As soon as they realize Odysseus has indeed returned, the suitors are afraid of him. ... Odysseus is determined to kill the suitors by punishing them for their rash actions while living in his household. ... When the suitors find out that Odysseus has killed Antanoos, they attack him verbally. ... By overemphasizing the suitors' fury, the hostility between Odysseus and the suitors is clearly identified. ... Odysseus strikes Antanoos by surprise and kills him. ...

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We learn that Penelope is a smart, clever, tactful and perspicacious woman through several selections of The Odyssey, such as her trickery of the suitors with the spool. ... When she realizes the beggar is Odysseus, she is smart enough to realize to not make a big deal out of it, because if she does he may get trouble from the suitors. ... Another excerpt of The Odyssey is when Odysseus was disguised as beggar and goes to the palace. ... Penelope then tells Odysseus she had a dream that an eagle killed her twenty geese and then sat on the roof and claimed to be her husband, Odysseus who jus...

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Suitors, Death Awaits Them The Odyssey is about one man's epic struggle to return to his homeland to deal out a fair death to the suitors who have invaded his son, wife, great hall, and homestead. ... The last reason as to why Odysseus waits to kill the suitors has to do with the way he wants to kill them. ... As you see here this is another remarkable sign of Smith6 Odysseus's wit and wisdom in how he chooses to kill the suitors by their flaws. Throughout the Odyssey, Odysseus is faced with many struggles during his journey back to his homeland. ... Furthermore, it has bee...

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Odysseus is a hero of all times thanks to Homer who wrote his story in The Odyssey. ... Homer wrote about the Trojan War, in which Odysseus took part in, in the Iliad, and about Odysseus" long journey home in, The Odyssey. ... In the Odyssey, Homer used a narrative structure to tell his stories. ... uises him when he finally reaches home in order to help trick the suitors. ... His strength was also useful when he had to string his bow in order to win Penelope from the suitors and kill them all. ...

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The Odyssey and Hamlet are two very similar books. The Odyssey is about a 10 year journey and that goes through so many obstacle courses in his life. ... During his journey Odysseus uses what he has learned from his mistakes to return home and kill the suitors. ... On Ithaca Odysseus never brags to the suitors and is able to enter his house without the suitors knowing his real identity. ... Odysseus is able to see who is loyal and who is not and take his revenge with the suitors never knowing who he was until the final moment. ...

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One relationship in the Odyssey that is unique to the Greek literature of the time is the bond between Penelope and Odysseus. ... In book 19, the clever side of Penelope is revealed when she tells all the suitors she is weaving a shroud for Laertes, Odysseus's father, and once it is finished she will pick a suitor to marry. ... Perhaps she is trying to juice the suitors of all she can before Odysseus comes back to kill them, or perhaps she is testing the beggar to see how he responds to her actions. ... The beggar then goes further to explain that Odysseus is on his way home and will cre...

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The Odyssey vs. ... Beowulf, which is translated, by Burton raffle, is about a warrior who killed monsters and saved a city. ... For example, Odysseus ordered these women to pick up the bodies of the dead suitors and clean up the bloody hall. ... The infamous killer fought for his freedom, wanting no flesh but retreat," (Raffel 443-445.) while Odysseus fought the suitors who were human beings. ... They like to talk about their stories of whom they may have killed. ...

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The Odyssey covers Odysseus's difficult journey back home to Ithaca, which, unfortunately, takes ten more years. ... If they did, they would seek him out and kill him before he had a chance to return home to his faithful wife. One of the greatest examples of Odysseus" intelligence isn't even found in the Odyssey. ... Odysseus is definitely intelligent, and proved so extensively in the Odyssey. ... Once Odysseus returns home, he is met by several of his wife's suitors. ...

