... were Achaeans making their way home. My captain told him if he could receive us with hospitality and remind him of his duties as a host. But the monster got angry and grabbed a couple of our comrades and ate them. We felt scared and helpless. Our courageous captain then thought of a clever plan to get ... 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 for more. Odysseus gave him three more times until he collapse drunk and fell asl...

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... strength. They both experience hardships and make mistakes. They try to find themselves through life just like any average man. Gilgamesh showed heroism when he defeated the monster called Humbaba. Humbaba was a giant creature that lived in the Cedar Forest. All who lived near this forest were intimidated, because this creature refused to ... allow anyone to pass through the forest. The people in Gilgamesh's hometown of Urok did not want him not to fight the terrible monster, and they were afraid that the battle would ultimately lead to Gilgamesh's death. Gilgamesh was very anxious for t...

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... the sense that they may potentially hurt or kill them. Monsters are also commonly more powerful than humans and are therefore hard to get rid of. Since one cannot overpower a monster, one must outwit it. Heroes usually have greater wits than the average human so they are successful at outwitting monsters. Perseus avoids being turned to stone by entering, "the cave ... ahead before going to kill Medusa. He brought with him the polished shield to use as a mirror and a pouch to put the head in to keep safe from seeing the monster's face. Odysseus outwitted the Cyclopes more than once; the ...

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... land of the dead. The dead man tells him about Charybdis, the risky whirlpool, and Scylla the six-headed, female monster. If Odysseus decides to chance his crew's lives with Charybdis, all of the men might survive, or the swirly monster may devour all of the crew. Odysseus contemplates a plan where he could steer by Scylla and definitely lose six men, one ... for each mouth of the monster. He decides to go through with the plan and sacrifice six of his men in order to salvage the remainder of his crew. What Odysseus" crew does not know however, ... ...

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... and use his good traits during his road of trails. Odysseus has to concur many things on his journey to Ithaca. Some of these tasks are defeating a giant one-eyed monster and the sweet singing, which lured some of his men to death. Odysseus can get very curious at times. For example, when Odysseus wonders what was on a certain island, not ... hard to get across and most of the time you didn't make it and died but if you did you and all your men lived, or Scylla, a giant six headed monster who would guaranty that six of your men would die. He chose Scylla but he was not about to lose his...

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... Cyclops arrive and ask who is killing him he answers "Nobody! Nobody is killing me!" As Odysseus and his men set sail the next morning, the hero mocks the wounded monster and informs him that he, Odysseus of Ithaca, not a "Nobody", has gouged out his eye. He is not simply showing pride in his name, but foolish arrogance that allows the ... monster to identify him. In the Aeneid, Aeneas also comes across this giant, but is fearful and cautious. He does not test the monster's hospitality nor reveals foolish arrogance; he and his men would rather quietly escape. Aeneas does not want to put...

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... -that's the iron's strength- so the eye of the Cyclops sizzled round that stake! He loosed a hideous roar, the rock walls echoed round and we scuttled back in terror. The monster wrenched the spike from his eye and out it came with a red geyser of blood- he flung it aside with frantic hands, and mad with pain he bellowed out for ... as they come, he wishes to spread his undead curse from mortal to mortal regardless of the consequences. Beneath his composed, proper, and gentlemanly exterior is a coldhearted, sinister and savage monster. Fortunately the two protagonists, Quincy Harker and ...

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... to eat two of the men, disobeying the third step of Xenia. The Cyclops did not give a warm reception to the passing men, therefore his cruelty would characterize him as a monster. The theme of the voyager traveling in far-off land was very common in Greek mythology. Xenia, the practice of kindness to guests, which was expected of good Greeks, played ... ;bad" Xenia are Telemachus and Cyclops. Telemachus shows hospitality and generosity and is characterized favorably. Cyclops, on the other hand fails to practice good Xenia and is characterized as a monster. The importance of Xenia in Gree...

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... touch with all memories of life in Ithaca. The goddess Circe addresses this problem in book XXII, when Odysseus has to pass the sea monster Skylla. The book describes the beautiful Circe, telling Odysseus that he may pass a monster if he makes an offering to the beast of six of his men. The great tactition immediately questions her, asking if he and ... ...

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... waited: "I put my famous armor on, seized a couple of long spears, and took my stand on the forecastle deck, hoping from there to get the first view of Scylla, the monster who was preparing disaster for my crew," (185). He total ignored the words of the goddess in ordered to find out for him self what was true. This quest for ... . Finally, Odysseus" clever mind and quick tongue make the king resourceful. Odysseus employs his quick tongue when trapped with his men in the cave of Polyphemus, the giant one-eyed monster. When Polyphemus asks for Odysseus" name, Odysseus cleverly replies, "N...

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... off his craftiness when he is found trapped in the cave of the Cyclops. He is able to defeat the Cyclops by using many sly tactics, such as getting the monster drunk and escaping under the bellies of sheep. On the island of Calypso, Odysseus uses his sensible mind on the goddess to assure of his safety once he is set ... are beset with many dangers, loneliness, and temptations. One of Odysseus most dangerous encounter is when he meets the cannibalistic Cyclops, Polyphemus. He loses several men to the one-eyed monster and barely escapes alive. Later on in the story Odysseus finds himself...

