Examples Of Obstacles In The Odyssey

Throughout the Odyssey, Odysseus faces many obstacles. The three obstacles in the story where odyssey was the Lotus Eaters, Cyclops, and the Enchantress Circe. Odysseus face many problems which he never thought of it. He had to go through that to get his home and it was really hard for him. But even though it was hard he never give up. He believed in his strength instead of giving up.

They tried to stay quiet but the Cyclopes spotted them and asked what they were doing in his cave. He really didn’t care because he snatched two of his men up, smashed their heads, torn them limb by limb, ate them. Day by day he did this and when the Cyclopes was sleeping, Odysseus told his men that they needed to find a way to get out of there and so they did. When the Cyclopes awoke, Odysseus offered him some of his wine and he tried it and begged for more so Odysseus just kept giving it to him drink by drink until he was drunk. The Cyclopes asked Odysseus what his name was and Odysseus said “Nothing.” As soon he asked that, he fell over and slept peacefully. While he was sleeping Odysseus found a large branch and asked his strongest men to put the tip in the fire and when it was burning red, they shoved the hot part of the stick into the Cyclopes’ eye. The Cyclopes let out a loud roar that woke up his neighbors. They came running and asked if someone was killing him and the Cyclopes answered “Nothing is killing me!” So his neighbors left without second thought. When the Cyclopes let his herd of sheep out Odysseus and his men clang to the bottom of the sheep and left the island safely.

Odysseus was warned of the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis. When he approaches the Sirens, he has his men tie him to the mass so he will not be lured to their tempting singing. When he reaches the location of the deadly whirlpool, Charybdis, and the concealed deadly trap across from Charybdis, Scylla: a six headed monster that catches men in her mouth and eats them; Odysseus sacrifices a few of his men for the majority of the other men. He sacrifices for the better good. Hiding his knowledge of these obstacles and sacrificing his men, takes a full amount of determination for his objective to get home; it shows his vast amount of unconditional willingness and sacrifice. Perseverance takes time and sacrifice. His time and knowledge lead him through another dangerous obstacle.

Towards the begging of the story Odysseus and his men get trapped in a cave by a Cyclopes The Cyclops is eating his men so Odysseus decides he must kill the Cyclops in order to save the remainder of his men. As Odysseus is about to kill the Cyclops, he remembers that he is trapped in a cave with a large boulder blocking the entrance that he and his men will not be able to move. So at this point, Odysseus decided that kill the Cyclops will in turn be killing his men so instead he jabs a shark stake into the Cyclops only eye blinding the Cyclops and saving him and his men. Now you might say that in this case Odysseus is not a hero because he was not thinking ahead in the first place and was too curious and got him and his men caught by the Cyclops. But although Odysseus makes the

Odysseus and his men land on the shore of cyclops island. They get trapped in a cave by Polyphemus, the cyclops son of Poseidon. Odysseus tells the cyclops

Have you ever thought you could not overcome an obstacle when there’s no hope ? In “The Odyssey” by Homer, is a epic hero tale that tells about a man’s 10 year journey trying to find a way home. Odysseus was motivated to set off on this journey to celebrate his victory after the Trojan War in Troy. Soon he goes through obstacles where he learns perseverance and

Further along the route, a six headed monster named Scylla, and Charybdis, a whirlpool, lay below the water’s surface. Odysseus decides to take the route toward Scylla, ”Then Scylla made her strike/whisking six of my best men from the ship” (816-817). He does this to prevent and more deaths because Charybdis can possibly take all his men, while Scylla can only take six men. The intelligent decisions Odysseus makes, help him through his odyssey

In the Odyssey Odysseus is faced with many conflicts. He must be brave and courageous to overcome these very frightening challenges. He has three main obstacles the cyclops polyphemus, the Scylla, and the Sirens.Odysseus is not a maverick because he always follows the rules so he won't get hurt. In the Odyssey Odysseus must overcome many obstacles. Odysseus is very brave to be going up against all of these monsters to make it back home to Ithaca. The first obstacle Odysseus encounters is the cyclops polyphemus . Odysseus comes to the cyclops’ cave due to his curiosity. “It is Odysseus’ famed curiosity that leads him to the cyclops cave and that makes him insist on waiting for the barbaric giant”(pg 922). Odysseus approaches polyphemus cave

