A Twist on Homer's Odyssey

Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and the main character in homer’s The Odyssey, was gone for twenty years before finally returning to his family and his homeland. He struggled through many hardships and lost many loyal companions. The King of Ithaca would not have made it home without the assistance of the Greek gods. Despite all of the help and advice that Odysseus receives from the gods, he is a very brave man because his courage and daring in the cave of the Cyclops, his inability to give up and abandon his men on Circe’s island, and his flawless following of the gods instructions are acts of bravery that is uncommon in most men.

Odysseus goes through experiences where justice prevails over hardship. For example, Odysseus loses many of his men during the trip, but he still survives. At one island, some of his men are killed and before he would get killed too, Odysseus starts sailing away with his remaining men. After finding out his men have been killed, Odysseus says, “From that place we sailed on, glad enough to have come off with our lives, but sad to lose our companions” (114-115). Even though Odysseus loses some of his companions, he is able to continue along with his journey. Shortly after, Odysseus came to the underworld and got to talk to the dead and hear their stories. While speaking to the dead, his mom appears and Odysseus realizes she is dead. She wants to talk to him because Odysseus did not see or hear from her since the start of his journey. Odysseus asks his mom how everyone is doing at home. Odysseus says, “‘But do tell me, really and truly, what was the cause of youth death? how did you die? Was it a long disease? or did Artemis Archeress kill you with her gentle shafts? And tell me about my father and the son I left behind me: do they still hold my honours and my possessions, or have they passed to some other man because people think I will never return? And tell me of my wedded wife, what she thinks and what she means to do. Does she remain with the boy and keep all safe, or has she already married the best man who offered?’ My beloved mother answered (127). Although Odysseus is very sad his mom isn’t alive anymore, he is very happy to hear how his family is doing at home. Getting the updates on his family, helps Odysseus deal the grieving he has because of his mother's death.Odysseus is able to overcome hardships, which help him develop into more of a hero.

In the Epic, “The Odyssey", spoken by Homer, conveys a heroic tale of an epic hero named, Odysseus, who faces many challenges as he sails to get home. One of the tasks Odysseus faces is, "The Sirens", who challenge Odysseus 's will power. Another challenge Odysseus encounters is, “The Cyclops", who torments and slaughters some of Odysseus 's men due to his curiosity. One of the hardest threats he had to confront was, “The Land of Dead" which tested his self-restraint, and revealed his human weaknesses of sorrow. The Epic Hero, Odysseus, struggles with many challenges such as, the taunting Sirens, the brutish and cruel Cyclops, and one of the arduous territories Odysseus has ever crossed, The Land of the Dead.

Odysseus’s wife, Penelope lives back in their town, Ithaka, is being pressured by unwanted suitors. Their son, Telemachos, is visited by the goddess Athene. Athene was quite close with Odysseus, and she tells Telemachos to go looking for his missing father. He travels to Pylos to see the King, Nestor. Nestor takes him in, gives him dinner and then tells him to go see King Menelaos in Sparta. Telemachos does as he’s told and travels to Sparta to see King Menelaos. He tells him that his father Odysseus is alive and is being kept captive on Kalypso’s island. He also tells him that his brother, King Agamemnon, has been murdered by his own wife, Klytamestra, and her lover Aigisthos. But, Agamemnon’s son, Orestes has killed his father’s murderers

During Odysseus’ journey in ‘The Odyssey’, Odysseus runs into a couple problems. He leaves home ready to fight in the Trojan War. Although he had plans on coming home, he never made it home. His wife Penelope and his son Telemachus assumed that Odysseus was dead. It was not until Athena came to Telemachus and gave him everything he needed to make it to his dad. What Telemachus did not know was that Odysseus wanted to come home, but he could not because he was being held prisoner on an island named Ogygia. Odysseus wants nothing more to return home and see his lovely wife Penelope.

What would it take to make Odysseus, the renowned warrior and the pride of all Greece, cry uncontrollably? Surely, he must be put through some sort of extreme physical pain that no other mortal could survive or perhaps he is even forced to watch the horrendous slaughtering of his comrades. But more often than not, it is only mere words and memories, driven on by self-pity, not atrocities committed against his crew, that make Odysseus cry. Instead of acting as a compassionate leader who grieves for his lost friends, Odysseus cries to indulge his own sense of sorrow at his problems, and uses this to gain attention from others. By examining Odysseus' outbreaks of grief, it becomes obvious that his

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110) to the cyclop: “your blinder was Odysseus, the conqueror of Troy, the son of Laertes, whose address is in Ithaca”(Homer p.g. 110), this being an obvious show of hubris by Odysseus, who tells Polyphemos his name to demonstrate superiority over the cyclop who he thinks is defeated, but again, as mentioned before, destruction falls Odysseus caused by his own pride when he is cursed by the Polyphemos who requests help to his father saying “Hear me, Poseidon Earthholder Seabluehair! If I am truly thy son… grant that Odysseus… may never reach his home!”(Homer p.g. 111), provoking “Poseidon, god of the sea, [to bear] a lasting grudge against him [Odysseus]” (Homer p.g. 11), like this, proving that pride brings ruin to a person’s life, but also proving that honoring the gods, in this case Polyphemos requesting help to the god of the sea, Poseidon, helps a person to achieve his goals, even when they are destructive like the request made by the Cyclop. In the same manner, Odysseus gets help from the gods due to his offerings made to them. “[Zeus] How could I forget that fine fellow Odysseus, after

