Negative Consequences Of Odysseus's Journey

Nobody is perfect, everyone makes mistakes, but if people do not learn from those mistakes, the consequences are grave. Homer’s The Odyssey tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus and his journey home after the Trojan War. Odysseus is hindered from getting home to Ithaca due to his interactions with Poseidon,

Taking Circe advice Odysseus was able to get pass Scylla and Charybdis, but the fatality was that he lost six of his men because Scylla ate them alive.

Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and the main character in homer’s The Odyssey, was gone for twenty years before finally returning to his family and his homeland. He struggled through many hardships and lost many loyal companions. The King of Ithaca would not have made it home without the assistance of the Greek gods. Despite all of the help and advice that Odysseus receives from the gods, he is a very brave man because his courage and daring in the cave of the Cyclops, his inability to give up and abandon his men on Circe’s island, and his flawless following of the gods instructions are acts of bravery that is uncommon in most men.

Joseph Campbell once said, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” True heroes are those who do something for others rather for themselves, Odysseus doesn’t exactly show this trait in The Odyssey. In The Odyssey, Odysseus along with his men try to go back home to Ithaca but due to Odysseus nature, only he actually returns alive. In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus proves he is not a hero because he is arrogant, secretive, and unfaithful; resulting for readers to believe that every action has an consequence.

Scylla was a monster with six heads and charybdis was also a monster that created a whirlpool with its mouth to trap ships and eat them. Odysseus would have to go in a straight line between the two monsters. Odysseus was being heroic here because he didn't tells his men so they wouldn't panic, and he faced to to monsters, and even though he lost six men he didn't get his whole ship wrecked and was able to get the rest of this men out of there

Some people would like to have Odysseus as a father, however I’m not one of those people and I don’t understand why would anyone want a father like Odysseus, he not a good father nor a respectable husband, because a good husband won't sleep with two other demi-goddesses (Circe and Calypso), and he wasn’t put in that situation by accident, although polyphemus wanted to eat them as a leader he should've thought of the consequences before he took action, he had to keep in mind that he was poseidon’s son so instead of trying to run away he decided to become violent, so he did that to himself by blinding Poseidon’s son Polyphemus the Cyclops, which made Poseidon angry which caused a delay to his return home.

“Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns ... start from where you will—sing for our time too” (I, 1, 12). From the very beginning, Homer shows his intention for themes of The Odyssey to be applicable in the modern age and essentially “sing for our time” (I, 12). Homer’s epic provides the ideal reflection upon the very definition of heroism because it details the strenuous journey of Odysseus, a crafty hero whose key priority is to return home to his family. As one of the most prominent themes, The Odyssey carries forth the idea of heroism through the portrayal of Odysseus, and establishes a connection with the real world through the expression of life lessons. Consequently, Odysseus is characterized to serve as a role model for the successful hero because, after all, the poem is essentially centered on his very name. However, The Odyssey simultaneously conveys that an entirely perfect hero may be impossible, but a means for improvement is always present. The attributes for success that are revealed in The Odyssey can be examined under interconnected ideas of passion, perseverance, and prowess. Thus, heroism is the most compelling theme of The Odyssey because it exemplifies the attributes for success while also demonstrating that heroes are not without mortal flaws.

The Odyssey is the epic that has been read time and time again, by varying ages, digging its way into our hearts, becoming an instant classic. Odysseus and the adventures of his homecoming create a much different tale than Homer’s other work, the Iliad, provided. The epic is not about bloodthirsty men trying to get their hands on kleos anymore; it is about the homecoming of a man who uses his wits, not his weapon. In the Odyssey, the characters balance – Homer provides contrasting characters to show the readers the traits that Odysseus holds and how it builds his character development and even those who are foils to him. Odysseus’ own son, Trojan War

Have you ever found yourself stuck in a series of tough circumstances which seem to be never ending? In this book, Odysseus is lost at sea for 20 years. He is faced with many difficult situations, in which he learns that he has to be very intelligent and brave. Many times he is given the help he needs to go back home to his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus, but it gets difficult along the way because of all the people Odysseus must confront in order to continue on. Finally, Odysseus gets home after a long journey and has to kill all the suitors who have taken over his power by eating is food and taking other items.

