The Iliad Vs Odyssey

Within the Odyssey, most characters are able to be classified into the archetypes of the ‘Hero’s Journey’, a notable narrative pattern lain for protagonists of many epics/adventure stories. While some characters serve a singular, one dimensional purpose to the story, such as the suitors, thus fitting into a general stereotype, other characters, such as Odysseus, can be classified into multiple categories, as he has a more flexible narrative function. In this, Odysseus behaves in the Odyssey as both one of its heroic protagonists as well as the scapegoat for many of the issues faced by others throughout the epic. As Telemachus, previous to his venture to find his father, mentions the issues with his house, he indirectly blames Odysseus’ absence

The Odyssey by Homer consists of many things, like Odysseus being very clever, but because of his curiosity and pride he had told Cyclops his name. That caused Cyclops to beg his father Poseidon to never let Odysseus return home. One of his countless flaws of Odysseus. His character influences many of his men and family. He has caused himself to lose many of his comrades . For example, when they entered Cyclops´s cave . It has drove him to many different lands plenty of his men dying, also from them being curious. For instance Aeolus gave Odysseus a gift of wind. His crew thought he had something like treasures hidden in the sack . Their stupidity led them unleashing the winds creating a storm called for chaos.

Homer’s The Odyssey is very much an epic tale of a man’s heroic quest. The protagonist, Odysseus, is a cunning, brave, strong, and tenacious character who is given the title of a hero. This “hero”, however, does not always show characteristics of a hero, which leads many to believe that Odysseus, is not a true hero after all. In fact, Odysseus cheats on his wife multiple times, is willing to sacrifice his men in order to get home, and slaughters all his maids even though he did not have to. In The Odyssey, Homer attempts to create a complex portrait of a hero, but fails at his attempt when making Odysseus unforgiving, self absorbed, and a philanderer.

Odysseus Character Essay Odysseus is the main character in the novel the Odyssey, Odysseus is considered faithful to his wife and son because for 20 years most of all he cared about was returning home to his kingdom and family. He is honest and just genuinely nice to people and gets offended when he returns to his kingdom and finds his servants being treated like garbage by the suitors, no matter how poor they need to be respected because they could be a god. Odysseus is considered witty because he outwits the cyclops, he charred out the cyclops eye, then tells him that his name is nobody, so the other cyclopses don't come kill him and the remainder of his men. Odysseus is brave because when he

In homer's Odyssey the main character Odysseus is a person who only tries to help himself. Although he earns the trust of his men while in Troy, he loses it on his perilous journey home. Many times in the epic he manipulates others, commits foolish acts and is full of hubris. He tries to take shortcuts and as a result of this is men are killed and his boats destroyed. He plays with the lives of his men and he is punished for it. Odysseus is not a hero because, he is foolish, lacks faithfulness and is consumed by his Hubris and selfishness.

In the Odyssey, Odysseus is quite the legend known to people, whether you are high up in the sky with Zeus, or deep in the ocean with Poseidon, everyone knows Odysseus. In the epic poem, the Odyssey told by the one and only Homer, the brave, the godlike human, Odysseus is finding his way home after the big battle victory against the Trojans. This story is about his travels home and how he got caught up in other business. Let’s just say he stabbed Poseidon’s son, had his crew turned into pigs, faced a six-headed monster and whirlpool, and that is to say the least. He may as well be on America’s most wanted list with all the trouble he was causing. Even though Odysseus is a troublemaker, he has multiple great characteristics of a leader. Odysseus, when it comes to his crew and family, is confident, compassionate, wise, and always knows a way to get out of any problem.

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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

Oedipus and Odysseus are both considered heroes.   They are extremely similar in their actions as well as their personalities.  For example, Oedipus and Odysseus are both extremely suspicious of others for fear of their own lives.  Their suspicious nature is not unprovoked.  When Odysseus visits Hades, Agamemnon tells him, "Never be too trustful even of your wife, nor show her all that is in your mind" (Homer 172).    Agamemnon had lost his life by the hand of his own wife, Clytemnestra.  In the Greek story, Agamemnon, written by Aeschylus, after Clytemnestra murders Agamemnon she says, " …I feel no shame…for me, I have had long enough to prepare this wrestle victory, it has come at last" (Aeschylus 44).   Clytemnestra was happy that her premeditated murder of her husband succeeded.   Agamemnon does not want Odysseus to face the same consequences he faced.   Odysseus is following this advice even before Agamemnon gave it to him.  Odysseus never told a stranger who he really was.  He always made up a story of where he was from and who is.  Then he would bring up the name Odysseus to see what they really thought of him.  He did not want to put himself in danger if the person did not like him.  When he returns to Ithaca he also did this to his wife, Penelope.  Athena turned him into a beggar.  Penelope approached him in this form and asked about her distant husband.  When Odysseus said, "He is still alive," a tear fell down

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

Throughout the Odyssey, the struggles of Odysseus are revealed to the reader through the well written epic. His journey is very difficult and he is haunted with the loss of his entire crew and seemingly impossible task of getting home to his family. While journeying homewards, Odysseus makes the mistake of harming the Cyclops, who happens to be Poseidon's son. Poseidon is so angry at Odysseus for the harm he inflicted on the Cyclops, that through the influence of all powerful Zeus, he punishes Odysseus along with his other children, the Phaeacians, who can be seen to parallel as well as contrast with the Cyclops.

In Epic Poem “The Odyssey” Odysseus is the protagonist. Odysseus’ over-the-top ego caused him to lose his men and his son’s childhood, but taught him a valuable lesson about humility. The Odyssey, written by Homer, tells the story of Odysseus and how he faced misfortune in his attempts to return home after the Trojan War. Odysseus is not famous for his great strength or bravery, but for his ability to deceive and trick. To his friends, he was a brilliant strategist. To his enemies, he was a deceiver and a manipulator of the worst kind.

This short essay will identify five traditional epic characteristics that are evident in both the Iliad and the Odyssey.

The Iliad and Odyssey present different ideals of women, and the goddesses, who are presented as ideal women, differ between the two epics. The difference in roles is largely dependent on power, and relations to men, as well as sexual desirability and activity.

The Iliad and The Odyssey are tales written by Homer centered on the drama of the Trojan War. First poem deals with the time during the end of the war, while the latter, which occurs roughly ten years later, explains the disastrous journey of Odysseus fighting his way back home. The character of women in the Odyssey is to exhibit the many and diverse roles that women play in the lives of men. These functions vary from characters such as the goddess ' that help them to the nymphs who trick them. Women in the Iliad exhibit their significance in the lives of the ancient Greeks because they are so prominent in a world so dominated with military relations.