Odysseus

entirely human in nature. Meanwhile, Odysseus is still traveling the tale of a hero in the gods’ world. Not only is his destination predetermined by Zeus, but on his way sailing there he is delayed by Poseidon: “but now Poseidon, god of the earthquake…rammed the clouds together—both hands clutching his trident—churned the waves into chaos, whipping all the gales from every quarter” (161). However, he was rescued by another goddess, Ino, because “she pitied Odysseus” (162). He was provided a…

by Homer Odysseus is a strong leader because he is always loyal to his men and can lead his men through the greatest of obstacles. Odysseus would never leave his men to die and puts his life on the line for them. One of Odysseus’s traits that make him a strong leader is his ability to inspire his men to steer them in the right direction through tough times. Odysseus says “[I] cheered my men along with battle talk to keep their courage up: no quitting now.”(408) In this quotation Odysseus shows…

represent a hero is, Odysseus from The Odyssey. The Odyssey is one of Greeks most famous epic poems that was written by Homer, a well known Greek poet. Homer used a collection of 24 books to write about the great Odysseus’s journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan war. On his journey home, he encounters many obstacles: escaping a cyclops, encountering gods and goddesses, and fighting suitors. Throughout the story, Odysseus has multiple moments of heroism. In book 9, (The Lotus Eater), Odysseus is…

Although Telemackus has progressed to be the son of his father, he still has not been able to become a man like Odysseus. Although it is true that his physical stature and his personality resemble greatly of his father, he still lacks a few key traits that makes Odysseus so heroic. The first would be that his strength. This was shown when Penelope makes an agreement with the suitors that the first to string Odysseus’s hunting bow will be her future husband. Telemakus quickly realizes the…

I bring the food out to the suitors and I see Telemachus, the prince of Ithaca, along with a beggar. He has returned from his voyage to look for his father. I had treated that boy like my own son since the day he was born which was the same day Odysseus had left off to go fight in Troy. He has yet to return and had taken a toll on many of the people of Ithaca, especially Queen Penelope. I set down the food and leave back…

childish due to his inactivity to force change in his life to produce a happier outcome (Homer 10). From this point onwards, Athena asserts the role as the father that Telemachus never had in an attempt to not only find Odysseus, but also make Telemachus fill into the legacy of Odysseus. Following the chat with Mentes, Telemachus already shows the product of learning from his parent as he states that “[he is] the master of this house” while talking to his mother after Athena left their house…

Reasons one. When Odysseus sets off on his journey to go to war he was a king of all and he helped when he was needed Reason two. soon the war broke out and went to help support the troops, but after the war was done, we were separated from the rest of his men and taken somewhere else and at the time of need his men needed a leader to get away from the Cyclops so he rose to the challenge Reason three. He had been still loyal to one person yet he did things he regretted just to get home like…

Odysseus was only supposed to be away for a few years. He was supposed to see his boy grow up and live a joyful life with his wife, Penelopeia. Then it was mandatory for him to go to war. The war lasted a solid 10 years, but then Odysseus still couldn’t return. He was forced away from his family on the voyage back to Ithaca. He had too many struggles on his way home, to get his family back. Even after nearly 20 years he still had to continue fighting for his family and their safety. One of the…

Erik the Red was a Norwegian explorer who lived between 950–1000 CE. Then we have Odysseus was a Greek hero from the island of Ithaca. His quest was to go home. Both Eric the Red and Odysseus are both similar and in many ways and are different to each other. Erik the Red was born in 950 BCE. His actual name was Erik Thorvaldson. His father was Thorvald Asvaldson and Erik was the grandson of Osvald. When Eric was about ten years old his father Thorvald was exiled from Norway so, they…

Odysseus, Hero or Foe? Odysseus, good or evil, great truth or blind lie? Odysseus has been to hades and back he has done everything for his family. The book makes one believe he was 100% determined to do anything for them at this point after all the monsters and creatures he has battled. In the beginning Odysseus is trapped on an island, prisoner to Calypso. He could of took his own life at this point, but he decided to stay loyal to his family and do his best to fight and arrive home. He…