... 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 then grabbed hold of the rams from under their bellies and they made it out to ... abide by his demands. An example of this was when Odysseus and his men sailed to the kingdom of the dead. Here Odysseus" shipmates had to wait for him on the ship as Odysseus entered the realm of the dead. Odysseus was told by Circe's to find the ghost of Tiresias in the kingdom of the ... dead. Through the...

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... man with an arrow in the enemy ranks". Odysseus continues on to tell Alcinous" son that the only archer ever better then himself was Philocteses who in now dead (Homer 99). Odysseus says this to defend himself and to make Alcinous" son know he will defend his honor with more than just words and games if ... crew because the Cyclops had threatened to eat them all. Odysseus defends himself by stabbing the Cyclops with a hot, sharp olive steak that he drove into the Cyclops" eye (Homer 120). Odysseus and Gawain reveal their chivalry by being men of honor, who have allegiance to their state,...

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... " lair accidentally. When Polyphemus, one of the Cyclops, asks Odysseus's what his name is, he identifies himself as "Nobody." His answer proves useful later on when Odysseus blinds Polyphemus" only eye and the other Cyclops' shout to see what the matter is . Polyphemus tells them that Nobody has harmed him, so they leave without thinking any more about Polyphemus situation. Odysseus ... makes another cunning decision during his journey after he learns about the possible fate of his faithful crew. Odysseus gains this information from a dead poet named Teiresias in Erebus, known as the la...

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... of the main distinctive attributes that come to mind when thinking of a hero. During Odysseus" journey throughout the Mediterranean he has been told to voyage to the land of the Dead. What was special was that; "no man has ever sailed to the land of the Death."(180) He furthermore voyaged to the land of the Kyklops. While there he killed ... a Kyklops by stabbing him in the eye. "I drew it from the coals and my four fellows gave me a hand, lugging it near the Kyklops as more than natural force nerved them; straight forward they sprinted, lifted it ... , and rammed it deep in his crater ...

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... slaves. They did not have control of themselves at all, the men did. For example, Odysseus ordered these women to pick up the bodies of the dead suitors and clean up the bloody hall. "These dead must be disposed first of all. Direct the women. Tables and chairs will be scrubbed with sponges, rinsed and rinsed again." (Fitzgerald, Book XXII 397-399 ... , struggle for life against the monster." (Raffel 172-174) but in The Odyssey, Odysseus used weapons to fight; for example, he made a pole with a pointed end to blind the Kyklops eye: "Now I chopped out a six foot sections of this pole and ...

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... years have passed since the Trojan War and Odysseus has still not returned home. The people of Greece, his parents, his wife Penelope and son Telemachus all believe Odysseus is dead. Suitors courting his wife plague the house and feast on his wealth but unknown to everyone, Odysseus is still alive. He has been drifting from island to island battling man ... . " 'Cyclops---if any man on the face of the earth should ask you who blinded you, shame you so--say Odysseus, raider of cities, he gouged out you eye, Laertes' son who makes his home in Ithaca!'" (227). Odysseus shows his hunger...

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... test of time, giving us a look back into what life was like in the times of the ancient Greeks. Vases were used to mark grave sites and to honor the dead. Some vases had more functionally significant roles in Greek lives: they held water and grain that the Greeks used to survive (Spivey.) The fact that even these functional vases were ... ancient Greek. My vase is both a tribute to the Homeric epics and the ways of ancient Greek vase painting. The design I am using is the stabbing of Polyphemus in the eye by Odysseus and his men. It is a common picture displayed on Greek vases and other...

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... homeward..." (V. 15-17). Odysseus resisted, and was not completely unfaithful to his wife. If he had not resisted temptation, he would have been on the island of the Lotos Eaters, dead, or without a wife. Next, Odysseus learned that greed would never result in any good. After they visit Aiolia, Odysseus received a bag of wind of wind from Aiolos. His crew got ... spirit, but let my anger flare and yelled : `Kyklops, if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye: Laërtes son, whose home's on Ithaka!'" (IX. 546-552). ...