Like Odysseus, I will go through struggles on my journey to becoming a preschool teacher. Like “The Odyssey” by Homer, I will need to overcome obstacles. You might think that Odysseus’ goal to return to his homeland doesn't relate to my goal of becoming a preschool teacher, but in reality it does. I will have to go through several difficulties such as money, college, and employment.

Odysseus went through this journey with strong determination and bravery. No matter what they faced, how much they lost, or whatever situation, Odysseus never gave up, he kept on going. He fearlessly led his men through many obstacles and dangerous creatures like the sirens, Charybdis, Scylla, and the Cyclops. When Odysseus went up against Circe when she was turning his men into pigs he was not scared of her magic and went up against her (with the help of Hermes Moly herb he was immune to some of her magic) He intelligently went around her tricks and made sure there were no more problems with them and her after he got his men back. When Circe later gave directions to where to go to get home she described a perilous journey that would almost certainly kill many of the men. Odysseus and his men had to be brave and determined to get home to go through this path.

On his journey back to Ithaca, Odysseus and his men must face various challenges. These challenges prove tough for the war veteran. Odysseus is advised by Circe on how he should go about the obstacles. He and his men must face sweet sounding Sirens, a multi-headed beast, and a water monster that could swallow whole ships. Despite all of these trials, he gets himself and his men through as safe as he could.

After Odysseus ship was blown away by Aeolus's bag of the winds, the first island he comes across is the island of the Cyclops. He encounters the son of Poseidon, Prometheus. Odysseus claims that the cyclops should respect and treat his mean as honored guests for they were visiting his home.

Odysseus faces many challenges during his passage to his home. For example, he encounters a cyclops and is also forced to choose between unavoidably losing 6 of his best men, or taking a huge risk and possibly losing all of

When Odysseus is in trouble he always shows that he is depending on the gods by praying to them. The fact that the gods usually listen to him shows that he is well liked by the gods. In order to be a Greek hero you had to be liked by the gods since religion was such a big part in their lives. Odysseus, with the help of the gods, can survive adventures that kill most other men. Odysseus travels to the island of the Cyclopians. The Cyclopians are giants that have one eye, they don't fear the gods because they believe that they are better than the gods and they eat people. They represent the opposite of what Greek men should be. Odysseus and his men meet Polyphemus the Cyclops. Polyphemus being a Cyclops eats some of Odysseus' men. Odysseus with the help of the gods figures out a plan to escape and he does. Scylla is a ferocious monster with six heads that kills most men that pass by her island. She kills six of Odysseus' men. Odysseus prevents her from killing himself and more men. There is another ferocious monster named Charybdis. Charybdis sucks in water from the sea and creates a whirlpool that kills any ship that passes by. Odysseus passes by her. His crew is killed and his ship is destroyed in the whirlpool but Odysseus alone survives. There is an island that Odysseus passes by with monsters called Sirens on it. The Sirens sing beautiful songs that lure ships toward them. The ships then crash into the island and the people are killed.

            Odysseus is no god.  He is man, and with that comes the mistakes and errors in all of us.  In many situations Odysseus' mortal side is seen.  An example of the power of Odysseus coinciding with his human flaws is his battle with Polyphemous the Cyclops (son of Poseidon).  After escaping the lure of the lotus-eaters and their island, Odysseus and his men find themselves on another island, rich with food and shelter.  After feasting, the men grab a large container of potent wine and go off exploring the new island.  Later in their search they stumble across a large cave filled with food.  Curious where the owner's whereabouts are the men encourage Odysseus to steal the food.  Odysseus (showing his hospitable and genuine character) decides to instead wait for the