... traveled to - Olympus, Ithaca, Pylos, Pherae, Sparta, Ogygia, and Scheria. In the middle books of the poem, Odysseus narrates the story of his travels in the years after the fall of Troy, and this narrative includes other far-flung places, such as the island of the Cyclops and the lair of ... captivity at the isle of Ogygia with the nymph Calypso, who loves him dearly. The messenger or force that sends Odysseus away on his doomed travels is his longing to get back to Ithaca and his family. Odysseus had been fighting in the Trojan War for ten years, and his subsequent ... love, and, fi...

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... not only Odysseus" return to Ithaca, but to the welfare of all members of Homer"s world. A substantial amount of the societies that Odysseus and his men come across during their travels offer great hospitality and kindness. Odysseus and his men are able to determine the civility of civilizations by the amount of welcome and generosity that they are offered, thus avoiding ... at his door. Numerous themes in The Odyssey are conveyed through the character of Telemachus, however, Odysseus" son especially represents the cultural importance of hospitality. In Odysseus" absence, Telemachos cou...

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... foremost we should start off with the positives of hospitality throughout the novel, and as you know there are countless examples. During Odysseus' ten-year journey after the war, he travels to many new places and lands where he was unknown, but when he arrives he is met with the hospitality that one would give a long-time friend. A clear example of ... ...

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... like the down to the Greek up, the black to the Greek white. Homer's Odyssey is one of the Greek epic poems that show extreme differences in foreigners. During Odysseus' travels he encounters many different peoples like the Cyclopes, Lotus Eaters, Laestrygonians, Phaiakians, and even minor gods and monsters. When we first see these peoples through the eyes of Odysseus, they ... ...

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