The Greeks embraced the values of Homeric Society and commended those who sought out to be heroes. The Iliad exemplifies the values of honor, loyalty, bravery, and glory. Homeric society was deeply ro…
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Naturally, good leaders are rare. However, once in a blue moon, we come across strong and brilliant leaders such as Homer's Odysseus from the Odyssey. Many argue Odysseus is not a good leader, but evi…
Why is right & wrong regarded as what's right & what's wrong? Who is to say that this act is acceptable to humanity, however that act is intolerable in a civilized society? How did these conscientious…
Every culture has heroes to serve as role models to idealize. In Ancient Greece, Homer wrote about a famous hero in an epic poem called The Odyssey. The hero, Odysseus, is trying to return home from t…
The Hero's Journey is a Plotline that many stories within literature follow. The Hero's journey showcases three main steps: Departure, Initiation, and Rebirth. Within these three steps, the actual st…
The term "mistake" is best described as "an action or opinion that is not correct, or that produces a result that you did not want" (Oxford Dictionary). In the world of the epic poem, The Odyssey, wri…
Odysseus was an incredible man who went through many adventures to get back to his family after he left for the War of Troy. Some of these adventures consisted of , the war itself, the land of Cyclope…
In Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey," the epic hero Odysseus demonstrates being resourceful and daring. In this story, we follow Odysseus as he makes his prolonged, arduous journey back home after his b…
Odysseus is considered a hero in the book The Odyssey but is he really a hero? A hero is someone who is merciful, selfless, and gentle and Odysseus isn't any of those three. He sacrificed his men, kil…
Life is precious it is given and taken and it should never be taken unnecessarily no matter the reason. Many lives are lost during the events taking place in The Odyssey which is a perilous journey wi…
In the Epic Poem The Odyssey written by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald discusses the tasks and trials he has to go through to return home, after he fought in the war to retrieve Helen. To b…
Odysseus is responsible for the death of his men because he is supposed to be a leader who leads and protects his team but he is not. In the epic poem, The Odyssey, Odysseus is an intelligent, strong,…
Who is your favorite hero? Chances are most likely they went through a Hero's Journey. A Hero's Journey is the cycle of events that a hero goes through, usually being how the protagonist learns skills…
Dear Zeus, God of the sky and men. I have recently read about the situation regarding Odysseus, and whether or not he should be able to go to his home in Ithaca. After seeing and contemplating everyt…
The Seven Deadly Sins are a list of vices, or immoralities, within Christianity. Also called the capital vices or cardinal sins, they are pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. These ba…
In The Odyssey, Odysseus's personality traits play a major role in the timeline of his journey. Whether helping or hurting, it can be seen how the different aspects of his personality affect the overa…
Is Odysseus really an epic hero? Odysseus is an epic hero, he possesses the traits and the abilities to be the ultimate epic hero. He is courageous, shows large amounts of intelligence, and displays a…
The idea of heroism is commonly misconceptualized among many embodiments of stories. Every hero is often expressed as a person who achieves the highest of high without experiencing the lowest of lows.…
