Perseus The Odyssey

The most famous story from the hero Perseus would be the quarrel with the Gorgon Medusa. Perseus the son of Zeus and Danaë, was tricked into promising to obtain the head of the only mortal Gorgon Medusa. After acquiring various items including a shield - given to him by Athena - and curved sword he beheaded the Gorgon in her sleep using the reflection of his shield to view her without becoming petrified. Perseus then returned to Seriphus and turned his trickster Polydectes along with his supporters to stone. After, he left for the funeral games where he threw a discus and it hit an elderly man named Acrisius which killed him fulfilling Perseus' prophesy. Perseus then consequently left Argos and was then credited

Perseus’s story begins on an island ruled by a ruthless king named Polydectes. Dictys, the king’s brother, stumbles upon a young Perseus and the boy’s mother Danaë inside a great box along the shore. Dictys shelters the two and raises Perseus to be a peaceful, ordinary fisherman. Polydectes, however, wants the young boy deceased so Danaë would consider becoming queen. Perseus soon gains the call to adventure after Polydectes informs him of a killable gorgon. The king knows that no mere mortal can defeat even Medusa. Polydectes eventually coaxes Perseus into retrieving the head of Medusa as a present and thus the king’s plan falls into motion.

King Acrisius was king of Argos. He had an amazingly beautiful daughter, but he wished deeply for a son, so he prayed to the gods for them to give him a son. Apollo,the god of culture and prophecy, told him that he will never have a son in all his days and that the son of his daughter will slay him. Acrisius thinks of just killing his daughter,Danae, to prevent his prophecy, but fears of the punishment he will receive from the gods for this act, so he instead locks his daughter in an entirely bronze house and guards it closely. What he did not expect is for the king of the gods Zeus to come directly to his daughter and impregnate her. From this comes a son named Perseus. When Acrisius learns of his daughter's offspring, he puts both Perseus and Danae in a trunk and sets it off into the ocean. By luck or by the will of Zeus Perseus and Danae wash up onto a small island, where a kind hearted fisherman named Dictys takes in the two strangers. They live contently with Dictys until Dictys' brother, King Polydectes, fell in love with Danae. He decides to construe a plot to get rid of her son,Perseus, so that he can have her. The plan he comes is to convince Perseus to go and slay the woman-beast Medusa. He thinks this feat impossible by a mortal man, because any man who lays eyes upon her turns to stone. To aid him on his quest Hermes gives him a sword stronger than that of Medusa's scale. He also told him he would need equipment from the nymphs of the north, who's location was unknown by all except the Gray Women who are ray and live in gray.The three sisters share one eye between them all and

he epic hero that ventured forth from the regular world into a region of supernatural fascination where he comes across fantastic forces and fights mysterious enemies. This describes Odysseus, the epic hero that faced malicious creatures and life-threatening events, yet exhibited heroic and convenient traits to reach triumph successfully. In the epic of The Odyssey, Homer depicts that Odysseus is an epic hero by confronting his enemies and accomplishing his goal in returning home to his family using the traits of intelligence, and perseverance. In addition, his leadership trait is significantly dignifying him in the case of proving that Odysseus is an epic hero.

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel that provides insight into a young girl living in Iran during the hardship of war. Persepolis takes place during the childhood of Marjane Satrapi. It gives a background of the Islamic Revolution and the war in Iran. Satrapi attempts to guide herself in a corrupted world filled with propaganda. She tries to develop her own morality concerning religion, politics, and humanity. Satrapi was blessed enough to have high class status and parents who had an open mindset about the world around them. Thanks to her slightly alternative lifestyle, she is able to reconstruct gender norms that society has set by depicting the different ways women resist them. “Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? Anthropological Reflections on Cultural Relativism and Its Others” by Lila Abu-Lughod is an essay detailing the misconceptions surrounding the veil. Through this essay we can see how colonial feminism, the form of feminism in which western women push for a western way of living on their third world counterparts, has shined a negative light on cultures all around the world - particularly Islamic women. The essay shows how women who don’t conform to American societal structures are labeled as women who urgently require saving. Through this essay one can develop a thorough understanding of the veil itself and the many representations it holds to different entities. Although in Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Satrapi

What make the Odyssey a lasting song? Its themes of family, perseverance, and suffering are timeless. Odysseus is a brave and strong character. He perseveres through suffering because he wants to get back to his family. These themes are similar to the ones found in the song “Lose Yourself.” This is the theme song from the movie 8 Mile about a young rapper named Eminem. Eminem wants glory and honor but has to persevere through suffering to take care of his family. Eminem and Odysseus go through personal battles but in different ways.

Odysseus is definitely a strong character. Not just physically strong, but mentally strong too. He is intelligent, arrogant, and godlike. Throughout the Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus proves that he is able to take on any challenge that he runs into headfirst. In Ancient Greece, Greeks looked up to him and wanted to be him, Almost like how Christians want to live like how Jesus or Mary did. People thought of Odysseus as a perfect person. He was one of the greatest ancient Greece heroes. Looking back on him now, he doesn’t look as excelling as he did to the people in ancient Greece. Calling Odysseus a hero is still up to debate today, but one thing for sure is that he is definitely a strong person.

