Good Stuff in The Odyssey by Homer

“ Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years on end, after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy.” (Homer page 751 lines: 0-4) That was an opening prayer from The Odyssey. The Odyssey is about a 20 year-long travel of a man named Odysseus. He traveled to Troy facing the dangers on many mythical creatures and many fictional creatures. This king of Ithaca, left his beloved wife, Penelope, and his

Does Homer exhibit gender bias in the Odyssey?  Is the nature of woman as depicted in the Odyssey in any way revealing? Upon examining the text of the Odyssey for differential treatment on men and women, it becomes necessary to distinguish between three possible conclusions.  One, differences in treatment reflect the underlying Homeric thesis that  women are "different but equal in nature,"  Two, different treatment  of men and women in the text reflect a thesis that women are "different and unequal

Hesiod and Homer are two extremely important philosophers who impact the rest of the philosophers and their opinions to this day. After going into depth and focusing on these two philosophers, I noticed a good amount of interesting similarities in their mythologies along with a couple of differences. As both of these men are known for their creations of very popular stories (The Iliad and The Odyssey for Homer and Theogony for Hesiod) through divine inspiration, a common theme in both of their

The topic of this essay is about The Odyssey. As Odysseus continues his journey home he has no idea what 's heading his way. He loses, gains, and learns new skills and things that have changed him tremendously. He was not the same man he was twenty years ago. He shows archetypes of a hero to his disappearing crew. Then he shows it to his family member. How much can change in twenty years? Apparently a lot can transform a man who has had crazy experiences. This story was about three-thousand years

of xenia in The Odyssey William Shakespeare, in Timon Of Athens Act III Scene & line 39 writes : I charge thee, invite them all: let in the tide of knaves once more; my cook and I 'll provide” Shakespeare is explaining to his readers that he will invite everyone in and he will cook for them meaning that he will provide everything to his guests. Similarly, in The Odyssey Odysseus without knowing it is providing for all the suitors with a home and food for endless days. The Odyssey has many different

epics and plays. Some of the epics were “The Iliad” and “the Odyssey”. Some epics that you might know are Harry Potter, The Percy Jackson Series, and The Lord of the Rings. If it wasn’t for the Ancient Greeks we would not have this stuff today. Lastly, they had one of the best philosophers of their time. Aristotle was one the top philosophers of Ancient Greece. The are estimated to be about 200 pieces of his work but most of his stuff was notes and manuscript drafts. Aristotle's work ended up

away, so they would never see the plant again. (Homer 658) Our own lives have challenges and rewards like Odysseus had in his life. We need to take in the great moments in life and when times get tough fight through and persevere. Self-identity can be based on your social status, income level, gender, family, and other important factors. These factors make people think that they’re better than others even though they might not be. Homer’s The Odyssey and Christine Spark’s The Elephant Man show that

The Odyssey: Argumentative Essay “Thinking before acting is wisdom, but acting before thinking is regret. (PictureQuotes.com)” This quote relates directly to the main character in The Odyssey, Odysseus, who is trying to get home to his wife and son who are being bombarded by suitors to take her hand in marriage, unknowing of the return of Odysseus. As Odysseus journeys home with his crew, they overcome many obstacles with the help of his leadership and the mythological greek gods, yet lose many

Ever since we started this thing we like to call school or learning we have been shown countless oddities through history. Everything from writers like Homer, strong hearted warriors with their kings and queens, all the way up the the Parthenon where they can all stand together equal. They had pride and love for their people and their land. We have also learned that today things are much different. We do not have the strive for life and knowledge the way we used to and things are not necessarily

classical publications that were printed, including the epistles of the Old Testament and Gospels of the New Testament in the Bible. Both sets of arts spoke about famous stories that were very known to readers. Other classical texts, such as The Odyssey, similarly to The Epic of Gilgamesh, show readers the idea of connecting with multiple gods in one world. Biblical and classical texts have always been somewhat related; content mentioned in a classical story was similarly mentioned in a biblical