Homer's Odyssey: The Children Of Hyperion

Zeus was the child of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea, and was the youngest of all his siblings. Cronus , Zeus’ father, had been warned that one of his children would overthrow him. Cronus knew the consequences, for he had overthrown his father, Uranus. To prevent this from

In the Epic, “The Odyssey", spoken by Homer, conveys a heroic tale of an epic hero named, Odysseus, who faces many challenges as he sails to get home. One of the tasks Odysseus faces is, "The Sirens", who challenge Odysseus 's will power. Another challenge Odysseus encounters is, “The Cyclops", who torments and slaughters some of Odysseus 's men due to his curiosity. One of the hardest threats he had to confront was, “The Land of Dead" which tested his self-restraint, and revealed his human weaknesses of sorrow. The Epic Hero, Odysseus, struggles with many challenges such as, the taunting Sirens, the brutish and cruel Cyclops, and one of the arduous territories Odysseus has ever crossed, The Land of the Dead.

he Odyssey, as written by Homer, intricately and excitingly weaves Colin Renfrew’s Subsystem Theories throughout the entire play. Many of the five subsystem theories can be seen and support understanding of the novel. Of the five systems, trade/communication, social/ political hierarchy and symbolic subsystems will be the focus of analysis in this paper. All of these subsystems come together in The Odyssey to explain the characters and their lives, and also how they fit into the society which they live in. To understand the growth and development of the characters, we must understand the systems theories, “many human actions have a meaning at several different levels, with undertones and overtones… it is the complex interconnectedness of the subsystems which gives human culture its unique potential for growth.” As this paper will demonstrate within The Odyssey, trade and communication, social and political hierarchy and lastly symbolic subsystems create adventure in Odysseus’s harrowing, yet exciting journey back to his kingdom and family. These specific subsystems add depth and excitement because we see how each specific one impacts Odysseus’s journey back home. They help us understand who Odysseus is a man and sympathize with all that he goes through. The communication subsystem helps explain how communication between people (and gods) in different lands aid to the success of his return home. We are able to see from the social subsystem how Odysseus and other men

Zeus, he was the king of the gods and the supreme ruler of people. He originally was a god of the sky. In time, the Greeks regarded him as the only god who concerned him-self with the whole universe. They also associated Zeus with justice and believed that he punished the wicked and rewarded the good. He belonged to the race of Titans, and was the son of Cronus and Rhea. After overthrowing Cronus, Zeus took his father's place and ruled from Mount Olympus. He headed a family of twelve major gods, called the Olympians.

Cronus was a titan and controlled the world along with the other titans when Zeus was born. Cronus usually swallowed his children after they were born, but Rhea took Zeus to Mount Dicte where he was hidden from Cronus. He then came back to Cronus when he was older and made Cronus regurgitate his brothers and sisters. His brothers were Hades and Poseidon and his sisters were Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. He ended up marrying Hera and had eight children with her. He was infamous for his affairs with other women while married to Hera. He had many children and some of importance were Ares, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Aphrodite, Hermes and Dionysus Hercules, Perseus the Muses, the Graces, and Helen of Troy were only a few of his children. He had many children that were gods and he had a few that were heros as

Hera, he had countless affairs and many children. His father, who he overthrew, was Cronos, and his mother was Rheas. He had five siblings, Poseidon and Hades, who he divided the realms with, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia. He was married to his sister, Hera, and had four children with her, Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, Enyo, Eris, Angelos, and Hephaestus. Other gods that he had children with were Demeter, who gave birth to Persephone; Dione, who gave birth to Aphrodite; Eurynome, who gave birth to the Charities (Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia), and 23 other gods who bore him around 35 other children. While he had many affairs with gods, he had even more with mortals. A few of the many were Electra, who gave birth to Dardanus, Harmonia, and Iasius; Europa who gave birth to Minos, Rhadamanthys, Alagonia, Carnus, Dodon, and Sarpedon; and Leda, who gave birth to Polydeuces and Helen. He had another 43 affairs with mortals, and at least 54 other children with

