Obstacles In The Odyssey

A hero isn’t shaped by his strengths but by the values he possesses. Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, reveals the moral and ethical constitution of the ancient Greeks. Over time, certain cultures have grown to value a number of human characteristics. Those who acquire such values become respected heroes. After the fall of Troy, the protagonist of the epic, Odysseus, set sail for his home, Ithaca, where his faithful wife and son were waiting for him. Over the course of his journey, Odysseus faced some of the most ferocious opponents known to the Greeks. Even through this formidable journey, Odysseus and his family have stayed true to the diverse aspects of the ancient Greeks. The Odyssey exemplifies the human ideals of hospitality, loyalty and

When people think of a hero, they think of a tall, handsome, loyal, brave, and a type of man that could do no wrong. The “hero” that is portrayed in the Odyssey is a man named Odysseus. This “hero” may be tall and handsome, but he is often arrogant, disrespectful, conceited, and rude. Odysseus consists of positive and negative characteristics that is shown in the text by Homer. These characteristics impact the characters day to day, or in the book’s case, the quests. In the Odyssey, Homer values the characteristics hospitality and cunning, but he objects bad leadership.

In the stories The Odyssey, Divergent, and Moana, each character must face an obstacle that concerns them of making a decision which affects their own family, in order to reach their goal. In The Odyssey, Odysseus left his wife, Penelope for twenty years. Through those twenty years, Odysseus was playing pattycake with some of the goddesses that he was encountered with. While Penelope was at home, waiting for him and staying loyal to their marriage. She was even surrounded by a bunch of suitors who wanted to marry her since they all thought Odysseus was never coming back.

In Homer’s “The Odyssey” Odysseus encounters many obstacles on his journey home. His experiences are very similar to life because you will face hard times and temptation. Even though you must face these things you still have to stay on the right path. It’s easy to give in but true heroes, like Odysseus, keep going strong until they’re satisfied with where they’re at. Throughout life we will all face things we wish we didn’t have to

Typically, epic heroes are larger than life figures that demonstrate courage, loyalty, and honor on a dangerous quest; however, those with great power and fame tend to succumb to temptations like arrogance and selfishness, resulting in their downfall. In The Odyssey by Homer, the main hero, Odysseus, is described as an epic hero after he conquerors the city of Troy during the Trojan War. Odysseus defies the set standards of epic heroes as he is brave and cunning, but is also prone to selfishness and arrogance, making him appear to be more human than the prior descriptions of him and other heroic figures. In Homer’s epic, Odysseus frequently displays his egotism and poor leadership qualities; nevertheless, he also demonstrates

The main topic of my PowerPoint presentation is Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. The epic poem follows Odysseus, Greek hero and king of Ithaca, and his journey after the Trojan War. The presentation focuses on the obstacles on Odysseus's long journey back to his native Ithaca and how Odysseus overcomes these obstacles. Furthermore, Odysseus' cleverness proves to be his most memorable characteristic over the course of the poem.

The Odyssey is an epic poem that showcases the heroic actions contrasted with the grave disasters of Odysseus, a tragic hero on his way home from the war in Troy. The author, Homer, shows through Odysseus’ actions that even a hero such as he, has flaws. Flaws that if not acknowledged and learnt from, can spell grave disaster in the journey yet to come. Many Greeks recognize Odysseus as the most renowned hero of the Trojan war, thanks to his own accounts of his years away from Ithaca. Following the Greek beliefs, many believe that Odysseus couldn’t have kept himself away for so long, for only the gods can do something like this, and Odysseus can’t be the cause of the crew’s deaths, only the gods could be so cruel. While

Homer’s Odyssey is one of the great epic poems of Western literature and explores a variety of profound themes. Critical among these themes is man’s relationship with the gods and how this relationship frames his path through life in pursuit of ancient Greek heroic ideals. This report introduces and explains these ideals and then explores how Odysseus’s adventures throughout the Odyssey fit with them. It will be demonstrated that although Odysseus, like all heroes, strives for a good measure of self-determination and independence from the gods, and the varied episodes in which he finds himself have close parallels with the gods’ own experiences as documented throughout the broader canon of classic Greek mythology.

The journey of life will vary from person to person. This is because as people grow they will go through diverse experiences. These experiences affect a person’s

Throughout the Life of Homer, there are many challenges that Herodotus suggest that Homer faces. The first challenge that Homer encountered was going blind while on his journey in pursuit of seeing the world. After losing his sight permanently, Homer challenges started to expand even more. Homer loss of eye-sight eventually resulted in him losing his school and becoming poor. A once well-respected and educated man has now been reduced to a beggar in the streets. In an attempt to make money, Homer started travelling from place to place and reciting verses of his poems to people. Already in many difficulties, the worst thing that happened to Homer was having his poem stolen and recited by someone who claimed all his glory. Even though Homer

Everyone uses phones. Whether it’s for texting, calling, searching the web or looking at social media, phones, computers, radios, and televisions are essential to modern life. Of course, it wasn’t always like that. This technology hasn’t existed until very recently in time. Since the start of humanity, our goals have been to evolve our ways of living. How far has this strive for intelligence reached? In the ancient story of Homer’s The Odyssey, the hero Odysseus travels from Troy to Ithica through an adventure of obstacles and strife. Since the setting takes place thousands of years ago, much of the technology is outdated and obsolete. The Odyssey’s technology is more underdeveloped than the accomplishments of modern times, showing humanity’s progress with transportation, communication, and weaponry.

A long time ago there was a man named Odysseus who was king of Ithaca . He lived a fun simple life. He loved to tend his fields with his friends, who worked beside him . He loved his mom and dad and most of all his wife Penelope and son Telemachus who was only a few months old . They lived a magnificent life together.

Homer's epic tale The Odyssey is a story of the triumphs and downfalls that are in store for one warrior's long pillage home.  Odysseus, the hero from the Trojan wars, has led his people of Ithaca and other Achaean soldiers to victory and now wishes to return home to his wife and family of Ithaca.  Through his twenty year journey Odysseus is often tested not only of his physical strength, but his wits as well.  The many accomplishments he achieved earned him great status and recognition throughout ancient Greece.  The mistakes he made caused the deaths of many men.  Consequently, we as readers are able to see the many personas that Odysseus carries with him.

response 1: The Odyssey, being an epic poem is likely to include several typical examples of personalities we are used to seeing. As epic poems often do, the Odyssey describes the Greek view of many of these core archetypes. Odysseus being demonstrated as the hero shows us the Greek value of heroism through his wonderful feats, and his downfalls, his sheer prowess, but also his flaws. In the Greek society, as in any, it is clearly evident that the hero would be strong, or possess impressive physical ability. Odysseus is on exception, as he performed many feats of physical strength. To cite one specifically, as said by our teacher, Ms. Douglass, Odysseus tieing his men to the underbelly of

Over the course of LIB 314, Life Journeys, I have become familiarized with a variety of different ideas and concepts that have opened my eyes to the complexity of making life changing decisions over the entire span of one’s life journey. Ford (1987) notes that “we often think of our lives as a journey or a quest for something that is of ultimate importance to us” (pp.10), and defines ‘journey’ as “some persisting entity that is moving forward through time and space” (pp. 17). What is this important “thing” that we are trying to achieve? Well, it’s different for everyone. And on our lifelong quest, there are many sub-goals and important decisions that we need to make along the way. In order to creatively and effectively work through life’s myriad of complex problems, one must be familiar with their identity and self, be able to clearly define and outline the steps to the goal, have a strong support group in place, and be able to persist through failure while maintaining a positive mindset.