From Ilium, the seas took us to Ismarus city of Cicones. Our captain order us to sacked that city and take all of its treasures. When we destroyed the whole city, we divided everything so everyone could have a fair share of the treasures. Our captain said that we had to escape before the Cicones re-group and returned to attack us. But we insisted of staying and drinking the wine and butchering the livestock. Ah, if only we had listen to our captain Odysseus! A well-trained army of the Cicones then surrounded us. The Cicones gained the upper hand and broke our rank. Six of our comrades lost their life that day. The rest of us were lucky to get away with our life. We acted like fools and should of listen to our wiser and more experienced captain. I still have nightmares of that day but I am grateful Odysseus got the rest of us out of there alive. .
We then left and came to the land of the Cyclopes, fierce, lawless people who have no assemblies or legal codes. Odysseus hungered for more adventures and our captain you see, got very curious and wanted to find out what kind of beings lived over there. We all knew something bad was going to happen so we warned and advised him not to go there. But he is so proud of himself and wanted to be received like a hero and sought after the gifts for himself and all the glory that he ignored us. He immediately endangered our life by forcing us to go and see one of these monsters. I was starting to get very furious and noticed a side of him I never seen before. He was starting to show no good leadership skills and was overconfident. He picked twelve of us to go with him to see who lived by the caves. Odysseus then made us all wait in the Cyclops' cave expecting that the beats would serve us all a feast and give gifts to him as was their due under the rules of hospitality. I was very scared and I told my captain that we had to leave that place because I had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.
But The Odyssey is truly identified as one thing, an epic. ... The hero in The Odyssey is obviously Odysseys. ... Odysseys conquers this characteristic in several ways. ... Odysseys travels far and wide just ti return home. ... The Odyssey is packed with them. ...
The gods in The Odyssey are who held Odysseus captive for over eight years. ... In The Odyssey both free will and fate occur. (Sparknotes) The Odyssey represents free will in that it gave choices. ... Works Cited Odyssey. ... (teacher) 2001 Odyssey Class Discussion Odyssey Plot Summation. ...
Hospitality in the Odyssey Hospitality has played a large role in ancient Mycenaen society and is even evident in the writings of the time, as witnessed in Homer's Odyssey. Hospitality reveals itself as a domineering factor in the way characters act and the way characters are treated in the Odyssey. One instance of the role of hospitality in the Odyssey occurs early on in the epic when Telemachus secretly set off to find Nestor. ... In the Odyssey, the good offered hospitality, and the bad fed off of the hospitality of others. ... Among all cultural elements of ancient Greek so...
In the ancient Greek society, like the society present in the book "The Odyssey," hospitality is exactly what was anticipated from the people. You can say that hospitality is kindness and hospitality is an important part of Homer's "The Odyssey." Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" contains a reoccurring theme of hospitality. ... Not everyone is a gracious guest in "The Odyssey." ...
The Iliad and the Odyssey will prove to be literature that shapes a nation. ... The Iliad and the Odyssey became a part of the Greek educational curriculum. ... The Odyssey is a true love story. The Odyssey celebrates the love of a husband and wife. ... Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey in the eighth century B.C. ...
The Odyssey vs. ... The Odyssey, translated by Fitzgerald, is about an epic hero trying to get to his home after twenty long years. ... In The Odyssey women were treated as slaves. ... A difference is that in The Odyssey the women were known as whores. ... In conclusion, The Odyssey and Beowulf focus on the themes of women, character style, and religion. ...
Homer wrote the classic epic The Odyssey more than 2,500 years ago. ... Does Homer writing in The Odyssey support or refute the common belief of his time regarding women? ... Homer Odyssey is one such writing, which poetically describes the daily life of the Greeks in antiquity. ... The Odyssey is not misogynistic. ... In the Odyssey, dominating male roles were evident. ...
Odyssey vs. O" Brother Where Art Thou This paper compares the Odyssey to O" Brother Where Art Thou. Even though Homer's Odyssey was written in Greek times, the movie O"Brother Where Art Thou has many similarities. The Odyssey and O" Brother each start with an obstacle that keeps the main characters, Odysseus (Odyssey) and Everet (O"Brother), from their homes and their wives for many years. ... The Odyssey is the well-known story of a hero's long journey home. ...
"THE ODYSSEY" AS A HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AND THE GODS AND GODDESSES OF MT. ... I believe that more than anything, Homer's "The Odyssey" is an exercise in the meaning of story telling through song and other aspects in "The Odyssey," including lying and the lore, as I shall explain. ... In the very first line of "The Odyssey," Odysseus is described as "the man of many ways." ... For example, "The Land Of The Lotus-Eaters" are representative of such mythological realities in "The Odyssey." There is also much importance given...
