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- 21: Hospitality in The Odyssey
- Hospitality in The Odyssey In The Odyssey by Homer, hospitality plays a very important role. There are certain rules of hospitality needed, such as inviting a stranger into your home, not asking them their name before they have dined at your table ... even gift offerings. If these rules of hospitality are not carried out, the consequences are very severe. Hospitality is to be given to all by all. Being a good host is very important in The Odyssey, even to the gods. It is a sign of respect for all no matter where they are from or how poor they appear to be. This means that as soon as you see a ...
- 22: The Odyssey
- The Odyssey The Odyssey, written by Homer, is a story about a man (Odysseus) and his twenty-year journey home from the wars of Troy. This book also contains another journey traveled by Odysseus’s son Telemachus. His journey is not about travel, but becoming a man. Throughout The Odyssey Telemachus reaches manhood, but never the level of greatness like his farther. Telemachus enters the story as a grown man in size, but acts immature. He is thought of as a nuisance by the ...
- 23: The Odyssey And Its Themes
- The Odyssey and Its Themes Homer s great literary classic, The Odyssey, represents and illustrates many emotional and mental values. All of these values can be classified under three different main themes that are constant throughout the epic tale. These themes are: A boy s struggle to ... return home. As one reads this book it will become more and more evident to them that a man s struggle to get home is the most important theme throughout Homer s adventure. In The Odyssey, Odysseus s longing for his home and family is what drives the story. That is his one goal in the entire book, and that really states something about his character. In Book 5 we ...
- 24: The Odyssey And Its Themes
- The Odyssey and Its Themes Homer s great literary classic, The Odyssey, represents and illustrates many emotional and mental values. All of these values can be classified under three different main themes that are constant throughout the epic tale. These themes are: A boy s struggle to ... return home. As one reads this book it will become more and more evident to them that a man s struggle to get home is the most important theme throughout Homer s adventure. In The Odyssey, Odysseus s longing for his home and family is what drives the story. That is his one goal in the entire book, and that really states something about his character. In Book 5 we ...
- 25: Symbolism of The Odyssey
- Symbolism of The Odyssey Throughout Homer’s The Odyssey, many tangible symbols are used to represent abstract ideas. Each symbol that Homer uses has two meanings. The double meanings of these symbols are used to represent Odysseus and Telemachus as they strive to meet ... Odysseus. When they meet for the first time, the symbols, and the character traits that they represent confluence, and the resemblance between Odysseus and Telemachus becomes complete. One of the main ideas running throughout the Odyssey is the importance of water. It has the power of giving life and quick, safe travel, but it also has the potential to drown you. Water can be considered a paradox in and of ...
- 26: The Odyssey 3
- ... in various types of classical literature. John Denver s song Calypso is about the relationship between men and women, and he bases this comparison on the relationship between Kalypso and Odysseus in Homer s the Odyssey. In Calypso Denver portrays women in general as being superior to men by using the beautiful and enchanting goddess, Kalypso, from Homer s epic. John Denver encompasses all women in his song by providing Kalypso as a universal symbol. Along with the relationship between Odysseus and Kalypso and men and women, there are other interpreted allusions from the Odyssey to Kalypso s song. The relationship between Odysseus and Kalypso influences Denver s song. Denver uses Kalypso, an immortal and enchanting goddess, to represent women in our society. In the relationship between Odysseus and Kalypso ... to the overall theme Denver portrays that women are superior to men. Kalypso has the power to control Odysseus against his will. Along with the relationship between Odysseus and Kalypso, many other allusions to the Odyssey influence Calypso. In the first few lines of the song Denver says, To sail on a dream on a crystal clear ocean, to ride on the crest of a wild raging storm. He uses ...
- 27: Greek Values in "The Odyssey"
- Greek Values in "The Odyssey" Although the novel The Odyssey is in the form of a poem, throughout the novel the characters of the books reveal Greek values and culture. The novel includes many books within it. Each one tells more of the story of ... her servants wash the feet of a strange dirty man she does not even know who has come to visit her. Fate is also another very important value of the Greek's shown in The Odyssey. An example was when everyone assumes Odysseus is dead. "So spoke Telemachos, and for his sake Zeus of the wide brows sent forth two eagles, soaring high from the peak of the mountain…But ...
- 28: The Odyssey: Theme of Homecoming and Reunion
- The Odyssey: Theme of Homecoming and Reunion The theme of The Odyssey is one of homecoming and reunion with loved ones. Though the proem of the epic states that Odysseus' own purpose is simply the fight to save his own life and return his shipmates home safely ... precious friends: “No more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them.” Their just reward for their pernicious persistence is death. Two themes consistant with The Odyssey are comic delay and engulfment. Many examples of comic delay exist within Odysseus' long, suffering journey homeward. Time proves all things. It is this time, this delay, that makes it possible for Telemakhos to ...
- 29: Literary Devices in Homer’s Odyssey
- Literary Devices in Homer’s Odyssey In Homer’s Odyssey many literary devices are used which make the epic more interesting to the reader. First, Homer begins the story with a frame story in which Zeus and Athena are discussing the story of Agamemnon. This ... role in the imaginary theme of the story. Odysseus encounters many things that are not considered to be real such as the gods, the Cyclops, Calypso, and the Sirens. At the very beginning of the Odyssey, Athena tries to persuade Zeus to let Odysseus live even though he shamed Poseidon by blinding his son the Cyclops. Athena begins to tell the story of Agamemnon, connecting it to what may happen ...
- 30: 2001: A Metaphorical Odyssey
- 2001: A Metaphorical Odyssey Myths are created for the purpose of conveying a message with an interesting medium with which to do so. Many cultures use myths to teach their young about the past. Through time, however, these myths become impractical due to discovery. This is when a new myth must be introduced to take the place of the obsolete one. Stanley Kubrick shaped 2001: A Space Odyssey as a new myth to crack the archaic view of space, by using a hero, a dilemma, and a new revelation to fuel his cause. Every myth has a character that breaks the mold of the ordinary. In Homer's The Odyssey, Odysseus is the character that broke the mold of the other mortals. He displayed character traits that superseded those of his crew mates. Much in the same fashion, Bowman breaks the mold of the ...
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