Telemachus

Odysseus story is that he to get home to his wife Penelope, son Telemachus, and his kingdom in Ithaca. Along his journey home, him and his crew had to deal with conflicts involving the beast Polyphemus. A cyclops, son of the Greek God Poseidon. A six headed monster, named Scylla, and the whirlpool Charybdis. Sherlock and…

variance. “So mother, go back to your quarters. Tend to your own tasks, the distaff and the loom, and keep the women working hard as well. As for giving orders, men will see to that, but I most of all: I hold the reins of power in this house” (89). Telemachus says to his mother. In contrast to this in The Planet Of The Apes there are no real gender roles between the apes. In the society men and women are treated as nearly equal. One of the main characters from the story is a woman who plays…

Antinous’ death. In this scene, Odysseus proclaims, “You yellow dogs, you thought I’d never make it home from the land of Troy” (957). In doing this, Odysseus reveals that he is not only the rightful leader of Ithaca, but also the father of Prince Telemachus and Penelope’s husband. In addition, Odysseus can be covetous over materialistic items. When Odysseus first meets with his wife after two decades, Penelope deploys her plan to ensure that Odysseus is who he claims himself to be. She tells…

dominates the land for superiority, as people try to claim the top spot. Although, the power of wisdom does not just happen after finishing a textbook; rather, it is built up over time from lessons and morals that are learned from an adventure. In Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey (translation by Robert Fagles), many characters, including Odysseus, enmark on their own journeys to discover themselves. However, power corrupts the land of mortals and gods, as each man and women exploit their own…

Odysseus, today it would be impolite to insult other guests no matter what their status is or what they look like. Later on Odysseus’s wife, unbeknownst to her, come to defend him by saying “‘how impolite it would be, how wrong, to scant whatever guest Telemachus welcomes into his house.” (page 434). Today, defending a guest would show how much you care for their wellbeing, no matter who they are and this is just what Odysseus’s wife…

started when the Greeks went to war with the Trojans over a women, Helen. Odysseus was a very valuable Greek soldier. So, after the Trojan war, Odysseus, along with his men, is in attempt to get home in Ithaca with his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus in which he confronted many obstacles. Many readers observe that Odysseus is very arrogant and shows that he cares more of himself than anything else. This is highly obnoxious and very disagreeable. Odysseus is a very superb mortal. He shows…

It felt like an eternity of walking.The knot in my stomach grew larger with every step. As I made my way to Eumaeus’s house I began to wonder, Why was I here if I hadn’t found my father yet. I spent an entire year searching for him and nothing. A wave of disappointment engulfed me and there was nothing I could do about it. As usual, the dogs watched me silently as I reached the front door. I opened the door and saw an old man dressed in rags with a tangled white beard sitting with the swineherd…

There are many key factors, motives, and themes to take into consideration when reading the Odyssey and analyzing Greek Civilization. Honor is one of those key factors. Homer does a great job making it evident that the suitors were everything but honorable. It was a brutal fight, but was necessary for Odysseus. Among the many deplorable things that the suitors did to Odysseus and his home, was that they tried to steal his wife Penelope, and at one-point try to kill his son Telamachus, as well as…

Before he left for Troy, Odysseus told his wife that she would have to remarry if Telemachus became a man and he still isn't home. He was gone for 20 years and his wife still hadn’t slept with or even looked at another man. It wasn’t her fault he left for Troy and the suitors showed up trying to marry Penelope. She held them off for as…

expand on the same topic, the word mentor comes from the book “The Odyssey” by the Greek poet Homer. When Odysseus, King of Ithaca, sailed off with his army to fight in the Trojan War he entrusted his friend Mentor to care for and educate his son, Telemachus (University of Maryland). The word “mentor” eventually came to mean a trusted advisor, counselor, and friend. There is an intimate relational connotation to the word mentor that places a level of commitment and responsibility to the…