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…
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…
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…
relationship between fathers and sons in The Odyssey help them overcome many problems and are very important in the story. They were presented in the story through multiple people, but the most important bonds were between Odysseus with his son Telemachus, and Poseidon with his son Polyphemus. The Odyssey has multiple strong…
Their form of hospitality exemplified to Telemachus is balanced. The right amount of hospitality a host should show a guest in their home. The gods decide not to punish Nestor or Menelaus because they show the young man hospitality by welcoming him into their home, feeding him, then questioning…
violation of it. Xenia is seen in the very first book of the novel when Athena inspires the prince. Prince Telemachus welcomes Athena into the home, by saying “Greetings, stranger! Here in our house you’ll find a royal welcome. Have supper first, and then tell us what you need” (1.143, 144, 145). The hospitality is recognizable in Telemachus’ welcoming ways, and after Athena is welcomed in, Telemachus’ feast commences; “A maid brought water in a gold pitcher,” (1. 160, 161) and “a staid…
characters can get overshadowed as Homer brings immense power to their characters. From being able to sway with words or sexual charms, all of the women in this book often get what they want out of all of the other male characters; Athena sways Telemachus to find his father and the Sirens use their voices to compel men to come to the island. The women that Odysseus encounters on his journey home to Ithaca all have been prominent in his delayed return home. The female characters in The Odyssey by…
"Easy for them, all right, they feed on another’s goods and go scot-free" (p.7) This quote shows Telemachus ' rage over his mother 's suitors taking advantage of the Gods requirement for xenia. In The Odyssey, Homer uses an epic poem to convey lessons about ancient Greek culture. One of the main themes in this epic is the importance of xenia, or hospitality. In this essay, I want address good and bad examples of xenia, and show its great importance in the plot. During Odysseus ' great journey,…
the gods do, for better or worse. The relationship between Athena and Telemachus proves that having a god as one's friend helps. Throughout The Odyssey, Athena’s love for Odysseus affects his life for the better. Athena disguises herself multiple times to aid Odysseus, or his son, Telemachus. In the beginning of the epic, Athena first disguises herself as “ … Mentes, son of Anchialus…” (1. 194). She does this to give Telemachus confidence to get rid of the suitors. After…
What is true loyalty? In the story The odyssey, there are many themes that come out throughout the story. Loyalty is one topic or theme that is important to the story of The Odyssey. Without this themes, the story The Odyssey has no purpose because loyalty is what drives a;; these characters to do what they do and helps connect the story till the end. Loyalty is an action that is portrayed in the immediate family members of Odysseus, a loyalty that is strong no matter the circumstance.…