Deception In The Odyssey

Odysseus and I are both contentious. Odysseus is combative and always ready for a fight we see this is the Odyssey many times throughout the book. An example of this would be when they were going up to Scylla and Odysseus didn’t listen to the advice he was given “I tied on my cuirass and took up two spears” (936). This shows he is antagonistic and is always ready for a fight or argument. Odysseus knows how to fight and win too he killed a man in a very gruesome way “Odysseus’ arrow hit him under the chin and punched up to the feathers through his throat” (955) which that action sparked him killing most of men in Ithaca. I am also contentious and am always ready for an argument but not a fight. Most of my days I am always ready for a political

In his view it serves psychological functions for individuals helping them cope with emotional stress that would undermine social solidarity. He argues that death is the main reason for religious beliefs and identifies two types of situations: where the outcome is important but uncontrollable and thus uncertain and at times of life crises events such as birth, death etc. religion helps to minimise disruption.

Freud illuminates with slight sarcasm how convenient religion is in it's ability to rectify all the trials and tribulations of life for us. "Everything that happens in this world is an expression of the intentions of an intelligence superior to us, which in the end, though its ways and byways are difficult to follow, orders everything for the best." (Freud, 23) The existence of this divine creature who creates justice for us ensures that the masses will not stray from the laws and beliefs of religion and society for fear of being judged by this entity. Religion is also valuable to civilization for it's ability to explain death. Thanks to religion, death became something other than simply the termination of a life. Death stopped being the end and was recasted into the role of a doorway to another existence. As though knowing that the continuation of life were not enough, religion furthers it's own appeal by promising that the afterlife will be better than life on Earth. The afterlife itself also serves a function as well. A desire to gain entry into this afterlife will cause many of the masses to renounce their instincts.

“Happiness is in the enjoyment of man’s chief good. Two conditions of the chief good: 1st, Nothing is better than it; 2nd, it cannot be lost against the will” (Augustine 264-267). As human

Deception is defined as a crafty procedure or practice meant to deceive or defraud. People tend to view this as a sinister action. No matter how sinister it can be, it can also be utilized to gain information and knowledge. How a person uses deception varies among different people. Generally, the more clever people tend to utilize deception very efficiently. Odysseus masters deception in the Odyssey by disguising himself. Odysseus isn't alone for Athena also uses disguises. With that being said, disguises allow Odysseus to succeed in killing the suitors.

Arthur Owens displays the characteristics of honesty and negativity through out the book so far. Arthur has shown honesty since the start . He admitted to throwing a brick at the junk mans head which is something someone else wouldn't do just to stay outta trouble and not have consequences . Arthur admitted to doing what he had done although he knew that wasn't the right thing he should of done. Clearly Arthur was upset over something and that's what provoked him to do what he did which was him throwing a brick at the junk man's head . When the judge asked " Are you the one who attacked Mr.Hampton ?" Arthur replied , "Yes sir" which shows how he was honest towards the judge and admitted to doing what he had done also not knowing the consequences

In their society, “Feeling lurks in that interval of time between desire and its consumption. Shorten that interval, break down all those old unnecessary barriers” (Huxley 44). While this seems like an ideal situation, if people are never sad or uncomfortable, then they never can experience true happiness. When people become happy after being sad, they appreciate it more and can understand their happiness. Since bad and good are binary oppositions, it is necessary to have one in order to define the other. I would rather suffer through pain if it meant that my happiness was true and

Homer’s Odyssey challenges the common view on deception as employed only maliciously. Both a mortal, Odysseus, and one of the most revered goddesses, Athena, have the common noble goal of bringing Odysseus back home to his family after nearly two decades of absence. To achieve that goal, they mainly use deception and disguise in various forms that their physical and mental powers allow. Odysseus is famous for wittily deceiving others through verbal means, fact noted by Menelaus and Helen of Troy (Book 4). He even doubts Athena, as his own skills have made him doubt other’s honesty. Athena states after realizing Odysseus’s disbelief, “Would not another wandering man, in joy, make haste home to his wife and children? Not you, not yet” (8.

