... they both lead to the same finale, and are both stepping stones towards wisdom, manhood, and scholarship. Through these voyages certain parallels are drawn concerning Odysseus and Telemachos: the physical journeys, the mental preparations they have produced, and what their emotional status has resulted in. These all partake a immense role in the way the story is set up, stemming from the ... purpose of each character's journey, their personal challenges, and the difficulties that surround them. The story commences when Odysseus, a valiant hero of the Trojan war, journeys back home. Toge...

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... of fate. This was the theme of both books. Each followed the path of a hero forced through suffering at the hands of the gods. And both books recorded these legendary journeys in the form of epic poetry. Nonetheless, the books were very different at certain points, primarily in what they emphasize. The most notable difference was their storylines, which were drastically ... of unchangeable laws, one of which is the mortality of human beings.  This can be seen by the fact that character after character dies during war.  In Virgil's Aeneid, Aeneas journeys to Hades to visit his fath...

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... , traced the images of heroes throughout the world of vast mythologies, legends religious texts and literature examining their various "faces". Throughout his quest he discovered not only characteristics of their journeys but also their heroic conduct. He concluded that "whether presented in the vast, almost oceanic images of the Orient, in the vigorous narratives of the Greeks, or in the majestic ... ...

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