisdom, honor, piety and prudence to prove that he is truly a noble hero. While Odysseus was…

In Homer’s great poem, The Odyssey, one of the central themes in the story is the idea of hospitality. Homer shows two sides to this theme, the side of the guests and how they treat their hosts, and the counter, hosts and how they treat their guests. Homer also shows various examples of these interactions, with differing ways in which the hosts and guests. Additionally, Homer shows multiple different outcomes for the hosts and/or guests. In the process, Homer is showing his perception on how the…

quickly realize, however, the submissive nature of human-beings, as the Gods, half-gods, and other mythical beings, routinely hamper them, forcing a distraction from the ultimate goal. Notable instances of this hampering include: the Island of the Lotus Eaters, the lair of the Cyclops, and the suitors, scenarios infused with temptation and gluttony. While Odysseus fights to return home, his wife Penelope struggles to keep the suitors, a group of wealthy elites vying to claim Odysseus’s kingdom,…