In Greek mythology, when a character is looking for knowledge about anything they travel to the underworld to talk with the dead. When the dead enter the Underworld, they learn the truth about the lies they were told and what actually happened during their lives. In the Penelopiad, Penelope is telling the story from the Underworld, this perspective allows her to tell the truth of the ways she was deceived throughout her life. While in the Underworld Penelope learned the truth about how Odysseus won her hand in marriage and what Odysseus was truly doing while he was lost at sea. In order to win Penelope’s hand in marriage, Odysseus beat the other suitors in a foot race, but Penelope later learned; “He cheated, as I later learned.

Odysseus uses deception to obtain heroic victories and save his wife. In “The Return of Odysseus” he shows how trickery can be used to protect others. Odysseus is transformed into a young handsome man with the help of Athena. This confuses and terrifies his son, Telemachus. However, the transformation of Odysseus makes Telemachus believe that the gods are involved, so he decides to assist Odysseus in killing the Suitors, protecting the throne and saving Odysseus’ wife. Odysseus and Telemachus continue to be deceitful in order to succeed. With Athena’s help, Odysseus once again transforms into an old beggar. This allows him to kill the suitors without immediate retaliation. The suitors would instantly kill Odysseus on sight which would allow

When Odysseus and his crew arrived on the island, they made their way into the cave of Polyphemus, a brutal, reckless Cyclops. There, Polyphemus killed a large portion of Odysseus’ crew. Odysseus immediately struck up a plan to escape the Cyclops’ wrath. Odysseus tricked Polyphemus by saying that his name was “Noman”, so whilst Odysseus’ crew attacked and blinded him, Polyphemus called out to the other Cyclopes by saying that “Noman is attacking me!” This example of lying and deceit is very virtuous because of how Odysseus lied to save the lives of his crew and himself.

Often times in certain literature, a character may be portrayed as one thing, but interpreted as something else. In “The Odyssey”, an epic by ancient Greek author Homer, we learn the adventures of a man named Odysseus. He goes to embark on a strenuous journey and face multiple challenges, and is described to be as an ideal hero, but the reality is quite the opposite. I believe Odysseus is shown to be incapable and incompetent, however, I also believe it adds depth to the story by showing both sides of the character, making it more interesting to read. One instance when Odysseus shows his deep flaws is when he is trying to anger the Cyclops, and shouts, “...if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus,

Odysseus embodies the Greek value of trickery, when in the battle of Troy and on his journey back home. Odysseus is in the Trojan War, comes up with the idea to penetrate the wall of Troy, Odysseus does this by building the hollow Trojan Horse, (with Geeks inside) as a “surrender” gift to the Trojan (Homer, Iliad). This plan Odysseus organized was trickery because the Trojans brought the Greek’s Trojan horse into Troy, with Greeks hiding inside the horse, the Greeks were able to get out of the horse at night and opened the gates, in to Troy. With Odysseus’ trickery the Greeks are able to defeat the Trojans and win the Trojan War and bring back Hellen.

According to Greek mythology, gods often disguise themselves as human beings to hide their true, overwhelming identities. In The Odyssey, for example, Athena took on the form of a young girl and guided Odysseus around King Alcinous’s city. Later on, Odysseus disguised himself as a poor, old man in order to make it into Ithaca without being noticed by his enemies (Fagles, 1996). In many cases, guises become a necessary part of accomplishing tasks. In the criminal justice field, detectives must occasionally disguise themselves as “Johns” in order to save women who are being sold into prostitution.

Honest or Not? Odysseus’ encounter with Agamemnon in the House of the Dead makes Odysseus decide whether or not he should be honest with Penelope about his sex life while he was away from home. While Odysseus is on his journey back to Ithaca, he encounters his mother. She informs Odysseus that “No one has taken over your royal rights,” over Penelope (11:210).While Odysseus meeting his mother is important to the plot, Agamemnon make a difference in Odysseus’ future decisions. Agamemnon informs Odysseus that “Aegisthus hatched my doom and my destruction, he killed me, he with my own accursed wife” (11:462-463).