... ;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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... feared. If they didn't die an honorable way, it was embarrassing for the person. " ignoble death I drank with so much wine."" (pg. 187, line 67) This quote shows Elpenor admitting to his dishonorable death. He died by drinking to much wine, being drunk, and falling off of Kirke's roof. This also shows that Elpenor seemed embarrassed and sad. These two things, the ... examples of xenia in The Odyssey, but one is when Kirke let Odysseus and his men stay with her for a long time. "Remain with me, and share my meat and wine; restore behind your ribs those gallant hearts that served you in t...

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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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... to what could possibly be the same fate. Odysseus shows courage by keeping his cool when Polyphemus had, "greedily devoured several of his men," (pg.457), and was, "belching out wine and bits of human flesh." (The Odyssey line 40). If monsters were not frightful then heroes would not be able to show courage by confronting and killing them. Therefore monsters ... ...

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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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... , saying: " I wish "yes, every day I long "to travel home and see the day of my return. And if again one of the gods shall wreck me on the wine-dark sea, I will be patient still, bearing within my breast a heart well-tried with trouble; for in times past much have I borne and much have toiled, in waves and war ... ...

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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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... 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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... which he does by recalling the day that he left to Troy. Greek Culture was sophisticated and great. The culture emphasized art and indulgence such as that of food and wine. Mythology and religion was of considerable importance. Homer wrote the Odyssey around a theme of bravery and triumph. Triumph, that is, over that which can consume you, such as the wrath ... ...

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... in all honesty, the men of today, for they are easily swayed by beauty. Also she attempts to dull the guest's pain by slipping a potion to stop tears in their wine. This may be an omission of the bard or the translator, but a loss of tears to me, does not mean a loss of remorse, only a lack of evidence for it. It ... ...

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... home of Eumaeus, his servant. After lamenting his master's loss, Eumaeus states, "Come, follow me into m place, olf man, so you/ at least, can eat your fill of bread and wine./ Then you can tell me where you"re from/ and all the pains you've weathered" (Book 14: Lines 50-53; Fagles 303). Although Odysseus looks disgusting, Eumaeus treats him ... ...

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... men took advantage of Kirke and her food, "On thrones she seated them, and lounging chairs, while she prepared a meal of cheese and barley and amber honey mixed with Pramnian wine..." (257-259). As a result they turned into actual pigs, "Scarce had they drunk when she flew after then with her long stick and shut them in a pigsty - bodies, voices, heads ... ...

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... " ship and crew. On the other hand, Odysseus betrayed his men. For example, "Here, then, day after day, for a full year, we sat and feasted on abundant meat and pleasant wine." "Ah sir, consider now your native land, if you are destined ever to be saved and reach your stately house" (Homer99, 100). Due to Odysseus" lack of perception of the ... ...

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... Kalypso. He has been taken care of by her for many years. He lived very luxorious not having to lift a finger and having all his needs met from clothing, food, wine and sexual pleasures. Zeus decides its time for Odysseus to go home and sends Hermes to demand Kalypso to set him free. "Thus you shall send him, then. And show ... ...

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... first of all. Direct the women. Tables and chairs will be scrubbed with sponges, rinsed and rinsed again." (Fitzgerald, Book XXII 397-399). Whether it was serving the men with wine and food or cleaning up, it was impossible for them to step into a man's shoes. The women in Beowulf on the other hand, tried to be warriors, but they could ... ...

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