Ancient Greeks' Way of Life: Loyalty, Devotion, Fortitude The ancient Greeks believed that everyone should live by a certain set of rules. Some of these included: 1) obedience of the gods, 2) the ideal of a strong intellect and strong body, and 3) loyalty, devotion, and fortitude. The theme I've chosen for this paper is loyalty, devotion, and fortitude. I think Penelope, Odysseus' crew, and Odysseus all showed one, if not more of these traits. Penelope for example showed all of the aforementioned qualities. She showed great loyalty to her husband, in the many years he was absent from his wife and kingdom, as the quote, “ with native Ithicans here to court me, against my wishes ” shows (pg. 728). The quote says that even with countless numbers of men asking for her affections, she simply turned away in hopes that her husband would one-d....

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