The values that people in Homer’s audiences had were somewhat different than the ones that

However, there are some which can be the same, or somewhat close. Another value that was shown in the Odyssey was lying. Odysseus lied about his ship, tricked Polyphemus into drinking wine to drunken him, and lied about his name. Some people today say that Odysseus should not have lied to him, but some say that Odysseus had to have lied in order to save his own life. In ancient times, this was ok because the only reason why Odysseus lied was to save the crew’s life and to be able to go home.

we have, which would cause the different perceptions. One of the huge values that people’s lives revolved around was the idea of war and military power. This is conveyed when the army of Odysseus invades the Ciconies and kills every male in the village and enslaves the women. Normally, today we see this as a completely ridiculous action, but in ancient Greece, this seems like a noble act. War was perfectly normal, in any case. For example, the w

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