Greek Gods And Goddesses Of The Odyssey

Poseidon, god of the sea, believes Odysseus should suffer throughout his journey because of his hubris, also known as, excessive pride. In the beginning of The Odyssey, Odysseus claims he conquers Troy by himself and he does not need the gods anymore. This makes Poseidon furious, knowing he is the one who answers Odysseus’ request for help during the Trojan War. He curses Odysseus, letting him know he is nothing without the gods. In “The Cyclops” episode, Polyphemus cries to Poseidon, “ ‘O hear me, lord … grant that Odysseus, raider of cities,

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Homer implements the idea of strategy overpowering strength in The Odyssey as he introduces and develops Odysseus’ character as an admirable hero. The author accomplishes this when narrating Odysseus’ travels and his impact on people. His encounter with the Cyclops, Polyphemus is a huge contributor to how he utilises his intellectual prowess over his might. Further, he dons the guise of a beggar rather than using strength in order to complete his goals. This epic poem is the story of Odysseus who’s sailing home with his crew from the Trojan War; however, they’re sent off course by Poseidon who harbors a grudge with Odysseus. The sea god delays his voyage home to Ithaca, where the suitors are wrestling for his wife's hand, draining his wealth,

“About Poseidon, a great god, I begin to sing, the shaker of the earth and of the barren sea” (Morford, Lenardon, and Sham, 171). Poseidon in Greek Mythology, or Neptune in Roman Mythology, is the God of the Earthquakes and of the Seas. He is known for his “severe and rough” nature and is associated with “the surge of the seas” (Morford, Lenardon, and Sham, 171). Poseidon is often underrepresented in myth but his role is pivotal due to the fact that he ruled the earth and the seas. Travel via the sea was essential in the spreading of culture during this time period and worship to Poseidon played an important role.

Poseidon hated Odysseus because he showed too much pride into himself and sadly Polyphemus was Poseidon's son. To begin, the way he showed how he was heroic was when Polyphemus was asleep, he made up a plan to get them out of Polyphemus's home because they were trapped. Third, Odysseus showed his heroic acts by blinding Polyphemus because he would open the door and shout for help and during that time Odysseus and his men made a swift escape from beneath him. Finally, Odysseus put his life endangered knowing that he will be blinding a god's

The Odyssey is a story from ancient Greek mythology that told of adventure, strange creatures, and a longing to return to their home of Ithaca. During the story the main character Odysseus faces many difficult trials put before him, and while completing them shows many important values. One of which was the running into one of Poseidon’s sons Polyphemus who was a Cyclops. In the episode of the Cyclops, Homer uses the monstrous nature of Polyphemus to contrast the heroic attributes of Odysseus; this idea of what it means to be civilized is expressed through this contrast.

In The Odyssey, Odysseus has been trapped on Calypso's island many years after his many battles in the attempt to return back to his wife and son, Post-Trojan War. Zeus intervenes with Calypso and sends Hermes to convince Calypso to agree to let Odysseus build a boat and sail back to his wife and son. Poseidon hears of this and sends a storm to stop Odysseus from returning. The reason Poseidon is furious with Odysseus is that Odysseus stabbed Poseidon's Cyclops son, Polyphemus, in the eye, leaving him blind. The situation started when Odysseus was trapped with his men in Polyphemus’s cave when they attacked him and blinded him. After Polyphemus trapped them, they then tricked Polyphemus into freeing them and letting them escape. Polyphemus could not know who blinded him because 1) Odysseus had never told him his actual name, and 2) because Polyphemus was now blind and could not see who had done it. As Odysseus was escaping, his ego and hubris got the best of him and he revealed who he truly was

Because of that, he sent Odysseus away from his family for twenty years. The only way he could get back to them was f he learned his lesson. (Homer Book One) At the end of his journey, he finally realized after all his struggles that he was not any better than the gods and that he is only a mere mortal with no powers. When Odysseus finally acknowledges that to Poseidon, he was allowed to go home and meet his wife Penelope and live happily. (Homer Book 16) Poseidon is a huge secondary character that shows the human value of loss and realization of a person’s insignificance in the world. Odysseus was like a child that believed they had more authority than his parents so Poseidon had to put him in his place.

During The Odyssey Odysseus and his men jabbed the Cyclops's eye out with an olive branch because they need to escape from the cave the Cyclops, Polyphemus, locked them in. Once Odysseus and his men got out the cave Odysseus found out that Poseidon was Polyphemus's father, and to eventually be lead on a deadly journey by Poseidon as a punishment for what they have done. In the

Numerous characteristics define an epic hero, including the aiding or hindering by supernatural forces. The main characters opposing Odysseus include Polyphemus, a cyclops, and his father Poseidon, lord of the seas. Due to Odysseus’ blinding of Polyphemus, Poseidon obtains revenge against him by lengthening his trip home and attempting to drown him multiple times. Athena, the gray eyed goddess, continually helps Odysseus concerning his plan with the suitors, including the battle at the end in which she directs his weapons toward the suitors and killing them. Ulysseus prays to God saying,” We’re helpless, lords…help us, please,” (Oh…Thou) and in return, God creates a flood that drowns the officials and saves them. Epic heroes also perform deeds of great strength. Ulysseus accomplishes more realistic deeds, yet he still walks all the way home from a penal farm while resisting many temptations and evading police. Odysseus performs various deeds; one of the more famous acts consists of blinding the cyclops Polyphemus under the pseudonym Nobody. During that story, the reader sees Odysseus as a strong and strategic man who tricks a cyclops while also saving a lot of his crew members. Lastly, the reader can usually find a flaw in many great heroes. In The Odyssey, Odysseus obtains a big issue due to pride and ego. In the story of Odysseus and Polyphemus, Odysseus ruins his great deed as he sails away, telling

Poseidon’s strict belief that anyone to go against the gods deserves to die is what propelled his anger towards Odysseus. He has no tolerance for unloyalty, which is why

Odysseus’s cunning thoughts that had allowed him to escape from the cyclops's cave holding him and some of his crew members captive, but it was Odysseus's egotistical self that revealed his true identity to Polyphemus as he sailed away and resulted in almost drowning his ship and everyone aboard. After hardly escaping, Polyphemus prayed to his father, Poseidon, the god of the seas,

Play an important role in this story was Polyphemus because he captive a Odysseus and his men in his cave. Later, he prayed to his father Poseidon to cursed Odysseus because odysseus left him blind, like in the text says: “Hear me, Poseidon, Girdler of Earth, grant that Odysseus may never reach his home in Ithaca. But if he is destined to reach his native land, let him come late, in evil plight, with all his comrades dead, and when he is landed, by a foreign ship, let him find trouble in his home.” One god is Poseidon because he is the god of the seas and he did not let Odysseus return to his home in Ithaca. I can interpreted that Poseidon put challenges in Odysseus trip.

In “The Odyssey” by Homer the Greek gods and goddesses played significant roles to the reader to help them understand how the Greek’s beliefs through detailing scenes throughout the epic.  These gods played as an image of fear, direction, and support. These roles the gods and goddesses play all show the reader how the Greeks felt about their daily lives with the gods. The reader can tell the Greek people fear their gods because of how they treat strangers.

Polyphemus is the most well known mythological cyclops, because he is a terrifying antagonist in Homer’s Odyssey. Odysseus encounters him on his return from Troy and is trapped in his