Consequences Of Hubris In The Odyssey

In the novel The Odyssey written by Homer, the main character Odysseus appears to be very arrogant. Throughout the story, Odysseus undertakes many challenging tasks that illuminate his true character. During these times, he displays very haughty and conceited behavior. This can be seen in several events in the story. The first incident that proves that Odysseus is arrogant is when he handles his ship on his own for 9 days.

As Thomas Jefferson once said, “Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold”. Hubris causes excessive arrogance in people, and can lead to their downfall. In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus, a prideful warrior, tries to get back home to the island of Ithaca. Odysseus’ hubris ends up leading to many problems for himself and his crew. Hubris played a negative role in The Odyssey due to Odysseus revealing his identity to Polyphemus, not telling his crew about Aeolus’ bag of winds, and staying with Circe for a year.

During his interaction with Polyphemus, Odysseus clearly displays an act of hubris in The Odyssey by Homer. The most compelling evidence would be when Odysseus declined his men suggestion in the cave of the Cyclops. His crew advises him to take the caveman cheeses and make a run for it, however, Odysseus “refused” because he wanted to see what the cavemen has to offer( Homer 162 l. 67). Odysseus shows that he is incorrigible, for he made an impulsive decision that leads his devotees to die in the hands of his enemy. Furthermore, when Odysseus and his men were leaving Polyphemus island, he hollered back “ how do you like the beating that we gave you, you damned cannibal”( Homer 171 ll. 340-341). Giving a statement this demonstrates Odysseus

In the epic poem, The Odyssey, the poet Homer, tries to argue that one should not have pride against the gods, this is because in his poem whenever one shows hubris he is either faced with many hardships or death The first example I would like to address is the hubris shown by Odysseus. One example, is shown when Odysseus taunts the cyclops Polyphemus, who himself is semi divine. This taunted leads to Polyphemus praying to Poseidon saying “grant Odysseus… never reaches home” (228).

The Odyssey is a story about how a man named Odysseus travel throughout the world to find his way home. Odysseus has many tragic flaws that get his men killed. As a tragic hero, Odysseus contains tragic flaws, which include him being hubris, a lot of arrogance, and a lot of pride; these flaws negatively impact the story by many of his men dying, and it taking longer for him to get home. A tragic hero is described as a person that makes a bad decision that leads to their demise.

“Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18) is a universal message followed by many. In The Odyssey, Homer personifies this quote in the character Odysseus, the protagonist of the novel. A man beset with a hamartia of hubris, Odysseus’ flaw leads to his tragedy and hardships during his years-long journey to return home. With the utilization of motif of a lion, as well as direct and indirect characterization, Homer warns that pride, when controlled, leads to marvelous fame and recognition; however, if unbridled, leads to one’s misfortune and suffering.

Buddha once said; “it is a man's own mind, not his enemy nor foe, that lures him to evil undoings”. The Odyssey by Homer shows a persistent traveler, Odysseus, engaging in a perilous journey to reach his home. Though his goal is to return back to his home in Ithaca, his own actions provide the most setbacks. Odysseus, arguably, could be considered a great hero; through his wit and tactics he helps win the Trojan war, and he is a noble respected king. However, he indirectly creates obstacles preventing him from accomplishing his ‘goal’ of reuniting with his family. On his ten year journey back, he makes mediocre mistakes that alter his route home; he fails to remain loyal to his wife, he upsets a powerful God, and he encounters situations he

In Greek mythology, hubris means to have excessive self confidence or pride. In The Odyssey, we often see Odysseus getting into trouble because of his hubris. There are many examples where this flaw is exhibited. These include when Odysseus defeats the cyclops Polyphemus, when he and his crew sail past the sirens, and when he got the bag of winds from Aeolus. Hubris leads him to disregard the Gods, and make unwise decisions because his pride blinds him of his ability to see the consequences in making those choices. Odysseus’ hubris also makes his trip home harder and longer than it had to be.

People emphasize their wealth or lack thereof of. In Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, Telemakhos and company are welcomed into the home of Menelàos, the red-haired king. In this ekphasis, Homer uses detail and imagery to express that Menelàos is living in excess. The first display of this abundance is when the company's horses are “showered” with “bushels of wheat and barley”(43,44). The word showered seems to imply an amount of carelessness due to the large surplus of both grains.

In Homer's epic, The Iliad, there are many great characters, both mortal and immortal. However, no characters seem to match the greatness and importance of Achilles, the mightiest of the Greeks and Hector, Trojan prince and mightiest of the Trojans. Although they are the mightiest of their forces, their attitudes and motives for the Greek-Trojan war are completely different.

The Odyssey gives a great outlook on how a person can develop through time as well as how one’s actions can cause the trouble later and lead to unfortunate circumstances. In the book, there are several cases when Hubris, an excessive pride and arrogance as characteristic of a particular, is shown by different figures. Consequently, this is often followed by Nemesis, as justice has to be determined by the gods for the actions taken to maintain a heroic status, most of the time in form of a punishment. In “The Odyssey” by Homer, Hubris is exhibited by the main character and hero, Odysseus, in the Ancient Greek world, who proves it by his self-confidence in his adventures. Homer uses inter alia alliterations, similes, concrete details, and vivid imagery throughout the

Hubris is a very popular theme in Greek mythology. Hubris was a very important moral concept to the Greeks. Committing hubris was a very serious crime. Hubris is defined as having extreme pride or arrogance. Pride became hubris when it became all consuming or hurtful to others. Other actions that were seen as hubris were acting as if you were equal or more powerful than the gods, or trying to defy them. Hubris was a severe crime that deserved a serious punishment, and it was the downfall of many characters in ancient myths.

The Odyssey was about Odysseus and his men and how they were going back home. They were coming back from the Trojan War. In the beginning Odysseus and his men were trying to find their way back home. In the middle of the book they had to go to the underworld to get directions to get back home. In the end of the book Odysseus is back home with Penelope and his son.

The main idea of Oedipus' personality was brought out through a multitude of quotes and scenes. One of the times a scene when he said "My kids, ages of the living" (Oedipus-Rex, Ln1) this could be a for of hubris, The reader like myself may analyze the sentence and agree that Oedipus' sense of self is substantial and extremely self centered, in light of the fact that he calls the general population of Thebes his kids, this was to devalue their existence when compared to Oedipus. It isn't difficult to understand that Oedipus' inner self is on the grounds that the population of Thebes put him on such a high platform and influenced him to feel more important when compared to others. Oedipus should not have not have turned out to be so self centered which without a doubt was the cause of his destruction. Oedipus should not have remained oblivious and disregarded everybody's advice or predictions.

Everyone at one point in their life has experienced hubris, or a great sense of excessive pride or self-confidence. Sophocles’ play, Oedipus the King, is about a man named Oedipus who becomes the King of Thebes for solving the Sphinx’s riddle and saving the town from the man eating beast. However, the gods are still very angry and the city is under great turmoil. The only way to cleanse the city is by solving the murder of former King Laius. In doing so, the play reveals Oedipus’ prophecy and the killer of Laius.