Scylla

O, Brother Where Art Thou vs The Odyssey by Homer The Odyssey by Homer is a Greek Epic based on its main character Odysseus and it took place in the classical Greece. The book was composed in the eight century B.C.E, centuries after the events it describes, and narrates several adventures with the objective of its main character to return home. Moreover, the movie O, Brother Where Art Thou was published in 2000 and also narrates the adventures of its main character Ulysses, a prisoner that…

Moving on, Homer’s Odyssey is narrated by Odysseus himself, who speaks of his journey after the Trojan War. The story shifts from the Iliad’s fame and glory theme to the Odyssey’s family and homecoming theme. The Odyssey takes place ten years after the fall of Troy, where the hero Odysseus has yet to return to his home and kingdom of Ithaca. His home is overrun with a large amount of suitors courting his wife Penelope, who has remained loyal to her husband. Held captive at Ogygia, homesick…

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…

Is Odysseus a Hero Or Not? Over the past many years, critics have been asking the question of whether Odysseus is considered a hero or not. Or was he some figure in our greek mythology that used the epithet of a “great hero.” He endured through the toughest of situations and was tested against the most horrific monsters, but he also returned home with zero men, and zero ships. He did some good things, but he also made far too many mistakes on his journey to be pondered a hero. With that being…

Ancient Greek Transportation and The Odyssey Silvia Hwang In The Odyssey, Homer tells the reader only that Odysseus had a fast, black ship; most historians agree that he was on one of the warships he used to travel to Troy. After a victorious war, Odysseus struggles to sail back home to Ithaca. But was sailing the best way to travel? Transportation is an important aspect of any kind of civilization. While the Greeks were very advanced in sailing technologies, they were not as good with other…

Due to the nature of an epic, the epic hero will be given a task that most people wouldn 't survive. The epic poem of a nation or people must have a protagonist, and that protagonist must embody the best elements from the most important elements of that culture. As such, he must have an epic journey fraught with danger and trials that challenge these elements to their very core. As the epic hero meets these challenges, performs honorably, and ultimately succeeds, he affirms his possession of the…

specific is quite emotional, this verse made me revaluate my relationship with my mother due to the fact that Odysseus was helpless when he found his mother too late among the dead. On his journey back Odysseus must sail between Circe’s island the Scylla a sea monster with six heads, and encounter sirens, beautiful maidens who tempt passing mariners to their death by singing beautiful songs. As cunning as Odysseus was, he made sure his men and him were safe so used bee wax to block any sound…

After going to the land of the dead, Odysseus and his men go thought a cave, finding out it where sea monster lives, "then Scylla made her strike/ whisking six of [his] best men from the ship/" then "she ate them" as Odysseus "rowed on" leaving "the rocks [cave] behind" barely alive (Homer 810-14, 821-27). This tells us that Odysseus survived, but also overcame his fear of being…

Hero: (noun) A man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. In the epic poem called “The Odyssey” by Homer, the main character, Odysseus, is forced from his home to pursue his duties as king of Ithaca. He leaves to protect his country and win the trojan war. Once Odysseus is in the midst of his quest, he is faced with many conflicts of which he must overcome. However, Odysseus lets many people down and hurts more people than he saves, yet he still…

Although he could’ve left the men and continued on with his journey, he forced them to return to their ships so they could travel home, showcasing the loyalty towards his men. Odysseus’s allegiance to his men is also portrayed through the quote, “She [Scylla] ate them as they shrieked there...deathly pity ran me through at that sight, far the worse I ever suffered.” As a result of the compassion Odysseus felt for his crewmates, he described losing them as one of the worst things he ever had to…