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    In The Odyssey, by Homer, a hero named Odysseus makes his way back home to Ithaca after a great battle at the city of Troy. On his way home, Odyssey faces many challenges that push his leadership and emotional restraint. Odysseus and his men have to face the wrath of gods, such as the almighty Zeus, and mythical creatures, such as the sirens and the nymphs. Throughout his journey, Odysseus and his men show many admirable qualities. These qualities include caution in the face of danger, bravery,…

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    Telemachus, son of Odysseus, does not appear in The Odyssey for a large expanse of time. However, he makes a huge impact by showing how he grows up. His father has been away at war and lost at sea for twenty years. Odysseus’s exciting journey spans the majority of the book. He spends time in many strange islands with monsters, Cyclopes, and Godlike beings. Never losing hope in his father’s return, Telemachus has to mature quickly to keep the house in order. Telemachus makes this epic poem not…

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    to be won. In The Odyssey by Homer, Penelope is shown as a one sided character. She only weeps and waits for Odysseus. She is portrayed as an eternally faithful wife. In The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood, we see another side of Penelope. The book is set in the underworld after they have all died and Penelope is telling her side of the story. She is shown as a strong, clever, deceptive woman. She is a more developed character and actually has opinions and thoughts. In The Odyssey, set during the…

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    Written in the archaic period, around three-hundred years prior to Plato and Diogenes, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey provide substantial evidence to support that the body and the soul both play major roles in forming the concept of self. The emphasis placed on the body through the Homeric lens is evident in the dialogue Hector and Achilles have in The Iliad before their duel. Hector, aware that his chances of victory against Achilles are grim, pleads to Achilles, “Once I’ve stripped your glorious…

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    The complications Odysseus and his men face do not appear out of nowhere. The problems in the Odyssey have causes as to why they happen. Whether the causes are curiosity, greed, or revenge: The problems that Odysseus and his men encounter are self-generated. First, curiosity leads to self-indulgence. Odysseus’ men fall into the curiosity trap of the Lotus plant the Lotus-Eaters have to offer when beached on the coastline of the Lotus-Eaters. As Odysseus sends two picked men and a runner, “They…

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    An epic created by the Grecian bard Homer, The Odyssey, tells the tale of the hero Odysseus who sails the treacherous sea in order to find his home and see his wife and son. During his two decades out on the sea, Odysseus and his allies who travel with him face many hardships. Some are temporarily turned into pigs, others eaten by sea monsters, and all but Odysseus face Helios’ wrath after eating the Sun God’s cows. Odysseus, by sacrificing his men for the sake of self-preservation rather…

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    The Acts of Temptation In the Odyssey, Odysseus has to overcome lots of situations where greed and temptation has been overcome but once he did, he got to continue on his journey. Authors across times and cultures have worked to define human nature and symbolize their ideas through literature. Homer, author of the classic Greek epic poem, The Odyssey, written in the eighth century BCE, presents a universal life lesson through the hero’s journey that temptation can be hard to overcome, but…

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    Homer’s Odyssey and Vergil’s Aeneid both follow heroic Greek tragedies that center around a group of wars spanning many years. Achilles, a ghost in the Odyssey, and Creusa, a ghost in the Aeneid, both appear to people they care about in their respective stories but have different opinions on death. Achilles feels it is a long walk after an eventful life that remains extremely uneventful. Whereas Creusa believes death to be acceptance and understanding of the lives and environment around her.…

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    In Homer’s The Odyssey, the ability of Odysseus to improvise and mix truth and lies to deliver some of the most believable stories is what trademarks our hero in this epic. With the use of his quick wit, Odysseus controls first impressions and is able to craft a favorable image with each new encounter. In particular, when Odysseus is disguised as an old beggar he crafts a story for his wife that is part truth and part lie. By telling the story, Odysseus hopes to gauge his wife’s remaining…

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    A hero is an individual who is admired for his or her brave acts or for their fine individual qualities. The Odyssey and The Epic of Gilgamesh’s main protagonists are heroes. However, one of the main characters falls short from being a true hero, making him unworthy of the title. The Epic of Gilgamesh begins with a long exaltation about Gilgamesh—the epic’s main protagonist—¬hero attributes. The author uses direct exposition to describe Gilgamesh, as a hero and a godlike character. He does this…

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