1. Mythology explains spiders through the store of Athena and Arachne. In her younger years, Athena was never kind to women. She once challenged Arachne to a weaving contest to show that she is better than her and others. Athena was impressed of Arachne but was jealous. In turn, Athena turned her into a spider so they she would weave forever. Today, spiders are arachnids after Arachne the spider.
2. There once was a Nymph by the name of Daphne. She was the daughter of Titaness Gaea. Daphne was Apollo’s first love. He loved her as soon as he saw her. Daphne, however, tried to flee Apollo as she didn’t care about him. Apollo didn’t give up so e chased her and finally held her in his arms. Daphne prayed to Gaea, her mother, to make her disappear. The Titaness fulfilled this and made Daphne into a
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Eos, the Titaness and goddess of the dawn, was the daughter of Hyperion and Theia. She was the sister of Helios and Selene. Her duty is to announce day to the gods in Mount Olympus. When Helios or the sun appears, Eos becomes Hemera or day. She travels till she becomes Hespera or dusk. Eos was once with Ares and his wife, Aphrodite, punished Eos to always long for new, young lovers. Eos was often inspired by human love. Once person she loved was Tithonus, the son of the king of Troy. She stole him, took him to Zeus to grant him immortality, and left. Tithonus was growing quite old as she never gave him youth forever as she had. He grew white hair and soon could not move his limbs. Eos locked him into a room and eventually turned him into a grasshopper. Aurora and Tithonus had a son named Memnon. He was once assisting a relative in battle. He was winning when Achilles appeared. He fought Memnon for a long time and eventually Achilles won. Eos had viewed this happen and she asked her brothers of the Wings to take his body to the river Esepus. She arrived and soon wept over her son. As the goddess of the dawn. Eos’ tears can be seen in the morning as dew drops on
Heroes, as shown in literature, often undertake the most difficult tasks and place themselves in mortal danger in order to bring back, for themselves and their societies, both knowledge and treasure. Their stories follow “Hero Journey.” The Odyssey, as the epic story of the hero Odysseus, follows closely the complete cycle of a Hero Journey, both as a physical and as a psychological undertaking. The Hero Journey, used as a framework for both Odysseus’ physical and mental journeys, serves to bind the two together. Each of Odysseus’s physical difficulties can be viewed as a metaphor for a psychological hardship that he must overcome, and by overcoming these hardships, Odysseus matures—achieving a more complete understanding of himself and
Many years after the end of the Trojan War, Odysseus still hasn’t returned home to Ithaka. Many believe that he is dead, but the author lets us know that he is being held as a sex captive on the goddess Kalypso’s island. Kalypso has no plans of letting him go to return home either.
Tisk and Nopy were married. Tisk loved her husband so much, but he didn’t it loved her as intense as she. When Tisk got pregnant of a baby girl, she was so excited to tell Nopy her news. She told him, but Nopy didn’t like the idea of taking care of a baby. He left without saying a word. Tisk cried for days because Nopy broke her heart.
The books from The Odyssey are about Odysseus going to battle in Troy, then he travels to many other islands facing bad situations but then gaining help to overcome them. In the book Every Last Word the main character Samantha fights internally to keep her OCD a secret from all of her friends. In these two books there are similar themes such as both heroes face many obstacles, both heroes gain assistance from helpers, and both heroes earn their treasure in the end. These three concepts all fit on the Heroes Journey Cycle. To start off, both heroes face many obstacles, and this is a great way to compare these two books.
The Odyssey Rough Draft When reading an Epic, it's important to know that most stories are about a hero’s journey. A hero’s journey is a story of how a hero becomes the hero, the Odyssey is a great example of this. At first, Odysseus is a selfish and cold-hearted brute but as time goes on, Odysseus learns from his mistakes and becomes a better hero. So let's explore Odysseus’ adventure to be a hero.
The Merriam-Webster defines a hero as “a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability.” Does that mean every single hero has to have great strength and have the skill and style of Superman? To try to define the word hero is useless because it can be interpreted in too many ways. Presidential candidates, philanthropists, and even religious leaders are considered heroes by many. Odysseus is seen as the first real hero put on paper and seen taking “the hero’s journey” just like the heroes we look up to in everyday life, such as Abraham Lincoln. With such a tall, lean, magnificent structure, Abraham Lincoln at 6’ 5’’ looks like a true hero, and that’s not all of it. A man not only with the perfect
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
Odysseus left Calypso’s Island and began his journey back home. His odyssey might be described as one’s own life struggles. There are ups and downs to every situation, and through reading The Odyssey, readers can connect parallels between Odysseus’ experiences and lessons learned in their own life. Human weaknesses can still prevail through even the strongest men you may think of; examples of this are shown in this epic. Even though there is a large gap in space between Odysseus’ travels and the present, human nature and weakness still share the same obstacles.
