Father And Father Figures In The Odyssey And The Iliad

The Odyssey by Homer is an epic from Ancient Greece telling the tale of the great warrior Odysseus. It tells of Odysseus going to war and going through many trials to get back to his homeland, Ithaca. On Ithaca are his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus. Throughout the epic, Odysseus faces many challenges and trials in order to get home to his family, and even after he finally does arrive. Through all of the trials, each being extremely difficult, he pushes on to reach his family. This shows there are definitely bonds in the families. Of these, one that is apparent upon multiple occasions is the bond between father and son. Of course, the only father and son relationship isn’t just between Odysseus and Telemachus. There are many other examples of this family relationship, such as Poseidon and Polyphemus. But not only does the father and son relationship play a large role in the Odyssey. All family relations in general play a surprisingly large part in the Odyssey. Throughout the entirety of the story, family appears to be a great stimulus to persevere through the problem, no matter how challenging or fearful. One extreme example is of course is Odysseus. He traveled for 20 years fighting to return to his family, through unimaginable danger and the loss of roughly three crews. Family also appears to cause extreme retaliation and revenge. A superb example is how Poseidon reacts after Odysseus and his crew blind his son, Polyphemus. Another grand example is when Odysseus

The relationships between parents and their sons in the Iliad are not relationships we expect to see in today’s society. The Iliad portrays the relationships between fathers and sons as something more than just physical and emotional. It is based on pride and respect for one another. The expectations of their son are more so to pass on their fathers reputable name and to follow in their father’s footsteps of being noble warriors. These relationships are the driving forces in the Iliad, making each son in the Iliad identifiable first by their father’s name. An outcome of the father–son relationships is ancestral loyalty among the characters which play a prominent role in war. Therefore, not only does the Iliad share a major war story, but

The relationships between Odysseus and Telemachus and also of Poseidon and Polyphemus in The Odyssey gives us several examples for the aspects in which the Greeks valued in father son relationships. If you think about it, people admire similar aspects today. Fathers can still be relied upon to defend their sons and are motivated to help raise them into good men. However, we can compare them to how we view father and son relationships today and see how they may have changed and why. Nevertheless, the bond a father has with his son can impact the lives of them and the people around them

Many forms of popular culture today are inspired by themes, characters, and other references in various types of classical literature. John Denver's song 'Calypso'; is about the relationship between men and women, and he bases this comparison on the relationship between Kalypso and Odysseus in Homer's the Odyssey. In 'Calypso'; Denver portrays women in general as being superior to men by using the beautiful and enchanting goddess, Kalypso, from Homer's epic. John Denver encompasses all women in his song by providing Kalypso as a universal symbol. Along with the relationship between Odysseus and Kalypso and men and women, there are other interpreted allusions from the Odyssey to Kalypso's song.

Prince Telemachus is the first human character whom the reader meets. He is the son of the long-missing Greek warrior Odysseus, King of Ithaca.

In both the odyssey and anicent gesture the character develop grief according to alexander and millay grief is a universal theme grief survival and hope are all found in 100th of these literature pieces

Rugged individualism is the belief that every person should be able to help themselves out, and that the government does not need to involve itself in people's economic lives nor in national economics in general. This means one who is a "rugged individual" is an independent person, who in most cases stands as a strong willed individual either physically and/or mentally. Therefore a person with attributes of a "rugged individual" should be able to exemplify an individualized standpoint on life and provide for themselves. In literature you must possess characters who add their own characterized touch to the book. For example, in the "Odyssey" Odysseus is characterized as a brave, tough man who is prepared to go through any obstacle the gods throw his way.

One theme in the Odyssey translated by W.H.D Rouse is staying loyal to family. First, Penelope stays loyal to Odysseus, waiting 20 years for him to come home, “She didn’t break her heart for the husband of her youth! She might have looked after the house till he came back!” (285) Also, Odysseus stays loyal to Penelope. Even though he is forced to sleep with both Calypso, and Nausicaa, he remains in love with Penelope. When he returns, and finally reveals himself to his wife, he cries for only the second time: “Odysseus was even more deeply moved, and his tears ran as he held her in his arms, the wife of his heart, so faithful and so wise”(287). The only other time Odysseus cried, another important moment to Odysseus, was when he revealed himself

Homer's The Odyssey, Linda Group's Posterity of the Conduit, and Scott O'Dell's Sing Down the Moon share a run of the mill derived subject, which focuses on the noteworthiness of family and home. In The Odyssey, Odysseus best shows the importance of family and home. Resulting to being truant from his home and family in Ithaca for ideal around 20 years, he sits each day on the shores of Calypso's island, Ogygia, "pulverizing his soul with grievance and tears" in light of the fact that he yearns to return to his home. Athena, who battles with Zeus to allow Odysseus to go home against the cravings of Poseidon uncovers to her father Odysseus "would be happy to see as much as the smoke hopping up from his nearby land, and after that to kick the basin" knows the sum he should be with his family yet again.

There are no Gods, no kings, only men. Gods do not have power over men because men have free will and can choose to defy the deity. Men have been known to manipulate the beliefs in God for their own benefit. By the definition of a God, the God should have complete control over everything, but men are able to make their own choices and even have to potential to make the Gods mad. Men having freewill directly contradicts the idea that Gods have complete control over everything. Men even bend and twist the words of said Gods into their own rhetoric in which they create the illusion of a God and it’s power. In creating their own God, men can intimidate the populous and pretend their deity is all mighty, such as Scientology does with Lord Xenu,

The Odyssey Rumination: Hardships in Relationships In Homer’s The Odyssey, we learn from very early on that Odysseus has been separated from his family for a long time. His wife Penelope, and son Telemachus, have not seen him in years. Both miss Odysseus very much and long for him to come home, even though they assume that he is dead.

There is many things that shape identity big things and small things such as family, religion or even random people they have met in public. For example Juliet wouldn't be the same without her parents she would be alive and would have never met Romeo. One of the biggest things that shape someone's identity is life experiences, whether it's if you lost your dad or met an amazing person life experiences are a huge factor in shaping one's identity.

I have learned a lot of our family and about father on my trip. (1) Athena stumbled upon me to hurry home, so I will be by your side in no time. She told me to watch our valuables before those darn Suitors take everything. (2) Menualues was so kind to me while I stayed at his palace. He is a prime example of Greek hospitality. I left his house with a gift from everyone. My favorite was the the robe that Helen gave to me, she wove it herself. (3) I’m so lucky to have been told a prophet by Helen too. An eagle clutching a goose in its talons came along as Helen told me the prophecy that Odysseus, my father, will come home and take revenge on the suitors. Isn’t that so exciting? (4) Mother, I have finally found the man in me while partaking on

Throughout vast journeys of many heroes, no other hero had a more complex journey than Odysseus. This journey is called The Odyssey, written by Homer. It is an epic poem or story told of a hero name Odysseus on a 20-year voyage trying to get back home from the Trojan War. The great epic poem known as The Odyssey and attributed to Homer was probably first written down around the eighth century BC, but the origins of the ancient story in myth, legend, and folklore and art appear to be much older. Greek Epic Hero When you think about Greek Epic heroes, Odysseus will most likely come to mind. Odysseus is the main character in Homer's poem "The Odyssey." "The Odyssey" is a narrative poem that describes Odysseus' adventures

The Iliad and Odyssey present different ideals of women, and the goddesses, who are presented as ideal women, differ between the two epics. The difference in roles is largely dependent on power, and relations to men, as well as sexual desirability and activity.