In the “Odyssey”, Odysseus goes through obstacles throughout the book that a normal man couldn’t subside. One example is in book 9, his main obstacle that he is trying to face is to escape from being held hostage in a cave by a Cyclops better known as Polyphemus. Odysseus is a archetypal hero, he is also a role model, with an ambition to get to his homeland Ithaca. He goes through resisting temptation and using his intellect and physical strength to get him there, no matter the obstacle nor the negative flaws that he faces. Odysseus put himself and his men in that situation by being curious and wanting to know what kind of land his ship and the winds led him to. This was selfish of him because it cost him some of his men, but a leader and hero has to play that role and some lives will be dealt with on the way. Odysseus says, “The rest of you will stay here while I go with my ship and crew on reconnaissance. I want to find out what those men are like, Wild savages with no sense of right or wrong Or hospitable folk who fear the gods” (Homer 429). Saying this quote alone makes Odysseus a humble man due to the fact that not even a piece of land is going to slow him down on his journey back home.

He was the husband of Ops and the father of Zeus, Jupiter, Hestia, Demeter, Posiedon, Hades, Pluto, and Hera. Saturn was the ruler of the gods. He found out that his son, Zeus, would be more powerful than himself, thus threatening his position. In effect, Saturn ate all of his children as soon as his wife conceived them. Thus, killing all chances of his rule being taken away. His wife tricked him and their son, Zeus, was born, and took the throne that was rightfully his.

Focus on the descriptions of the palaces of Nestor and Menelaus. Find quotations that describe their virtues:

Eos, the Titaness and goddess of the dawn, was the daughter of Hyperion and Theia. She was the sister of Helios and Selene. Her duty is to announce day to the gods in Mount Olympus. When Helios or the sun appears, Eos becomes Hemera or day. She travels till she becomes Hespera or dusk. Eos was once with Ares and his wife, Aphrodite, punished Eos to always long for new, young lovers. Eos was often inspired by human love. Once person she loved was Tithonus, the son of the king of Troy. She stole him, took him to Zeus to grant him immortality, and left. Tithonus was growing quite old as she never gave him youth forever as she had. He grew white hair and soon could not move his limbs. Eos locked him into a room and eventually turned him into a grasshopper. Aurora and Tithonus had a son named Memnon. He was once assisting a relative in battle. He was winning when Achilles appeared. He fought Memnon for a long time and eventually Achilles won. Eos had viewed this happen and she asked her brothers of the Wings to take his body to the river Esepus. She arrived and soon wept over her son. As the goddess of the dawn. Eos’ tears can be seen in the morning as dew drops on

Although the origin story of Helios is unclear, it is evident who his parents were. The parents of Helios were Hyperion and Theia. Helios’ father was Hyperion, the Titan god of heavenly light. Theia, who was Hyperion’s wife, was the Titan goddess of sight and the shining ether of the blue sky. Helios was created from the celestial union of his parents. Helios had two sisters, Selene (the goddess of the moon) and Eos (the goddess of dawn).

In 5th century BC, Helios was regarded as a chief god. He was worshipped as a sun god in Greek, especially in Rhodes (fanpop.com, 2015). He was depicted as having glowing eyes, golden blonde hair, and clothed in a purple robe and crowned with shining aureole of the sun. Helios was the son of Hyperion and Theia and he was an original Titan (Theoi Encyclopedia inc., 2015). He was the original god of the sun before he was replaced by Apollo. He was the husband to Clymene, the Nymph of the island of Rhodes. He was referred to being the one who watches from above and sees and observes anyone or anything if he wishes, not just on earth but in heaven also (greek-gods.org, 2015). Helios had a son who he thought was the brightest and bravest kid

mount olympus, and son of the almighty king of the titans cronos. His mother Europa was a

The Greeks worshiped Hekate, Goddess of the crossroads, magic, necromancy, and witchcraft. She had three kingdoms, the earth, sky, and sea. Hekate also had three heads that could see into the past, present, and future. She was born the only child of Perses and Asteria though there are some stories where Zeus was her father and her mother consisted of multiple different women.

Their primary belief laid in Gods, of which the most important were Zeus, Hera, Apollo and Athena. Zeus, the king of the gods, and his wife Hera resided on mount Olympus. Of their children, Apollo was one of the better known; he was recognized by many things, amongst which were youth, music, healing, prophecy, plague and much more. Another well-known child of Zeus was, Athena. Athena was most widely known as the goddess of wisdom, but also a warrior goddess.