... the suitors" offers yet. She did everything to delay her decision about them. The men remained in the castle- eating the food of the castle, drinking Odysseus" wine, mocking the members of the household, and other shameless acts. Odysseus next stop was the island of Polyphemus, a Cyclops and Poseidon's son. Polyphemus lived by himself ... inside the cyclops" cave enclosed by a huge, round stone. When he started to eat one of Odysseus" men, Odysseus sedated him by tricking him to drink wine. And to be able to open the enormous stone door, Odysseus poked Polyphemus" only eye; having blinde...

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... ;The Open Boat" not knowing the color of the sky symbolizes that they were lost. In another demonstration of courage, Odysseus tricks Cyclops by giving him a paralyzing glass of wine. Cyclops, a smart brute, threatens to eat Odysseus and his crew. In defense of himself and others, Odysseus hands Cyclops "a gift of drink [,saying to him,] I was carrying [this] for ... you'd pity me" (Homer 48). This act of hospitality was actually a rouse used to immobilize Cyclops allowing the men to impale him. Paralleling Odysseus, Montressor tricks Fortunado through intoxicating wine. In this passage,...

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... and leader are as important as strength. Odysseus is an experienced, wise leader. He also distinguishes himself by valour and wisdom, suggesting that the "men rather take some food and wine by the ships- their courage and strength depend on nourishment" rather than Achilles" plan of storming the battlements. Wise Odysseus" plan is better because he is thinking ahead. Men who ... are hungry and tired will fail at their task, "but when a man has had his fill of wine and food he can carry on with a high heart and unflagging strength- until the end of the battle. Odysseus utilises his stren...

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... and look for food. They also expect gifts from the host, which turns out to be the Cyclops. In return, Polyphemos eats one of his men. Then he is offered wine from Odysseus and this is where Odysseus' mental ability starts to take place. 391-392: "Three bowls brought him, and he poured them down. I saw the fuddle and flush come ... over him." The Cyclops' greed for more wine, gives him a disadvantage now, because he gets drunk, passes out, and wakes up blind. Odysseus" intelligence allows all of his men to flee from Polyphemos, except Odysseus does lose some ... ...

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... share of the treasures. Our captain said that we had to escape before the Cicones re-group and returned to attack us. But we insisted of staying and drinking the wine and butchering the livestock. Ah, if only we had listen to our captain Odysseus! A well-trained army of the Cicones then surrounded us. The Cicones gained the upper hand and ... asleep. Night came and the beast returned to the cave with his flock of sheep. He then grabbed a couple of our comrades and ate them. Odysseus then offered him some wine and the monster took it. The delicious drink gave him great pleasure and asked...

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... he began to devour the men by two's for dinner and breakfast. The next day Odysseus awaited his return back to the cave and put him to sleep with his wine. "Courage-no panic, no one hang back now!" They made a stake and drove it into the Cyclops's eye making him jump up in hysterics, opening his cave door. The men ... all-thanks to this man's rashness they died too!" declared one of his men. They all followed Odysseus back to the goddess" palace where they were dinned with meat and wine. They rested for days until Odysseus felt ready to continue on their journey back to Ithaca. A last, ...

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... to trick the Cyclops into letting him and his men out of the cave. Using his craftiness Odysseus and his crew first get the Cyclops under the influence of sweet wine, then work incessantly in shaping a stick to gouge out the Cyclops's eyeball. This plan keeps the Cyclops alive, knowing that he is their only ticket out of the dreadful cave ... . For example, in the end of the book Odysseys is disguised as a beggar and he goes to his old home were the suitors lounged their eating his food, drinking his wine, and trying to court his wife, while he is their he must appear to be a beggar and ...

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... in need of a place to stay. The came upon Polyphemus's cave and ventured to ask for provisions in his house. They had also brought with them a very potent and mellow wine to show their hospitality. Since nobody seemed to be home, they entered in their own accord and explored the place. They found that the owner was indeed had abundant stock ... and morbid ordeal of getting eaten by Polyphemus. Finally, Odysseus was able to come up with a plan. They made a huge stake with a pointed end. One day Odysseus offered Polyphemus some wine and got the Cyclops absolutely drunk that he passed out....

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... attacked and eaten by Polyphemus. At this point, Homer offers us the first major consequence for denying Odysseus hospitality. Through Odysseus' characteristic cunning, the men get the cyclops drunk on wine, and then proceed to blind his only eye while he is asleep. Due to his inability to see, Polyphemus then is unable to stop the men from escaping, and as ... ...