In the Hebrew Bible and The Odyssey there are heroic figures that play an important role through out each of the books. These heroic figures from the Bible and The Odyssey have many similarities and differences that reflect the different cultures they are from. These heroes are called upon by greater beings, such as gods, to complete difficult journeys and or tasks that the god has made them destined to complete. Each of these legendary heroes demonstrates a particular culture’s needs. Through these journeys and or tasks they are forced to overcome challenging obstacles and make sacrifices.
The Odyssey by Homer and the Old Testaments: King James Version are two of the most read and most sophisticated pieces of literature that have transcended through generations. While they share similar qualities; both greatly differ as well, especially when it comes to the women characters. Classical historian and professor of classical studies at Wellesley College, Mary Lefkowitz, makes a significant contrast between these two famous writings. She believes that a major difference between the women of each story differ dramatically when it comes to their personality and actions. “[Although] the notion... that a man should be active and aggressive, a women passive and subjected to the control of the men in her family, are expressed in virtually every Greek myth, even the ones in which the women seek to gain control over their own live.…[so] that it is possible to show that the Greeks at least attributed to women a capacity for understanding that we do not alway find in the other great mythological tradition that has influenced Western thought, namely, the Old and New Testaments." (Women in Greek Myth, Mary Lefkowitz). I completely agree with Lefkowitz statement on these characters, it’s very clear that most of the women in the Old Testament are very flat while the Odyssey is full of well rounded characters especially when it comes to Jacob’s wife Rachel and Odysseus 's wife Penelope.
These seven women, Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, and Merope, were children of the Titan Atlas. They were incredibly beautiful nymphs who had joined Artemis' virginal entourage. Because of their great beauty, the hunter Orion often chased after them. Artemis pleaded with Zeus to protect her charges, and Zeus, a wooer of women himself (and, in fact, a wooer of Pleiades women himself), was hardly going to discourage Orion. Some legends say that this is when he turned them into stars, inciting Artemis' ire for taking away her companions, others say he first turned them into doves, and then into stars.
It is important to keep reading, “The Odyssey.” Even though it is 2800, years old, students still need to learn about it. It is important to continue studying “The Odyssey” because is it a moral story, the historical significance is important, and it is essential to study other culture’s mythology.
I didn’t go into The Iliad thinking I would like it very much, since I felt lukewarm about The Odyssey, but after finishing it, I can say it’s one of my favorite novels. The characters, plot, prose, and meanings of it are amazing.
Athene, goddess of wisdom and daughter of Zeus, begs her father to allow Odysseus to return home at last, for he has languished for seven years on the isle of the nymph Calypso, who holds him captive. Despite his brother Poseidon’s hatred of Odysseus because of the fate of Polyphemus, Zeus yields to his daughter. Obtaining permission and aid from her father, Athene comes down from Mount Olympus to visit Telemachus in disguise. She convinces him that he should sail abroad and seek information concerning his father.
The Odyssey, an epic poem written by Greek poet Homer, follows the story of Odysseus, a war hero and king of Ithaca, as he went on a journey to return home from Troy ten years after the Trojan War. On his journey, he was confronted by various monsters, including the one-eyed Cyclops, and faced the loss of his men and his ship. Not to mention, when he returned to his land, he also had to defeat the suitors who had overrun his home and were trying to court his wife, Penelope. Homer not only tells us the adventure of brave Odysseus, but through his story, he also tells us the four qualities that a commendable Greek must possess: hospitality, humility or absence of hubris, honor, and heroism. First, hospitality, also known as “xenia,” refers to showing generosity to guests or visitors. By treating every guest with generosity, people in ancient Greece believed they could avoid angering a god if one appeared at their door disguised as a stranger. Not doing so could result in punishment from the gods. Then, hubris refers to extreme, ignorant pride shown by an individual and is punishable by the gods. Homer emphasizes the importance of showing humility and not possessing a sense of superiority over others throughout The Odyssey. Next, honor refers to having a reputation for excellence, and it can be earned through killing others in battle, looting, or even dying. In ancient Greece, battling others was considered the duty of a soldier, and dying in battle was a glorious feat.