This past week went by too fast. He has completed building his raft and his cargo is right beside it abound on the journey. Odysseus is surveying the horizon, planning his sail. My heart began to ache once more. I could not believe my eyes. Anger and frustration began to take control of me. Why does he have to leave? Why so soon? Curse the gods in Olympus! They do not know what true love is. Suddenly, I saw a lightning bolt in the far east and heard a clap of thunder at a distance. What am I saying? My gods, I

This journey is not one that is comparable to the odyssey, but it is a true account. This journey started during fall break of this school year. The whole marching band would be travelling to St. Louis for a contest that was dear to our hearts. Everyone was to meet at the high school early the night before contest. We were all tired, but excited to be going to St. Louis. The trip there was a lackadaisical one filled with sleep and lounging around. The only dilemma that occurred was when everyone but a 3 boys on the bus were sleeping. The three boys decided that they would play monopoly with one another. Everything went smoothly until they started becoming loud. Everyone in the front half of the bus tried to ignore them and

It’s August 8, 1200 B.C and my husband Odysseus is leaving for war. “I’m leaving for war in Troy,” these were the words that leave me with a broken heart for years. Nothing would save me from the hopelessness that I felt when I heard those words from my husband. What if he dies? I didn’t know what to think. I told him,” Odysseus, you can’t, I just birth our child!” I cried. “I know, and I loathe to leave you like this, but I just can’t get out of it,” as he tried to calm me down, while wiping my tears. I tried to suppress myself as the tears kept falling, I don’t want to become a mess at this moment. “This can’t happen, I’ll won’t live long without you,” I said in disbelief of what he is saying. Why should this happen to my family and what is Telemachus is going to think? My head was full of questions. He gave me kiss and say, “Take care of our son, our country and keep living, If I don’t come back you shall remarried.” After he said this he left and never turned back.

Anastasia and Andrew went through the mirrors to go to earth. They met Jason in Rose and William's cabin. Hello, kids. Jason said. Hello, Mr. Anderson. Anastasia and Andrew said. Please called me Jason. Mom and dad fill me in. Guess Elizabeth did not want to leave her mother. Jason said. I think your brother might have threatened her. Anastasia said. I do not think my brother threatened her. I think one of your uncles might have threatened her. Jason said. Does your brother know where you at? Anastasia ask. No, he does not. Jason said. You see my brother think I am dead. You see we were at war with another dimension in Saturn. The city is called Pearl City. I was in Pearl City to negotiate for your Uncle Alex. Your Uncle James wants to control

Although Odysseus manages to escape a fate of death, he causes the deaths of the rest of his men who survived the Trojan War, however will not survive the trip back home. It’s also quite ironic how Odysseus’s men die among returning to their homeland of Ithaca, rather than dying with their comrades who died in the war. Due to Odysseus’s poor decision making, due to his addiction to fame and glory, casualties make way for the men, who take the heat for Odysseus’s mistakes. In the incident on the island of the Cyclopes, Odysseus simply has to wander into Polyphemus’s dwelling. Among the cave, Polyphemus is the only way that the men are going to get in or out of it. When Polyphemus finally eats four of Odysseus’s men, he factures up a plan to keep the rest alive. With a large wooden stake, Odysseus and the men hurl the weapon into the Cyclopes eye, while he is intoxicated. Then while the Cyclopes opens the rock door, the men and Odysseus wrap themselves under the bellies of Polypehmus’s sheep, with two sheep on the sides of each man. With this escape plan, Odysseus escapes, however the fame once again gets to his head. Odysseus has to call out his name and taunt Polyphemus, the very son of Poseidon. In a rage, Polyphemus aims a rock near Odysseus’s ship, knocking it back to shore. This puts his men in danger, yet luckily, no incidents happened upon leaving Polyphemus. This however left Poseidon with a blind son, and an angry God, that was soon to unleash hell upon Odysseus. The

Homer’s epic Greek tale, The Odyssey, is the story of a hero’s nostos, following the ten years after the Trojan War saga. From these tales of wanderings of Odysseus, son of Laërtes, ruler of Ithaka, Homer reveals that to come home a warrior must strip their ‘war’s immortality’ skin and be reborn to understand the peaceful human existence in the cosmic universe. In retelling of his tale to the Phaiákians, Odysseus recaptures the inward lost by means of descriptive heroic insight and over imagination of the external drama, skimming over his most fatal flaw - his ego. My argument in this essay is our hero’s ego and his continuous struggle with it causes the downfall for him and others . Odysseus’s need of recognition

The Odyssey is an epic about the heroic Greek figure Odysseus who, ten years after the ten year Trojan war, is longing to return home to his wife Penelope and son Telemachus after being held captive by a nymph goddess on an island. Between the Trojan war and Odysseus’s wayward path home, time has spanned twenty years since Odysseus was last at home on the island of Ithaca. Penelope has faithfully waited for her husband, with the last three years spent fending off suitors who wish to win her hand since Odysseus is believed dead. Through the help of the goddess Athena who favors Odysseus, he manages to leave the island where he is held. What then follows through the course of the poem is Odysseus becomes “the man of twists and turns driven time