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... off his craftiness when he is found trapped in the cave of the Cyclops. He is able to defeat the Cyclops by using many sly tactics, such as getting the monster drunk and escaping under the bellies of sheep. On the island of Calypso, Odysseus uses his sensible mind on the goddess to assure of his safety once he is set ... are beset with many dangers, loneliness, and temptations. One of Odysseus most dangerous encounter is when he meets the cannibalistic Cyclops, Polyphemus. He loses several men to the one-eyed monster and barely escapes alive. Later on in the story Odysseus finds himself...

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... him asleep 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 ... was about to encounter next would be a very difficult task. He needed to direct his ship through a straight, between two cliffs, on one side the whirlpool Charybdis, on the other, a monster Scylla. Trying hard to avoid Char...

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... 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 Polyphemos" scream, "nohbody has ruined me" (157), leaves him alone; then Odysseus hides himself ... ...

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... . Odysseus's cunning reply aids his escape as the Cyclops yells back, "Nobody, my friends "Nobody's killing me now by fraud and not by force!-(Homer 9:454). When the blinded monster releases his flock of rams the next morning, Odysseus and his men hide under the bellies of the rams and exit the cave unnoticed. Once on the ship, Odysseus shouts ... tauntingly back towards the monster, "Cyclops "if any man on the face of the earth should ask you who blinded you, shamed you so "say Odysseus, raider of cities, he gouged out your ... ...

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... will also most likely inform their friends of the host's bad treatment and without guests a host is no longer a respected guest himself. Odysseus here speaks after Cyclopes uncivil behavior, " a bloody monster! After this, / will any other traveler come to see you?" (301 - 302). After this incident everyone would avoid the Cyclopes home and talk of his inhumane ways, making Cyclopes an ... home alone to tell his great adventure and when he comes across an event which is to unbelieving he could say it was the fault of the gods or have a monster take place for what could not be understood...

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... land of the Lotus-eaters and even more men in the land of the Cyclops. In his wandering, Odysseus also faces the dangerous and tempting sirens and the six headed monster Scylla. Here we see the lessons of bravery and kinship amongst Odysseus and his men. Second is the "Quest of Telemachus." This is the point in Homer's Odyssey; Telemachus goes ... men should be. They are both motivated by good, unlike characters such as the Cyclopes Polyphemos, who is greedy and filled with rage, or the evil Scylla, the six headed monster. During the time The Odyssey was written Greece was not centraliz...

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... . Next, is the character style of Odysseus and Beowulf, who actually have many differences. One of the differences is that they fought different creatures. For example, Beowulf fought monsters, "The monster's flight, fastened those claws, in his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel closer. The infamous killer fought for his freedom, wanting no flesh but retreat," (Raffel 443-445.) while Odysseus ... the suitors who were human beings. A second difference is that Beowulf did not use weapons when he fought, "My hands alone shall fight for me, struggle for life against the monster." (Ra...

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... did not really care to come home and that he did not truly love Penelope. I answer that, on the contrary, Odysseus certainly did not love the adventures he experienced. Every monster he fought always ended with pain and loss and it was something he endured so that he could get home. If Odysseus really did love the adventures, he would have ... ...

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... the face." This shows that they need to quickly find a way out which Odysseus does using his wit. This example of wit is further confirmed by Thornton, he says, "Such a monster is not going to be defeated by force alone. But before Odysseus can figure out how to get his men out of this death trap...what saves Odysseus is not ... ...

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... under her. Even though the blood feud is not as apparent in the Odyssey, it remains hidden below the surface. Clytemnestra is referenced numerous times as this monstrous woman. This monster does not appear in the character of Penelope, but rather a clever woman appears instead. However, the bloodbath is symbolic of the miasma that haunts Odysseus and his family. In that ... ...

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... land on the island of the Kyklopes. They are attacked and some of his men are eaten by Polyphemus. After intoxicating the great Kyklopes, Odysseus and his men blind the monster with a heated spear. The men could have made an escape without incident but Odysseus mocked Polyphemus and shouted out his true identity, when before Odysseus had told him that his ... ...

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... his way home. The courage and wisdom of Odysseus help him survive through the whole epic. For example, Odysseus kills the Cyclops while the giant is asleep, even though the monster ate two men minutes before. Odysseus has courage to stand up for his beliefs and never lets the opinion of others keep him from doing what is right. Some think ... ...

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... they got into a fight with the big fire-breathing dragon; it was the dragon that gave up. Which is weird considering the size and strength of the big fire brething monster. Now In Medieval Times, A Knight was a mounted man-at-arms of medieval Europe. He served a king or other feudal superior, usually in return for the tenure of a tract of land ... ...

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... and his crew land on the island of the Cyclops. They are attacked and some are eaten by Polyphemus. After intoxicating the great Cyclops, Odysseus and his men blind the monster with a heated spear. The men could have made an escape without incident but Odysseus mocked Polyphemus and shouted out his real name, when before Odysseus had told him that his ... ...

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