Telemachus

their missions. Specifically, loyalty and perseverance is demonstrated by Telemachus showing his devotion to King Odysseus himself and Odysseus displaying those traits towards his family back at home in Ithaca. There can be a debate on what…

The Odyssey The Odyssey, by Homer, is an epic tale of a Greek kings return home. Odysseus yearns to return home to his wife Penelope, his son Telemachus, and the kingdom in which he ruled. Over the course of this journey each character must endure many challenges that shape their personality. Although Penelope remains strong in her personal beliefs, Telemachus and Odysseus change greatly throughout the story. While Odysseus is away, Penelope is left to deal with the sons of Ithaca’s elders.…

Analysis of The Odyssey by Homer Around 750 B.C.E the author Homer created the epic, The Odyssey. The epic is set in Bronze Age Greece when gods were believed to still frequent the Earth and mortals with extraordinary powers existed. The Odyssey describes Odysseus’, the main protagonist’s, journey home from the battle at Troy. He is met with many obstacles that prevent him from returning home for many years. The epic examines how the power of cunning is superior to the power of strength, the…

about the perpetrator(s) and the victim. There are many times when in Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ when Odysseus is shown no mercy, only cruelty, but the tables turn when Telemachus and Odysseus return to Ithaca and give the suitors a taste of what their family had felt for eleven years. In Book XXII or Book Twenty-Two after reuniting, Telemachus and himself went toe-to-toe with the blood thirsty suitors; resulting in a gruesome bloodbath at the hands of Odysseus; whom of which shows no fear in the…

He was the lead spokesperson and the most argumentative and worst behaved of all the suitors. He was the one who spoke out against and makes fun of Telemachus when Telemachus addresses Ithaca. When Odysseus returns Antinoos was one of the only suitors not to give him food in his beggar form. And since Antinoos was the first of the suitors, his death was well suited. To start the killing of the suitors Odysseus…

wife. He fought every moment for the two people he loved in the world more than himself. You also had admiration for Penelope for sticking with her husband when everyone insisted he was dead. That was love right there. “How is the quilt going?” Telemachus asks his mother as one of the servant women takes the plate from in front of him. Penelope used to tell the suitors that she would choose one when the quilt was done. Even when she finished it, she would unweave the pieces so that he never…

Odysseus's palace and robbed his land are still courting his wife, Penelope. She’s remained faithful to Odysseus. It seemed that Odysseus’s son, Prince Telemachus, wants to throw them out but doesn’t have enough confidence in himself and is lacking the experience needed to fight them. One of the suitors, Antinous, plans on assassinating young Prince Telemachus, eliminating the only heir to the throne. Little did the suitors know, Odysseus was very much still alive. A beautiful nymph by the name…

Misael Barajas Argumentative Essay Have you ever felt like you have no luck? As if someone or something is detaining you from achieving your goals? Well, someone sure did, and its something you wouldn't want to experience. Well, today you are going to read about someone that was gone For over 20 years and he couldn't get to his home or to his family. Its something really scary to experience. All this happened to someone, a human being, someone who has feelings like everyone else, imagine how he…

As September’s theme is courage, individuals oftentimes use monthly themes to connect them with their personal life. But as the English class spends their time dwelling and analyzing the fictional book, The Odyssey, written by one of the most esteemed epic poets of all times, Homer, their time is being used not only to make a personal connection, but an analytical correspondence between Homer’s characters and the theme of courage. Although, most do not even know how to define courage, for the…

But in “The Odyssey” by Homer, it shows Odysseus’ family always stayed by his side. Odysseus is getting ready to take his family and his kingdom back when his son helps him fight, “Telemachus joins his father to fight”, (“The Odyssey,” line 1287). As Odysseus tries to take his family and life back, his son, Telemachus, joins in and helps his father get his kingdom back.…