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... spirit, but let [his ] anger flare and yelled: "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!" (p.160).* Kyklops, informed of exactly who to take advantage on, is angered once more when Odysseus cries out to him, "If I could take your ... a couple men defeat more than 100 able young men, Odysseus does not waste time bragging about the victory. He even tells his faithful maid, Eurykleia, not to cheer over the dead men. The once savage and arrogant soldier says, "Rejoice/...

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... then starts eating the men: "Lurching up, he lunged out with his hands toward my men and snatching two at once, rapping them on the ground he knocked them like dead like pups" (220). Odysseus and rest of them are unable to run away because they are in the cave and the entrance is blocked by a large rock. Odysseus has to ... brain" (222). Odysseus soon succeeds in getting Cyclops drunk. He yells, "Courage - no panic, no one hang back now!" (223) and Odysseus and his men stabs Cyclops straight in the eye and they "[ram] it hard" (223). Despite the fact that Odysseus is facing the human ki...

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... boulder that landed behind the ship like in the textbook as well. After Odysseus' ship has gotten some distance he says, "Cyclops, if anyone asks who put out your eye, tell them it was Odysseus of Ithaca!" In the movie version of The Odyssey, Odysseus boasts about his victory over Poseidon more than the actual victory over the Cyclops ... are many examples of reliance upon gods in the story; like in the poem version Odysseus flips a coin to pick his men that will help him take out the Cyclops' eye. In the movie, he talks to Athena multiple times and he has to trust Hermes in order to ha...

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... has lost his hubris. In the beginning of this epic poem, Odysseus wasn't very caring for his crew. But when he ended up in the Land of the Dead, he felt remorse for all of his men that he didn't give the proper burial to. There, Odysseus also encounters his mother, who commits suicide when he ... his wife. This whole piece of the story changes Odysseus. Upon arriving at the Land of the Dead, Odysseus doesn't show a lot of care for his crew and he has a lot of hubris. After the Land of the Dead, Odysseus is more caring towards his crew, he becomes more sensible, and he has less hubris. ....

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... . The frog was smashed by the bible salesman. The bible salesman was protrayed by John Goodman in the film and this was the reference to the Cyclops. He had one eye. He was stronger and bigger then Everett and Delmar. They brought him down similar to the same way that Odysseus did the Cyclops. Odysseus blinded the Cyclops with a hot stick ... to his eye and Everett throws a KKK flag that almost hits John Goodman in the eye. Goodman catches the flag, but then is flattened by the cross. This brings in the other aspect of the policemen with the sunglasses. In ... ...

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... suitors that court her. Penelope, a beautiful and intelligent woman, has many suitors who have now invaded she and her son's home even though there is no proof that Odysseus is dead. Although she does not refuse them outright, Penelope remains a faithful and good wife to Odysseus by tricking the suitors and delaying marriage whilst she waits for his return or proof ... that he is dead. Throughout these first two books Odysseus is revered as being the perfect man by many of the villagers and his son. They constantly refer to him as reverent, an amazing ... Penelope, who is most likely a...

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... trouble. On the island of the Kyklops, Odysseus was determined to let Polyphemos know who had destroyed his eye. "If anyone asks tell them Odysseus raider of cities took your eye!" Polyphemos now knowing the name of the great man who had destroyed his priceless eye, then called upon his father Poseidon. If Odysseus had not exalted himself, Poseidon would have never known ... ...

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... instance, when Odysseus and his men are at the land of Cyclopes. He thinks of a way to destroy the Cyclops Polyphemus he encounters. He decides to ram a spear into Polyphemus's eye. When Polyphemus asks for Odysseus's name, he tells him that his name is Nohbdy. Odysseus and four of his men grab the spear they have been preparing, and sprint and ... ram the spear deep into his crater eye. Polyphemus pulls the bloody spear from his wounded eye. He screamed for the other Cyclops to help him. They ask him who was hurting him . He replis, "Nohbdy! Nohbdy tricked me, Nohbdy ruined me!" when ....