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In Homer's epic story The Odyssey, there were many major themes. ... They disrespected his home, killed and ate all of his animals, and totally disrespected Penelope, Odysseus" wife. ... They began a plot to slaughter everyone who violated Odysseus" home, and everything in it, including all the women that sided with the suitors. Upon the murder of one of the lead suitors, Antinoos, Odysseus revealed to the suitors that he was back and he was ready to take his home and his kingdom and return it to the stature that it once was before he left. ... Once the men were dead, Odysseus pro...

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The Odyssey is said to contain 24 books as the Iliad. ... Penelope, who will be bearing Odysseus" son (Telemachus), tried to discourage Odysseus from joining the Greek expedition being afraid that Odysseus might not return and that, suitors might try to court her. ... Storms and strong waves met the departing Greeks; many were killed in the tempest including Ajax (the soldier) while Menelaus was blown to Egypt. ... After ten years and more when Odysseus had not returned to Ithaca, suitors from all places swarmed to Penelope's castle asking for her hand. ... Teiresias warned Odysseus th...

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Poseidon seeks revenge on Odysseus because of his action but was unable to kill him. ... Odysseus shows revenge after he arrives home to all the suitors and his servants. He kills the leader of the suitors, Antinous and eventually the rest of the suitors. ... In The Odyssey Penelope shows tremendous loyalty toward Odysseus while he is gone. ... Telemachus, Odysseus' son, is loyal to his father when it comes to the suitors. ...

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In, "The Odyssey," Homer includes many female characters, which orchestrate key roles in the epic poem. ... Female figures play an important role in The Odyssey and reflect a complex, broad view of womanhood on Homer's part. ... When Odysseus returns to Ithaca, he has to fight off all of the suitors to get to Penelope and take back his home. Athena disguises him as an old beggar to help him get past the suitors and when he gets to Penelope, she turns Odysseus back into himself and even makes him more handsome. ... No man is immune to the temptation of P the Sirens call, so Odysseus puts ...

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The story of The Odyssey shows the importance of hospitality and generosity in the relationship of guest and host. ... The slaying of the suitors is acceptable in this situation because of their direct disobedience to the customs and the personal insults given to Odysseus. ... Over the course of the piece, several prophecies are made on Odysseus" return and that the day of reckoning for the suitors would come soon. ... Also, Eurymachus even agrees with Odysseus" anger and tells him he has the "right" to want to kill them all off (441.48). All of the suitors were offered the chance to leave ...

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In Homer's epic, The Odyssey, Odysseus is a character that gives nothing, and takes everything, and yet he is still viewed as an honorable man in many people's eyes. ... When six of his crew members are killed, he shows absolutely no remorse for their death. ... He cannot wait to return home so he can kill the suitors and receive all the rewards, and power that he believes he deserves. ... The only thing he seeks throughout The Odyssey is to return home and kill the suitors who are trying to take over his house and his wife. ... The ghastly character traits of Odysseus" non heroi...

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In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus's fate was largely controlled by Athena, Teiresias, Circe, Aeolus, Poseidon, and Zeus. Athena was Odysseus's primary advocate and was the reason Odysseus eventually made it home. ... If this had not happened, Odysseus would probably have died. ... Without this, Odysseus's plan would have been ruined and the suitors would probably have killed him right away. ... In The Odyssey, Odysseus's fate was dictated by Athena, Teiresias, Circe, Poseidon, Zeus, and Aeolus. ...

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In Homer's epic, The Odyssey, Odysseus is a character that gives nothing, and takes everything, and yet he is still viewed as an honorable man in many people's eyes. ... When six of his crew members are killed, he shows absolutely no remorse for their death. ... He cannot wait to return home so he can kill the suitors and receive all the rewards, and power that he believes he deserves. ... The only thing he seeks throughout The Odyssey is to return home and kill the suitors who are trying to take over his house and his wife. ... The ghastly character traits of Odysseus" non heroi...

