Iliad Vs Odyssey

The amazing epic poem by Homer entitled “The Odyssey” shares many similarities and many differences as well with the Hallmark movie of the same name. The epic poem is about the hero Odysseus who has spent twenty long years filled with toil and loss, through war and sea desperate to return to his home of Ithaca. Odysseus has angered some of the gods and goddesses of a Greek Mythology with his destruction of the mighty city of Troy. Odysseus is represented in the poem and the movie, but there are several differences between the two in the events he encountered. There are also numerous similarities

The Lord of the Rings and Odyssey are two very weird stories in my opinion. The two stories include several similarities. The most noteworthy similarity of the two that were in common was the use of themes. Both included similar themes such as, life, death,power, brotherly love, myth, temptation, and journey.

Homer uses Odysseus’ arrogance to emphasize that pride can lead to the start of one’s problems. When Odysseus and his crew are leaving the island of the Kyklôpes, Odysseus taunts Polyphemus by yelling, “Kyklops, if ever mortal man inquire/ how you were to shame and blinded, tell him/ Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye out:/ Laërtês’ son, whose home’s on Ithaka!”(9.548-552) The taunting tone in Odysseus' sentence shows how his arrogance led to pride, as he was arrogant in his belief

The 8 Greek evil thoughts are things that will control your life. In the Epic The Odyssey, written by Homer, Odysseus curiosity leads him to the cave of Polyphemus, Poseidon's monster son, Odysseus then tells Polyphemus that their ship was destroyed by zeus himself. Polyphemus thinks of them as strangers and eats some of the men, in the morning Odysseus has the idea to stab the Cyclops eye to render him blind, the plan works and Odysseus runs to his ship with all of Polyphemus’ rams. In the story The Odyssey, Odysseus appears to exhibit the 3 evil thoughts of Hyperphania (Narcissism, unearned pride), Kenodoxia (Boasting), and lastly Orge (Excessive anger). Lastly Odysseus has the thought of excessive anger, Odysseus uses his anger to get back at someone he does not like.

Beyonce Knowles once said, “ Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice. There are two men that have sacrificed a lot to reach this great power and go by the names of Odysseus and the Flash. These two heroes are people who shouldn’t be reckoned with, but when it comes down to the debate of who is more powerful, the Flash or Odysseus there is no question about it for the Flash is more powerful than Odysseus. The Flash has a lot of supernatural abilities and a great team of friends while Odysseus has great plan-making abilities, a brilliant swordsman, and a great archer. As you can see, the Flash clearly outweighs Odysseus in power.

The modern-day film Troy that was released in 2004 was directed by Wolfgang Petersen, it was influenced by the epic poem, called The Iliad which was written by the poet Homer. The movie and the poem deal with the same subject, the fall of Troy which ended with the trojans being tricked with a wooden horse. Though the characters are depicted differently in the movie which are shown through the characters actions and thoughts.

The second comparison is the Roman and Greek Underworlds. In the Aeneid and the Virgil portrays an underworld which is very similar to the underworld which Homer wrote; “Aeneas and Odysseus both travel to the underworld in their own stories and their journeys have many similarities as well as differences” (Course Hero). Homer describes the Greek underworld when Odysseus is about to leave the underworld, “But before that could happen, the tribes of the dead came up and gathered round me in their tens of thousands, making their eerie clamour. Sheer panic turned me pale. I feared that dread Persephone might send up from Hade’s Halls the gorgon head of some ghastly monster” (The Odyssey). Virgil describes the Roman underworld when Aeneas is being

the gods; while he was fleeing from the Cyclops he yelled "If I could take

Randi Ingram World Literature 1:00pm-1:50pm Each of these three texts; Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer The Odyssey, and Oedipus the King each show a similar relationship with their Gods and or Goddesses. To begin with, there isn’t just one single all-powerful being amongst the texts. Also each poem held beliefs that deities controlled everyday life and they were both either direct/intimate contact or indirect. The overall theme is that the lives of the people revolve around the gods.

Homer’s Iliad does not fail to portray the role of the gods in the Trojan war and it also includes several magical elements within the poem. However, in the 2004 movie Troy, these significant elements are rather neglected. In addition, some of the history of the characters are changed in the film, resulting in a change of plot. Nevertheless, the portrayal of the characters, gods and magical elements in the epic and the film differentiate from each other in a multitude of ways. The differences between the two are definitely worth pointing out and discussing.

Homer wrote the Odyssey the book we are going to read as well as another tale called the Illiad. His mother was Nymph Kretheis and father was Meonas. Some people believed that Homer is one man but others say otherwise that he was a group of people. His choice style of writing are minstrel poetry or balladeer which is when the poet recites the poem like he is singing ever word unlike of other poets like Virgil or

Homer once said, “Two urns on Jove 's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and one of good; from thence the cup of mortal man he fills, blessings to these, to those distributes ills; to most he mingles both. What the great philosopher is establishing is that the source of good and evil are the same while being different. Reminiscent of how The Iliad and the Aeneid are both epic poems that share similarities such as the setting, the reoccurring motif of gods, as well as aspects like the two heroes and the goals to be reached by the plot.

In conclusion, both books show how men and women are treated differently within the two societies. In the Iliad the women are considered “war prizes” or “prizes” in general. As for in the Hunger Games, women and men are treated equally therefore both can fight for their people and both can stay at home for the children. The Iliad is a great example of how women were considered objects in the past while, in comparison, the Hunger Games shows a great precedent of how women are worthy for society knowing that they are allowed to express themselves in more ways than; cooking, cleaning and sex..

Virgil was Rome’s unwilling epic poet, he gave the Roman people a cohesive narrative that tied them to the past and propelled them towards the future. This narrative, The Aeneid, had its basis in local lore as well as ties to the older Greek epics of Homer. The Aeneid almost functions as an extension of The Iliad and Odyssey, with its protagonist, Aeneas, being a minor figure in the earlier poems, and the work itself academically divided into “Odyssean” and “Iliadic” parts. In this relationship Virgil owes a creative debt to Homer, and there is a resemblance that can be seen with striking clarity when the experiences of Homers’ Odysseus and Virgil’s Aeneas are examined side by side. Odysseus and Aeneas are both honour bound to reach the destinations of their respective journeys, Odysseus to rule Ithaca and Aeneas to found Rome, and while ones journey often mirrors the others, there are significant differences between the two. The major differences that can be observed lie in their characters and forms of heroism and these variations shape the course of their narratives, yet the similarities of their internal journeys and ultimate fates remain intact.

“Until now we used to say that the Greeks fight like Heros. Now we say: The Heroes fight like Greeks” (Winston Churchill). Western Civilization have been focused and built on the Greeks, especially their hero’s. The two main heroes of the Greeks were Achilles and Odysseus, from the two great Epic poems. Although, the heroes Odysseus and Achilles from Homer’s epics the Iliad and Odyssey display several differences and similarities.