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... all genres. In all of the genres Odysseus calls himself Nohbdy to confuse the other Cyclopes when he called for help against Odysseus and his men. His strategy to use wine to defeat the Cyclops is also a big reason why their plan was so successful. Odysseus' strategy to leave the cave hiding under the stock was also a very good example of ... ...

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... a plan and sets it into motion. This is clever because even in a very stressful situation, he stays calm and thinks through the situation and devises a solution. Then Odysseus gives Polyphemus wine to make him fall asleep faster and daze his senses. "Nobody-that's my name. Nobody-so my mother and father call me, all my friends " (223). Odysseus tricks Polyphemus into ... ...

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... on the ground beside the hearth, in the ashes But come, raise the stranger up and seat him on a silver studded chair and tell your heralds to mix in more wine for us And let the house keeper from her stores give the stranger a supper." (Book IV P.115 Lines 159-166) From this we can assume that the Phaiakians didn't know ... ...

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... , Telemakhos claimed the gods had laid other burdens on him as well, such as all the lands young suitors courting his mother Penelope and consuming all the family's food and wine. After Athena convinces him to go search for news of his father, Telemakhos hopes are lifted and he becomes more involved in his family's affairs. He begins by demanding that ... ...

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... because of the patience he continually observes, especially while dealing with his brother, Paris. Paris is a typical egotistical prince whom is a talented warrior, but would rather be spending time drinking wine with the ladies than fulfilling his duties to his country. Hector knows this, and displays unimaginable patience and restraint while encouraging and dealing with his brother. This also reflects the ... ...

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... this he does not know how to or what his limits are for protecting the manor. He does understand that the suitors are eating the livestock away and drinking the wine and overrunning the house just to be able to court his mother into marriage. On several occasions he does acknowledge that this is an issue but thinks that he has ... ...

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... would succeed in his endeavors. "I longI pine, all my days 'to travel home and see the dawn of my return. And if a god will wreck me yet again on the wine-dark sea, I can bear that too, with a spirit tempered to endure. Much have I suffered in the waves and wars. And this to the totalbring the trial on!? (Book IV pg ... ...

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... them much generosity as Homer states, "Attendants poured water over their fingers, while the maids piled baskets full of brown loaves near at hand, and houseboys brimmed the bowls with wine." (Odyssey 229) Her submissiveness to her husband is widely shown throughout the book. Penelope continues to remain devoted to him and only him. The Odyssey seems to be the product ... ...

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... them much generosity as Homer states, "Attendants poured water over their fingers, while the maids piled baskets full of brown loaves near at hand, and houseboys brimmed the bowls with wine." (Odyssey 229) Her submissiveness to her husband is widely shown throughout the book. Penelope continues to remain devoted to him and only him. The Odyssey seems to be the product ... ...

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... would do no good since the mouth of the cave was still inescapable. The captain had then devised! a new plan. When Polyphemos returned that evening, Odysseus showered the monster with wine until he had fallen under a drunken spell. Then, with the help of his companions took a sharp pole and rammed it into his large eye, blinding him instantaneously. As the crew ... ...

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... , 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 ... ...

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... alive by Polyphemos, Odysseus is still able to retain his composure and thinks an escaping scheme for him and his men. He prudently reasons every step. First, he presents strong wine to Kyklops and blinds the monster as he falls drunken and is off guard. Since he has cleverly fooled the monster by claiming the name "Nohbdy," other Kyklops, confused by ... ...

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... "on the fifth day, the lovely goddess launched him from her island, once she had bathed and decked him out in fragrant clothes. And Calypso stowed two skins abroad- dark wine in one, the larger one held water- added a sack of rations, filled with her choicest meats to build his strength and summoned a wind to bear him onward, fair and warm ... ...

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... this he does not know how to or what his limits are for protecting the manor. He does understand that the suitors are eating the livestock away and drinking the wine and overrunning the house just to be able to court his mother into marriage. On several occasions he does acknowledge that this is an issue but thinks that he has ... ...

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... a world that is not quite light, not quite dark, an uncertain, exciting world where he wishes to be. "Lees" (line 7) refers to the bits of grape left in a bottle of wine. Ulysses says that he will "drink life to the lees", meaning that he will take from life until nothing is left. He calls the "hearth" (line 2) "still", where fires are ... ...

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... good sense was perfect; one could hope for no behavior like it from the young, thoughtless as they most often are. But she gave me good provender and good red wine, a river bath, and finally this clothing." In conclusion, Homer is able to give the reader a clear picture of what kind of person Nausikaa is. He tells the reader about what ... ...

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