Homer's Odyssey is the story of Odysseus an epic mythological Greek hero of the ancient world. In the Odyssey, Odysseus tries to find his self and in doing so becomes an arrogant, boastful, prideful, warrior king who is lost at sea for twenty years. ...
The epic work of Homer entitled The Odyssey has transcended its ideals of individualism, jealously, religion, and the intrinsic and universal aspects of being human throughout time and has paved the way for an abundance of other movies and stories to embody the same nature as itself. In the year 2000, the movie, O Brother Where Art Thou, was released as an adaptation of Homer's classic novel The Odyssey. ... In the Odyssey, Odysseus is looked upon as someone who was very skilled with his tongue. In the movie, we also see that Ulysses is also skilled with his tongue because he tricks P...
In the textbook version of The Odyssey, Odysseus boasts about how he has defeated the Cyclops. ... In the graphic novel version of The Odyssey, Odysseus says, "Cyclops! ... " In the movie version of The Odyssey, Odysseus boasts about his victory over Poseidon more than the actual victory over the Cyclops. ... Odysseus' strategies to outwitting the Cyclops is portrayed very differently in the movie compared to the graphic novel and the poem, because in the movie he seems like a coward and man that one worries about him being safe to go home. ...
The concept of Xenia in Homer's Odyssey The concept of "xenia", described in Homer's Odyssey as the guest-host relationship played a dominant part in ancient Greece. ... The Odyssey begins 20 years after Odysseus has left Ithaca. ... The remaining years he attempts to go back home to Ithaca, but his journey becomes quite difficult since Poseidon becomes Odysseus persecutor, just as Athene is firmly established as his protector. ... (Book IV P.66 Lines 31-34) On the other hand Homer's Odyssey also portrays the abuse of the guest-host relationship when it narrates the ...
In the Odyssey of Homer, there are many substantial situations that prove that there is a simple 6 characteristic outline of an epic. ... Homer begins to describe the sacrifice of the ram and ewe in an intricate manner, using the fourth characteristic of an epic. ... Throughout the book Homer uses higher, advanced words and adjectives, just to promote intellectual thinking. Homer uses this characteristic to his advantage, spicing up the long, drawn out tales of Odysseus. ... In this story, Homer tells you nothing of his opinion or feelings on what happened. ...
Is Odysseus a Thoughtful, Mild and Kindly Ruler as Mentor describes Him? In book II of Homer's Odyssey, Mentor describes Odysseus as a "thoughtful, mild, kindly" king ruling his city like a "gentle father." Mentor's description does not convey the full aspects of Odysseus" personality. It is tr...
The story of Odysseus' adventures finally begin in Book IX. From Book IX to Book XII are basically all of the flash backs of Odysseus as he tells a story to the Phaecians about his past experiences during this long journey. I believe this gives a good background, not only towards Odysseus' audience ...
