Odysseus Relationships In Homer's Odyssey

Athena, the goddess of wisdom, plays an important role throughout Homer’s The Odyssey. Her dominate role in the epic is to offer challenge and protection to both Odysseus and Telemachus. The goddess becomes their sole protector, and she is hardly ever far away from either one of the characters. Throughout the epic, Athena provides Telemachus with confidence and knowledge he needs on his journey. She also helps Odysseus by giving him advice and guidance on his travels home. Athena helps Odysseus and Telemachus in their growth as

After getting permission, Athena went to Ithaca to talk to Telemacus, the son of Odysseus. She dressed as an old friend of his father, she tried to persuade him to force the suitors after his mother to leave and then go out on a journey to look for his father.

How would you feel if you had to leave someone you love and you had to go on a long trip with many dangers and quests? Odysseus has to go through all that in the Odyssey by homer. In this book is a series of pomes of challenges a man name Odysseus must face to try to get home. Odysseus has to face challenges going to a Cyclopes home, a women name Circe, and a giant beast name Scylla. But when a person is trying to achieve something the outcome might not always satisfy the person.

If i was in the same situation as Odysseus then I would stay with Calypso on her island because she's giving him any and everything that he ever wanted for him self in life, with her there then you won't have to work, and also while your there you'll getting a piece of mind from being alone with one other person rather than thousands.

Odysseus definitely has wanderlust, a deep desire to travel. However, I believe Odysseus was so desperate to travel because he was searching for something of substance. Examples could be happiness, glory, riches, or war. Many ancient Greek’s texts revolve around the story plot of a hero searching for immortality in history or obtaining honor. Odysseus always wanted to go home to Ithaca because he felt he already achieved that greatness or he was tired of searching the world for something that could be find at home (Penelope’s

The Odysseus is Homers epic of Odysseus’s 10-year struggle to return home after the Trojan War. Book 1- Athena Inspires the Prince, opens up with an invocation to the Muse of epic poetry in which they ask for her guidance in telling the story of a man who’d gone through many life altering experiences and faced many hardships. We are told that Odysseus is the only Greek survivor of the Trojan War who’s yet succumb to an early grave. Odysseus, we later find, is being held prisoner on the island of Ogygia by the “bewitching nymph” Calypso who wishes to make him her husband. Odysseus has brought about the wrath of Poseidon, god of the sea, by binding his son Polyphemus the Cyclops. Elsewhere, Odysseus’ wife, Penelope, is being swarmed with suitors

The gods were on Odysseus’ side, Although his enemies often skulk and hide. The goddess, Athena, wanted to assist in helping him home.

Odysseus, a strong and intelligent man on a journey to find home, lands and finds a cave on a mysterious island. He and his men enter the massive cave not knowing of the trap they have now fallen into. Later a Cyclops enters the huge cave. Standing behind him was a huge flock of sheep. As the Cyclops fully enters he shuts the cave closed. The giant one eyed monster picks up a couple of men in the cave and devours them. Odysseus learns to not anger the monster, because the Cyclops is the only hope to open the pathway home for heroic Odysseus. Thankfully for Odysseus the Cyclops slumbers through the night.

Odysseus and I have both demonstrated that we can be cunning. There are many times throughout the story Odysseus displays craftiness. One time is when he and his crew were trapped in the cyclops lair. It was a life or death situation, but the hero “drew on all [his] wits, and ran through tactics, reasoning as a man will for dear life until a trick came- and it pleased [him] well” (907). Odysseus clearly thinks of an effective strategy that will get him and his crew out of the lair. He ties himself and his crew underneath the Cyclops’ sheep. In the morning when the Cyclops lets his sheep out, Odysseus and his team escape. Even under pressure, his cunningness doesn’t fail him. Another time Odysseus showed smarts was when he arrived home to Ithaca

Odysseus, the son of Laertes and Anticlea, will always be remembered for his heroic adventures in Homer's series of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was the king of an island called Ithaca and is was married to a woman named Penelope. In this essay, I will be telling the life story of Odysseus and about his adventures while traveling back to Ithaca.

Lickerman argues that heroes must make personal sacrifices in order to be considered heroic, but Berkow contends that people who risk their lives, overcome handicaps, and support their families should be considered heroic; therefore, Odysseus is a relevant hero for modern day readers because he too had to had to risk his life many times while he was on his journey and also overcame many handicaps throughout the odyssey including a Cyclops, the Sirens, and many more strange

Merriam Webster defines a hero as “a person who is admired for great or brace acts.” The Greek’s considered a hero to be someone who is strong, intelligent, and wants to reach his or her highest potential. Odysseus is weak, cowardly, stupid, and overall a real pain in the butt throughout The Odyssey. He doesn’t think decisions out or of their consequences. He was not a hero then, nor is he one now.

The Odyssey by Homer discusses all the challenges Odysseus went through to get home in the 20 years he was gone, which portrayed how to be a good leader and work hard. From the day Telemachus, Odysseus’ son was born, he left to go fight in Troy. He fought in the Trojan War for 10 years, and then took the dangerous, unpredictable route home for 10 more. Meanwhile, his wife, Penelope had to deal with the fact that Odysseus might not be alive while pottying training and teaching all the fundamentals, that we often take advantage of, to her son, Telemachus. Despite Penelope's hard work at home with her son and kingdom, Odysseus suffered more because he always had to be supportive, stay strong, and be selfless through the unstable, scary times.

Usually,epic heroes share common character traits such as bravery,courage,and strength.In Homer’s Odyssey, it is my belief that Odysseus is heroic mostly because of his strength and ability to fight. For example,When he returned to Ithaca he completed the task the suitors were given and took back his place as king of Ithaca. Odysseus and Telemachus fought all the suitors and killed each and everyone even when they fought back. Even though some people may argue that Odysseus is not heroic,I continue to believe that he was a hero because of the many times he fought for what's right and for the bravery and strength he had.

1. What do we learn about Odysseus through these books? What does he learn about himself?