Odysseus

Throughout the novel, Odysseus faced a multitude of obstacles he had to overcome. In this rich and captive story, Odysseus was separated from his family and acquaintances, and he resided on an island under the control of Calypso, a charming yet dominating goddess. Over the course of many years, Calypso kept him captive, and the fact of living a great distance away from his family made Odysseus nostalgic. Previously, Odysseus had tried to sail back home from Troy after he had fought against…

In the story “The Odyssey” the main character Odysseus went on a great journey far away from his home and while he was gone his wife and son attempted to remain strong while fighting off many male suitors trying to take over their home. Odysseus came home and discovered what was happening and decided that he needed to do something about it. Odysseus is in disguise as a beggar and he is trying to stay in the shadows so he can think of a plan to get rid of the men trying to win his wife’s hand.…

Epic poem, The Odyssey, written by Homer, Odysseus displays traits proving he is a strong leader of men on his long journey home. One trait Odysseus exhibits is intelligence. For example, on Jerba Island, Odysseus and his men encounter the “Lotus-Eaters”, a group of people who inhabit the island and indulge on the native mind altering plant, the Lotus. Learning from his previous mistakes at Ismarus and trying to grasp more knowledge about their race, Odysseus uses the tactic of dispersing his…

I chose Odysseus from “The Odyssey” for my character analysis. One of Odysseus most hero-like experiences was Odysseus’ experience with the Cyclops. Odysseus can be characterized as clever, intelligent, and he is able to come up with different strategies to solve his problems. When Odysseus and his men arrive on land of Cyclopes, they do not realize that they are different from Greek custom and starts eating the meat they find in Cyclopes. This upsets the Cyclops. The Cyclops then starts eating…

survive twenty years on a journey, is there? I hear my father is an incredible man, but twenty years is a long time. It saddens me to speak of my father which I grew up without, but today it came up. One of my father’s old friends, Mentes, told me that Odysseus is still alive and will be returning back home to Ithaca soon. He convinced me to gather the suitors that are staying at my father’s estate to be banished. Then she tells me to head over to Sparta and Pylos and ask about my father. I am…

Hari Senthilkumar Literature Period 6 3/4/15 Is Odysseus a hero? Epic heroes, as portrayed in modern literary works, almost always embark on the most dangerous and overwhelming quests and journeys. True Heroes risk their life through every step of their journey to take back both spoils of war and great wisdom for both himself and for their society. In the epic The Odyssey by Homer, a valiant yet intelligent king, Odysseus unwillingly leaves his home, Ithaca, behind when he is…

The adventures of Odysseus are a major part of Odyssey. Some people think that the adventures have simply transformed a man primarily concerned about his family into a mass murderer. But I think his adventures have decimated his excessive pride and intensified his patience, and intensified his love for his family. Moreover, he also has a constructive influence on his son. In his journey, his excessive pride and self-confidence diminishes and his patience increases. Odysseus has the defining…

Not every epic hero is integral! Odysseus is one of many epic heroes who are not complete but still a great hero. Odysseus was different, complete his quests and pass many challenge and failures. When you speak about Odysseus he is like any other person who has good and bad side. Odysseus was brave king, which we heard from most of the characters saying “Odysseus of Ithaca Cleverest of all the kings of ancient Greece”. Odysseus was smart and always uses his brain rather that his muscle even…

Odysseus is a greeks who made it back to his home. Odysseus was fated to wander the longest twenty years. Among the Trojan women Hecuba fell to him, an old harridan now who could not forgive the way Odysseus had thrown her grandson Astyanax from the walls of Troy. Odysseus' ships were hit by the storm raised by Athena and were blown to Thrace. Sick of Hecuba's insults, he and his men stoned her to death. In Thrace Odysseus sacked the city of the Cicones, sparing only a priest of Apollo, who…

Odysseus was a hero of the Trojan war, Aeneas a hero of Troy and Rome, Oedipus a king who accidentally married his own mother. They were all to a certain extent ordinary people who went through harsh life changing events throughout their journey to become the heroes society thought them to be. Even though they went through many challenging obstacles created by the gods themselves at times, they all seem to always accomplish what they were set to accomplish. Almost as if it was by bear fate.…