... his way back home. After ten years of fighting against Troy, he and his men are on their journey to go back home but they arrive on an island where the Cyclops resides. The Cyclops, also known as Polyphemus, is son of Poseidon. This island is important and gives further insight on Xenia because ... occurs it seems as though the guest and host suffer some consequences because now the Cyclops has cursed Odysseus and the Cyclops is still left with a blind eye. Opposed to the Cyclops showing bad Xenia, there are sectors of the Odyssey where there is proper Xenia. After Odysseus and his men es...

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... both tell a story of one of Odysseus' accomplishments during the Akhaian war against the Trojans. Helen tells of how Odysseus ingeniously had "given himself an outrageous beating and thrown on some rags" to disguise himself as a beggar and slip into the impenetrable city of Troy. Once inside, he was unrecognized ... his journey home is most caused by his obedience to the gods. Athena, given permission by Zeus, aides Odysseus in his voyage back home to Ithaka. She provides him with information that is crucial for his survival and goals. When Odysseus" boat was capsized by a storm that Pos...

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... well. To his followers, Odysseus seemed to be invincible. His exploits showed us, the reader, that brains over brawn prevail in numerous situations. The full extent of his quick thinking is not yet known, but the books that have been read reveal a character that must endure hardships in order to ... goddess, trick someone into believing they are your friends, everything is done for the survival of the hero and the hero's crew. Odysseus has an important power, a power that enables him to seek the assistance of whomever he desires. This power of deception allows him to encounter near impo...

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... launching rocks into the sea. "Kyklops, if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye: Laertes son whose home's on Ithaka!"(315). As you can see, Odysseus almost brings death to his men from his growing ego of blinding the giant, however ... but she must remain quiet and patient for she does not want to ruin his great plan. This in return shows another instance of Odysseus's loyal servants. The last reason as to why Odysseus waits to kill the suitors has to do with the way he wants to kill them. Since the suitors wer...

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... he embraced her knees it would be better to keep his distance and courteously plead his case. In the end, his address was both courteous and full of subtlety: (6.145-148) The Odyssey is not, then only a journey of physical endurance for Odysseus; the survival of his heroic stature and ... on his pride, Odysseus foolishly gives away his identity to Polythemus. "Cyclopes, if anyone ever asks you how you came by your blindness, tell him you eye was put out by Odysseus, the son of Laertes, who lives in Ithaca." (9. 502-505) With that Polythemus called upon his father, Poseidon, to ... of the ...

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... war, journeys back home. Together with his courageous comrades, and a several vessels, he set sail for his homeland Ithaca. Fated to wander for a full ten years, Odysseus's ships were immediately blown to Thrace by a powerful storm. The expedition had begun. Upon this misfortune, he and his men started ... 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 sailed away into the vast dimensions of the sea, Odysseus had unwisely revealed his name in taunting the ... was aw...

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... Wind; Poseidon's cousin • Telemachus- Odysseus" son • Eumaeus- a swineherd who accommodated the disguised Odysseus in his house • Mentor- disguised as Athena, when she spoke to Telemachus • Hermes- Messenger of the Gods; a.k.a. Mercury in Roman Mythology • Poseidon- God of the Sea IV- Plot - The epic Odyssey begins (as ... " 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 blinded, the giant opened the door to look for light. With the door open, the captives escaped while covered...

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... adventures, such as the time he was trapped in the Cyclops' cave. He came up with the ingenious plan to take an olive wood poll and, "rub it into his eye while he was sound asleep." (106). This way, the Cyclops would be blinded and the sailors could make their escape ... , he still experiences emotional pain, and struggles with life just as any human being does. The emotional and physical trauma he experiences are characteristic of an ordinary man, which keep him human and easier to relate with. Odysseus was not a perfect hero, and had his bad days. Not surprisingly, ... glorious man Od...

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... the suitors, a task that no man has accomplished and requiring a great level of bravery. A hero is nothing if he/she can't do deeds for the good of all (or at least the majority). Odysseys does this in the example of tricking Circe ... back into humans, which can be considered helping for the good of all. If a hero isn't GREAT looking, he/she isn't going to make it in the hero world. Odysseys was considered very good looking, as stated by Circe, "But ... Troy, to famous cities, and the dangerous sea. If a story isn't cram packed with action, it can't be considered an epic. The Odyssey i...

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