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Question What Qualities Help Odysseus Survive? Response In "The Odyssey," Odysseus is able to survive his laborious journey due to his sense and wits, paired with strong desire and endurance. ... Once he reaches Ithaca, instead of losing sensibility and running to his beloved Penelope, he investigates, which is how, in the end, he is able to slay the suitors. ... The most prominent theme throughout The Odyssey is "home is where the heart is." ... He killed the suitors for ravaging the land that he built himself, for his rage allowed him to do so. ...

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"The Odyssey," by Homer, follows the journey of Odysseus after a ten year war campaign in Troy. ... After killing all of the suitors, Homer translates the great tactitioner as a ferocious beast, saying, In the shadowy hall full of dead men she found his father spattered and caked with blood like a mountain lion when he has gorged upon an ox, his kill-- with hot blood glistening over his whole chest, smeared on his jaws, baleful and terrifying-- even so encrimsoned was Odysseus up to his thighs and armpits (XXII, 446-55). ... There were a plethora of ways Odysseus could have killed the...

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The odyssey is the continuation of the Iliad in which the Trojan war took place. ... ***This all takes place because Poseidon is mad with Odysseus b/c he killed this son the Cyclops**** - Mean while in Ithaca, many suitors are trying to marry Penelope and take over this estate, thinking he is dead... Zeus refuses to give her this consent because Poseidon has the right to be mad, after all Odysseus did kill Poseidon's son... - Telemachus gives notice to the suitors that he will hold an assembly the next day and order them to leave Odysseus estate... CHARACTERS Odysseus - The protagon...

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Throughout the text, The Odyssey presents a dichotomy of early Greek values---Athenian traits as opposed to Poseidon qualities. ... Athena explains that this serves the purpose of tricking the suitors into not knowing he is Odysseus. Instead of impulsively charging in and violently attacking the suitors as Odysseus desired to, this scheme allows for Odysseus and Athena to develop a plan that serves their purposes more effectively. ... In the very first pages of the poem, Zeus "remember[s] handsome Aegisthus, the man Agamemnon's son, renowned Orestes, killed" (1:34-35). ... The...

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Throughout The Odyssey, Odysseus" gained authority due to the aid and power of others, which resulted in three phases of understanding: self-determination, courage, and having a greater vision in life. ... The symbol of the eagle with the goose in his claws symbolizes what Odysseus is going to do to all of the suitors. The eagle is coming from the mountains and is attempting to kill something. This is ironic because Odysseus who is coming from different lands was trying to figure out a plan to kill the suitors. ... Odysseus shows that he was able to help himself while other gods were trying t...

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Even though his men didn't make it home Odysseys did what he could to save them and get them home. ... Then when the Cyclopes cried out for help he was yelling nobody was killing him there for saying that "nobody " killed him gave them time to get to the ship safety. ... Odysseus left home for twenty years and his home was taken over by suitors. ... Telemachus, Athene, and Odysseus executed the plan and killed all the suitors in his home and took his home back. ... All in all, Odysseus has many characteristics of a leader shown throughout the book The Odyssey. ...

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Odysseus, the hero of The Odyssey, was born into royalty and ruled the city-state of Ithaca when he was older. ... Odysseus encompassed this quality and proved it throughout the story of The Odyssey. ... This killed the entire crew with the exception of Odysseus, who was now left to fend for himself in the roaring sea. ... If Odysseus had returned to his kingdom unaware of this fact, he would have been attacked or possibly killed by these men. ... After he had achieved the task to win Penelope, Odysseus, still in disguise, planed to kill all of his wife's suitors. ...

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In The Odyssey, Odysseus disguises himself in order to get into Penelope's home without her knowing it was him. ... Both versions share the common ground of Odysseus/Ulysses wanting to kill the Suitors, and his methods of doing so. ... She also directs him to kill all of the suitors: "Penelope [as though in a trance]. Kill! ... - Ulysses follows her wish and kills the suitors while explaining to them why they should die. ...

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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. ... (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 way the suitors took advantage of Telemachos hospitality. The suitors violated the law of xenia in a variety of ways, first of all they refuse to leave when told to do so, then they feasted on everything...

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