It can start a war or end one. Give you the strength of heroes or leave you powerless. It can be snared with a glance but no force can compel it to stay. Love. It was the downfall of Troy and the triumph of Odysseus. The dual nature of love in Greek myth as both destruction and salvation may have led to Plato’s unique conceptualization of love. In The Symposium he speaks of two Aphrodites: Common and Heavenly. The first has domain over physical attachments and is considered vulgar. The second, being divine is concerned with the soul, not the body. It is a heavenly love, a love of the mind, the spirit. It is also exclusively for same-sex partners. Although Plato’s conception of love may not have been the prevailing notion of the time, it is

In The Odyssey, the author, Homer, describes Odysseus’ epic, but difficult, journey home from Troy. As The Odyssey progresses, Homer characterizes Odysseus as the fearless, clever warrior, who is helped by Athena and Circe, who are intelligent, but always subservient to men, women, showing that men are more powerful than even the most smart and talented woman. One example of Homer’s depiction of Odysseus is when Athena tries to help motivate Odysseus in the fight against the suitors by reminding him of his battles in Troy; she says, “You are not the man you were Odysseus! Where is the courage and strength you showed in that endless conflict, those nine years of battles for beautiful Helen! Many a man you killed in open fight and by your device the great city of Priam was taken!”

What is a value? A value is a person’s principles or standards of behaviour; ones judgment of what is important in life. An epic hero is a larger-than life main character who embodies values of his society. In The Odyssey, Odysseus uses his Greek values, traits, and smarts to overcome his battles. These values/traits are vengeance, Family, and Strength.

Heroes have existed in society for centuries and have been presented in many forms. Whether they were personal idols, literary figures, or real people, heroes represent hope and victory against the evils of the world. People look for heroes in their everyday lives, or often, as characters in tales of extraordinary circumstances. Some of the most renowned literary heroes of all time come from Greek myths. Within these stories about heroic idols, it is common for many main plot points to overlap. Across different genres, locations, languages, and eras the progression of the hero’s journey remains relatively uniform. Generally, it contains three broad components: departure, initiation, and return. The tale of Perseus is a popular tale of an ostracized son of Zeus. Perseus and his mother Danae were nearly killed by Acrisius, Danae’s father, when he sent them out to sea in a chest. They were rescued by a kind fisherman, Dictys, and lived peacefully with him until his brother, Polydectes, decided he wanted Danae for a wife. He tricked Perseus into setting out on a venture to kill the deadly monster Medusa. These events essentially align with the progression of the hero’s journey. Therefore, throughout the myth of Perseus, the character’s quest follows the conventional pattern of the hero’s journey.

Perseus was the son of Danae and Zeus. Danae 's father was King Acrisius of Argos. And years before Perseus ' birth, he was foretold a prophecy which stated his death would come at the hands of Danae 's first born son.(4) So he locked her into a solid bronze tower, Zeus came to visit her in the form of a golden shower. After she realized, she was pregnant. She was able to hide the pregnancy from her father until the birth of Perseus.(4) Fearing the gods, Acrisius did not want to kill them because of the chance of him being cursed.(2) So he locked them into a chest, sent them into the sea.(3) "Either by luck or the will of Zeus,"(2) they landed ashore at the island of Seriphos.(4) Where a humble, old fisherman named Dictys found them.(4) Dictys took Danae and Perseus in as one of his own.(2) Many years later, the king of Seriphos, King Polydectes, or Dictys ' brother,(2) fell in love with Danae.(4) She was not in love with him although, and said no when Polydectes asked for her hand in marriage. Any advances towards her were stopped by Perseus.(4) To try to relieve himself from the embarrassment of Perseus, he told Perseus to go and

She lived in this house all alone with nothing to do. One day a shower of gold fell from the sky and filled the chamber. She became pregnant with a child that she knew belonged to the god Zeus. She tried to keep the child a secret, but in the end her father discovered her son Perseus.

She was being sacrificed to a sea monster because her mother offended the gods. Perseus chose to make a deal with Cassiopeia’s parents. If he were to defeat the monster, he could marry Cassiopeia. Perseus then rode Pegasus, a winged horse, and turned the monster into stone with Medusa’s head. The couple then lived happily for the rest of their lives.

A hero’s journey - books that have addicted readers of all ages from the beginning of time. Yet as time has progressed, both the writers’ and the readers’ concepts of a hero, and their journey has changed. In this case, ‘The Odyssey’ - an ancient Greek classic - will be compared with a modern-age classic - The Hobbit. These two hero’s journey novels, with Odysseus of Ithaca as the ancient Greek hero, and Bilbo Baggins as the contemporary hero, will present how time has affected the hero and their journey. Albeit Bilbo Baggins and Odysseus of Ithaca both possess all the steps of the Hero’s Journey, Bilbo Baggins reflects a lesser recognizable hero as he does not have certain basic characteristics of a hero, moreover, during his entire journey,