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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…

The story “The Wanderings of Odysseus” from the book “The Odyssey” by Homer, shows the adventure and difficult tasks Odysseus must face, nevertheless the dangers of many mythical creatures out at sea, land and sky. This book shows how Odysseus as a hero to his crewmates and to many others. In the adventures of Odysseus wanderings, there were many prosperous moments where he made bold moves to protect and sustain his crewmates mentally and physically throughout the chapters of nine and twelve.…

“An epic is not made by piecing together a set of heroic lays, adjusting their discrepancies and making them into a continuous narrative (Lascelles Abercrombie).” The majority of people think that because there are a Greek gods and a hero with a plot that makes an epic, but The Odyssey shows that there are many other things that create an epic. An epic reflects universal concerns that are happening today while using fiction to help demonstrate the problems. Odysseus faces many problems and goes…

Odysseus and his crew hike up to the Cyclops’s cave and help themselves to the cave full of sheep and crates of milk and cheese. Assuming that the cyclops would follow the greeks Xenia, Odysseus decides to wait for him to return and see what the cyclops would offer to his visitors. After the cyclops ordeal, as Odysseus and what remains of the crew he lead in these are sailing away, Odysseus shouts out to the blinded Cyclops his name, so he could be the one credited with blinding the cyclops.…

Prometheus was known to be the creator of mankind and the one to provide mankind with the gift of fire. Prometheus also went by the name Promitheas. He was one of the Titans and son to Lapetus and Clymene. Prometheus had three brothers Epimetheus, Atlas, and Menoetius. During the war of Titanomachy, a battle between the Titans and the Olympian Gods, Prometheus decided to side with Zeus instead of helping his people. Because of this he was not punished with the rest of the Titans and wasn't sent…

Little White Lies Here and There is Human Nature! Lies and deceit plays a vital role in the story of Odyssey. In the Odyssey, Odysseus has to lie or disguise himself at times so he can solve the problem he is facing. Odysseus and his men were stuck in Cyclops' cave and Odysseus had to figure out a way to get his crew and himself free. When the Cyclops asked what his name is, Odysseus very cunningly lies and says his name is Noman (Lombardo 135). In this part of the story, Odysseus has planned…

Perseus and Heracles are both the sons of Zues but have different mothers Perseus's mother was a princess and was also a human. Heracles's mother abandoned him his mother's name was Alcmene. Heracles tricked Atlas when he went to get apples from a tree. Heracles killed a hydra and also killed two deadly serpents by strangling them when he was just a baby. Heracles had to do 12 labors in order for him to become a "full God," instead of a demigod. Heracles's cousin was the one who made Heracles…

Second reason, after nine days they left Ismarus, they went to a land called Lotus Eater, and Odysseus got curious about the mainlanders and “sent out two picked men and a runner” (Homer 200), and because he was coward and sacrificed them instead of going by himself his crew mates ate the Lotus, “but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus, never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay forever, browsing on that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland” (Homer 205-210), and that…

A long time ago, people never slept. Their brains and mouths kept moving all the time, until Dawn came along. From birth Dawn was a mindset leader. She was also beautiful and kind. The gods were very pleased with Dawn. When Dawn became the leader of the village, the gods were happy. Because the Olympians loved her kindness and humbleness, they were pleased to help her. One day, Dawn realized that her people were becoming very ill, so she went to Olympus to confront Zeus. “Lord Zeus, may I make…

Bullet Points Regarding the Two Creation Stories Creation via the gods: • Creation of humans and animals was under the responsibility of Prometheus and his brother, Epimetheus. The former, whose name translates to “forethought,” was much wiser than the latter, whose name means “afterthought.” • Epimetheus acted on his impulses, as normal, and gave all the best qualities, shells, swiftness, cunningness, and et cetera, so Prometheus formed the humans upright and gave them fire from the sun, “… a…