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    Penelope In The Odyssey

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    personality belongs to Penelope, and it is this personality that composes her identity. Penelope is a unique female figure, who differs tremendously from other women within the epic, and ancient Greece. She possesses traits women in 13th and 12th century BC Greece did not, and could not possess. Penelope holds attributes men despised in women, and she displays them proudly. The intelligence and knowledge that occupies her identity is unlike that of women in her time period. Penelope lacks the…

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    Loyalty Of Odysseus Essay

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    never wavered. Though Odysseus may have been loyal to Penelope before his long journey home from the Trojan War- unlike loyal Penelope, his loyalty faltered far more than once. Giving into temptation on the trip Odysseus betrayed Penelope. If any of his crew was left at the end of it all, they could all testify to his disloyal actions, but atlass they all died on the journey home. Once returned to home Odysseus maintains his disloyalty towards Penelope in a new way. After the Trojan war with…

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    Perseus's origins aren't the most spectacular of all the heroes', but even before his birth he was destined for greatness. As the son of Zeus he was bound for a spectacular life. After his mother's banishment at the hand of Acrisius she made it across a sea with Perseus protected by a chest. They arrived at the island of Seriphos where they were greeted by Dictys son of Polydectes. After a few years Perseus had grown to be a strong young man. His mother was asked into marriage by the king to…

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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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    the Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood the narrator is Penelope, Odysseus’s wife. Odysseus’s goal in the Odyssey is to tell the story of the hardships he experienced getting home after the Trojan War and the many challenges and obstacles he faced before he finally got back to Ithaca and reclaimed his family and kingdom. Penelope’s goal is to tell her story: her childhood, her marriage, her life in the Underworld, her relationship with her cousin Penelope, and Odysseus’s journey in her own words.…

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    Gods In Odysseus

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    The gods actions in The Odyssey affects Odysseus's odds returning home by either helping or sabotaging his journey home. In The Odyssey by Homer Odysseus struggles to get back home to Ithaca to see his wife and son. Odysseus and his ten year journey got stalled by cyclopses, pretty girls and even Poseidon. His men aren't much help causing even more problems in his journey home. Without the gods help Odysseus would have never returned home. Athena, Hermes and Aiolos are just three of the gods…

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    Leprechauns Legend of the leprechaun Leprechauns are a legend that originated from Irish folklore. The first mention of leprechauns dates back to the eighth century. Leprechauns first appeared in "The Saga of Fergus mac Léti”. The tale is about king Fergus who falls asleep on a beach and water spirits called lúchorpáin come to drag the king in the ocean with them. Lúchorpáins are believed to be the first of the leprechaun tales. They believe this because lúchorpáin means “little bodies”. Before…

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    The story of the Odyssey had several male protagonist. The female characters of Circe, Penelope and Athena played important roles in the stories. By looking at their traits, their actions, and their actions, and their part in the story, it is evident that they were essential to the plot of the stories and the development of the character Odysseus. Circe is a magical goddess who welcomes Eurylochus and other shipmates to her home in Aeaea. She is very charming, yet deceitful. She turns the…

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    Odysseus was well justified when he decided to take action, by killing his wife’s wooers, and anyone who was associated with them. One reason Odysseus actions against the suitors was compensated for was the way he seen them treat his servants, wife, son, and his palace. During the time Homer was believed to have written stories, respect was expected from both the host and the guest, whether the host was a wealthy landlord or a poor merchant, and the guest a wandering prince, or a beggar. The…

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    disguises Odysseus as a poor beggar, so he can snoop around his home to see what took place over the last twenty years. A lot had happened. For instance, his son, Telemachus, who was an infant when he left, is now a grown man. Furthermore, his wife Penelope is constantly bothered by suitors who think Odysseus is dead. At first, no one recognized the poor,…

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