In Homer’s The Odyssey and in CNN’s article “Helping Baltimore's Grieving Kids Heal,” both Odysseus and Annette March-Grier exhibit determination when Odysseus prioritizes his return home over the distractions of Calypso’s island, Annette March-Grier establishes an organization to help grieving families and children, and both heroes put the needs of others before their own troubles. Notably, determined Odysseus perseveres in overcoming adversity by prioritizing his return to his family and people over the distractions of Calpyso’s island. For instance, Homer captures Odysseus struggling between giving into temptation and resisting it: “There on the headland, sitting, still, / weeping, his eyes never dry, his sweet life flowing away / with the tears he wept for his foiled journey home, / since the nymph no longer pleased” (Homer 5.167-70).

Have you ever thought you could not overcome an obstacle when there’s no hope ? In “The Odyssey” by Homer, is a epic hero tale that tells about a man’s 10 year journey trying to find a way home. Odysseus was motivated to set off on this journey to celebrate his victory after the Trojan War in Troy. Soon he goes through obstacles where he learns perseverance and

After the defeating the Cicones, Odysseus wants to take the plunder and depart quickly. His men, however, stay, leading to a defeat at the hands of reinforcements. A similar situation happens later, after Aeolus grants the Greeks fair winds to Ithaca. Odysseus falls asleep within sight of Ithaca, enabling his greedy, undisciplined crew to open the bag of ill winds that they think is treasure, and let loose a barrage of winds that blows them off course. Finally, on the island of the Sun god Helios, Odysseus' men disobey his orders and eat sacred cattle of the sun after he goes inland to pray and falls asleep. This action leads to the deaths of all his crew, so he is never with a group of people like that for the rest of the novel. This flaw too is overcome by Odysseus in the last group. He relies on a small group of people to let him into a situation where he can triumph over the suitors, and none of them disobey

Myriad obstacles occur during each person’s lifetime, but each person has differing obstacles that can occur based on a variety of factors including gender, ethnicity, age, place of residence, time period born, or personal limitations. Odysseus encountered different obstacles than myself because the epic poem, The Odyssey, took place it Antient Greece during the sixth century BC, and Odysseus, a hero of the Trojan War, travelled away from home for twenty years while he encountered many hardships; however, I am a student it high school, who currently lives in a small town in the United States in the year two thousand and sixteen. Odysseus and I both live in different years and different countries, but we both encounter obstacles in our lives. After almost twenty years of attempting to return to his homeland, Ithaca, Odysseus surmounts this obstacle and safely arrives home, but upon his arrival is informed of another obstacle, the suitors, who have

Hermes helps him out and gives him a plan to help save his men. So our hero is saved by the god Hermes from a horrible fate. Still Odysseus is not content to sail on and leave the goddess behind (Odyssey 10:269-532). Here Odysseus lost sight of his goal, thinking he was in full control of the situation. Only after a full year has past does he even ask Circe to help them on their way and only at the urging of his crew. He forgets that it was only by the gods help that he was able to triumph over Circe. There was no other way he could have survived her magic. In a sense he is beat by her because he forgets his voyage home and wastes a year in tarring there. By forgetting the voyage he denies himself, a hero, and forgets his family and subjects in Ithaca. Exactly the same threat that the lotus eaters posed to Odysseus and his men. The temptation that Circe offers is a life of pleasure. Anything you desire: food, sport, beautiful women, anything at all. For a time Odysseus is taken in my her offer but thanks to his men he is able to break free of it and remember his home and family.

Odysseus has escaped death and monsters time after time and his sometimes heroic but bold actions turned him into a hero for the Greeks. There were as many disadvantages as there were advantages for Odysseus and whomever followed him throughout his voyage. He consistently wanted more and usually picked fighting over being logical and safe, therefore resulting in many casualties due to his forward behavior. Many may think Odysseus’ crafty and impulsive nature, how he almost always had a need for things that would be beneficial to him in the end (if he lived that is), even though they were usually risky, and how/what he did to cause so many redundant casualties, and how that all would have led to his downfall if he didn’t have luck on his side.