Nymph

demanding her to marry one of them. Meanwhile his son is on an island looking for his father, Odysseus. His is also disloyal because he also slept with Calypso. It says, “His sweet life flowing away with tears he wept for is foiled journey home, since the nymph on longer pleased. In nights, true, he’d sleep with her in the arching cave—he had no choice—.” (Homer, 11.) He sleeps with Calypso before he left her island. Even though he had no choice he never should did it if he really loves his…

The Odyssey, one of Homer’s renowned works, was composed in about the 8th century BCE. It has been told and read for generations, and it has also served as a foundation for many other stories. However, it can often brush aside the idea of feminism and put men on a pedestal, leaving modern readers questioning how the role of women 2,800 years ago bittersweetly relates to the role of women in 2018. Although The Odyssey portrays a few examples of female strength, The Odyssey generally downgrades…

Odysseus is the one that clearly shows perseverance as he never gives up reaching his hometown of Ithaca. The epic poem shows multiple times that divine beings offer Odysseus deals that other humans would accept. One of the offers comes from Calypso, the nymph, who offers to make Odysseus immortal if he stays with her on the island. Odysseus instead rejects this offer because his one and only goal is to return to his homeland and reunite with Penelope because he “just want[s] to go back… return…

Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be one of the darkest Romantic writers of his generation. He made several notable mystery tales and was the creator of the crime detective genre. He did not get his inspiration from other literature nor his surroundings. He used his own personal experiences that were known to be horrible and miserable such as the loss the loved ones. Poe expressed his personal feelings and thoughts into his own work. Some of his writings were short stories and poems such as…

Many people around the world are aware who Alexander The Great was, but few are familiar with his story. Alexander The Great is considered to be one of the most successful leaders in history. With his philosophical intellect and his ruthless ways, he conquered nations others failed to conquer. Alexander the Great was a genius and a great military leader. EARLY LIFE Alexander’s parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympians. Alexander did not see his father often because his dad…

Odysseus’ challenges consist of tricking and killing a cyclops, convincing his men to leave Circe’s Island and turn them back into humans, going through the Underworld alone, fighting Scylla the six-headed monster, and being held captive by the sweet Nymph, Calypso. Being quite arrogant towards the cyclops, Odysseus says “If I could take your life I would take your time away, and hurl you down to hell” (9:438-440). The Flash’s challenges also become more difficult. Barry’s challenges are…

is the Muses’ sacred gift to man” (Lombarado,Lamberton, 1993). Muses are the daughters of Zeus and the personification of Memory, they brought music, literature, and joy to the gods in Olympos. There are a total of nine Muses, also referred to as nymphs, who are embody different aspects of art, such as literature, or sculpture. For Hesiod, Kalliope was the most important as stated in line 80. The Muses are also significant for providing the world with song along with musical instruments as in…

The opening of Fine Points by Andrea Lee gives some important details on the introduction of the two female characters and the setting. This background information is important because it is to help the readers know how the story is about, to know the upcoming plot, to give the information that narrator and Margaret are different in appearance, different view in their romance, and from the background information we can know the characters from narrator and Margaret. This background information…

I am Artemis, the goddess of the hunt and protectors of women, and I am and will always will be a virgin goddess. I simply have no interest in men and had no desire to be with them. Contrary to many female figures on Mount Olympus, I did not need a man to satisfy my need for affection. Instead I obtained adoration for those I took care of, such as the inhabitants of the forests or the women I help guide through the transitions of their lives. Although I do not have any aspirations to be with a…

“The statue of Zeus and Ganymede was found nearly intact in the Stadium area in Olympia during excavations in 1878 and was constructed entirely out of clay and seems to have been sculpted in 470 B.C.E.”2(1). It was taken to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece, where it has remained to this day. “The statue depicts the king of the gods and lord of the sky, Zeus, wielding a rod and draped in robes. He carries Ganymede, a prince of Troy, as he moves with his left foot forward, indicating…