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... bible salesman Big Dan "T". The bible salesman was protrayed by John Goodman in the film and this was the reference to the Cyclops from The Odyssey. He only had one eye, but he was stronger and bigger then Everett and Delmar. They brought him down similar to the same way that Odysseus did the Cyclops. Odysseus blinded the Cyclops with a hot ... stick to his eye and Everett throws a KKK flag that almost hits John Goodman in the eye. Goodman catches the flag, but then is flattened by the cross. This brings in the other aspect of the policemen with the sunglasses, Sheriff ... ...

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... overcomes obstacles using cunning, guile and superiority of intellect. Odysseus demonstrated his patience and good use of his reason, when he managed to outsmart Polyphemus and poke out his only eye. Homer describes Odysseus" outstanding skills in the following lines: " The pike of olive, green though it had been, reddened and glowed as if about to catch. I drew it from the ... coals and rammed it Deep in his crater eye". (Book IX, line 400, p 315). He also came back home alive despite of all the obstacles including storms, kidnapping and hardship. The gods were very significant to King...

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... killing Polyphemus when he had a clear shot would've only put him and his men in greater danger. He instead, devise a plan to "...thrust and grind that spike in Kyklopes" eye", while he lay sleeping. Odysseus" success in his journey home is most caused by his obedience to the gods. Athena, given permission by Zeus, aides Odysseus in his voyage back ... him. Odyseuss doesn't simple utter his name; but rather, " if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him odysseus, rather of cities, took your eye: Laertes son, whose home's on Ithaka!". He hopes to gain full ...

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... the abilities of the individual, which contradicts the theme of The Aeneid, holding truth to being "duty bound" to the state. In The Odyssey: XI A GATHERING OF SHADES, Odysseus's mother, dead in the underworld speaks this: "All mortals meet this judgment when they die" meaning that all people go there when they die, a contrast to the idea of heaven and hell ... . Persephone, the daughter of Zeus rules the happenings of this underworld, where black blood streams and the souls of the dead are described as impalpable shadows. There is a parade of souls of beautiful women who tell of their n...

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... he is from a place far from here. One might think that this is not very useful but it is later on in the story. Later on, he gauges the monsters eye out and runs away. When the Cyclops tries to tell the other Cyclopes they don't believe him because he says, "Nobody poked my ... eye out!" The other trait Odysseus has is philia. Philia is brotherly love. Odysseus had this with his men. He cared very deeply about his men. When one or a large number ... ...

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... rest inside his cave for later. The Cyclops demands to know Odysseus" name, but he says it is "Nobody." Odysseus seizes the opportunity to grind a lance into the Cyclops" single eye, blinding him. Polyphemus cries for help, but when the other 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 ...

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... Odysseus and his men become trapped by Polyphemos on the island of the Cyclops, Odysseus cleverly tells Polyphemos that his name is 'Noman.' Thus, when Polyphemos is stabbed in the eye by Odysseus and his men, he renounces assistance from his friends by stating that "Noman is killing me," leading his companions to believe that no man has hurt him. However ... and his men reach their ships and set sail, he performs his most foolish act. Odysseus taunts Polyphemos by declaring, "if ever any one asks who put out you ugly eye, tell him your blinder was Odysseus, the conqueror if Troy, the s...

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... and once again continue to journey home. Odysseus says, "[ ] straight / forward they sprinted, lifted it, and rammed it / deep in his crater eye," (Homer 283-285). Using a clever idea of distracting and then shoving a spear in the Cyclops" eye, Odysseus gets himself and his men out of something that seems impossible to escape. When in danger, Odysseus" logic comes back to him ... ...

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... in Gotham City, a place inhabited by "everyday" people, and this reinforces the mythological idea of a hero; protecting the common man. In afterlife mythology, when Odysseus visits the Land of the Dead, he does so exuding his heroic quality of strength. Like Batman, Odysseus requires strength, not in the physical sense, but the emotional and mental sense because "the Land of the ... Dead is a place marked by emptiness and despair " (Powell, 1990, p. 67) that only a heroic man can encounter on his epic journey. Batman has grown up in Gotham City and following his ... ...

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