Norse mythology

In the story of Oedipus Rex, blindness refers to people being blind to the truth. The answer they were seeking when it came to their problems may have been obvious, but they could not see the answer. Due to them being blind to they answer they were seeking. Blindness also can be associate with being physically blind and being enlightened. A blind person in the story is said to have powers to see things that people with sight cannot see. Though the blind doesn’t have sight they have another kind…

Mythology can be very complicated but at the same time fascinating. Author Joseph Campbell, studied myths and made a claim that almost all myth have the same ideas. Also so that heroes adventures are nearly identical in their shape. The hero’s Journey is different stages of adventure that can be found in movies, myths, and religious rituals. George Lucas’s science fiction film Star Wars and Aldous Huxley novel Brave New World clearly displays hero’s journey. In the film and novel, Luke Skywalker…

Long ago, there once lived a beautiful gold-haired goddess named Hedona. Hedona was the youngest daughter of Odeus, the God of Oppression and Ielia, the Goddess of Hope. She was sister to Dytos and Eta. Dytos was the God of Logic, while Eta was the Goddess of Secrecy. Hedona was the Goddess of Time and was able to control the past, present, and the future. She could freeze or fast-forward time if she wanted to, but she had to be aware of the consequences of her own actions, as well as the…

Different societies have different views on the favorability of some traits over others. However, there are similarities in what each society believes is admirable. In the fictional epic poem “The Odyssey,” by Homer, the reader can see what ancient Greek society views as admirable. The character traits that were most admired by the ancient Greeks were intelligence, pride/reputation, and loyalty because they were frequently used, characters respected these traits, and they were important to many…

Many journeys can show how we humans go against challenges in our path to figure out who we are in the world to prosper. In the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer, talks about different challenges that Odysseus and his men faced in their battle against the Trojans and how Odysseus, the epic hero, shows courage and strategies to fight against creatures with a help of a god.The nonfiction The Good Soldiers by David Finkel, where Cumming, an american soldier, has a problem of not knowing which…

Homer’s The Odyssey is a timeless piece of literature that tackles such complex themes as gender and cultural relations, as well as more human themes like love and loyalty, all in a truly classic style that is revered even today. Odysseus’ long journey back home is grueling and harrowing and this fact is only intensified by what his family must endure back home in Ithaka. Though Odysseus may be preoccupied with difficult challenges as he makes his way back home, it is Odysseus’ nearly constant…

From the very beginning of Homer's the Iliad, Achilles is depicted as vindictive, prideful, and trifling. As the book advances, the picture of Achilles as a resentful youngster is improved significantly. Towards the end of the epic, Achilles displays qualities that are viewed as courageous even in today's time. When his reliable and trusted companion Patroclus passes on, Achilles experiences an extreme change in character. When he goes up against the genuine repulsiveness of death, Achilles sets…

The motif of vision, one that is effectively portrayed throughout the story, contradicts the visions of leaders and alternates the results of their impact on the society. Blindness leads to the downfall of any hero, it obstructs their judgements, which therefore, causes them to fail to see temptations and eventually fall into their nadir. However, the narrator witnesses the blindness of Barbee and Brother Jack, which he recognizes, but does not fully acknowledge it to prevent the same from…

Odysseus is an undisputed hero. He is the exemplar of the Grecian epic hero, with courage, cunning, and military prowess. Thus, logically, the woman who is tasked with being his equal until death do they part, must be able to match his prowess. Penelope, Odysseus’ other half, withstands these impossible expectations. Her strength is based in her cunning, unlike most women depicted. She was smart in her realm, and in her duties. She was strategic and purposeful with all of her actions, just as…

In the tenth book of The Odyssey Odysseus and his men go through many trials and tribulations to get to Ithaca and due to an unforeseen circumstance they are delayed in their journey. By cause of the setback, Odysseus and his crew end up in Aiaia, home of the goddess Kirke. Odysseus’s crew fall under a curse that turns them all into pigs after entering her home and when Odysseus tries to rescue them, Kirke tries to trap him too. She soon realizes that her curse doesn’t work on him and tries to…