Homer Essay

Ms. Downey English 9 11/13/12 Archetypes in The Odyssey In Homers epic poem “The Odyssey” there are many archetypes, many of which were the origin of the archetype. An archetype is a character type, place, or symbol, every culture shares. In “The Odyssey” Homer uses archetypes to evoke meaning to the story. Some examples of archetypes in “The Odyssey” are the temptress, and the father-son conflict. In the story “The Odyssey” there are a couple temptress’. Two examples are Calypso and the

Social Structure in Homer 's 'Odyssey ' Homer 's epic, 'The Odyssey ', is a lengthy poem that recounts the Trojan war hero, Odysseus ' arduous and protracted journey home to Ithaca. In it, Homer accentuates the somewhat feudal nature of his world, a societal structure that far more resembles his own than that which actually existed in Mycenaean Greece, less to supplement the story, but rather to serve as the primary focus. Despite the feudal qualities of the world that Homer relates, the poem

Naomi shaw Ms. Hatfield H Freshman Lit. And Comp. 8 November 16 B2 Best of both worlds: Achilles v.s Hector The"Iliad," by Homer is an epic poem about the Greek and Trojan war. The "Iliad" takes place in the ninth year of a ten year war. The Great War places Hector, leader of the of the Trojans, directly in conflict with, Achilles, leader of the Achaeans. Hector killing Achilles brother, Patroclus, is what begins the feud between Hector and Achilles. While Achilles and Hector

Circe, the goddess of magic, who turned all of Odysseus’ men into pigs. “She drugged it with wicked poisons to make them forget their homes, and when they had drunk she turned them into pigs by a stroke of her wand, and shut them up in her pigsties.” (Homer 120) The fact that he risked his life to save his men even after all the obstacles he encountered proves that Odysseus made difficult but respectable and considerate choices. There were many instances in which Odysseus made poor decisions throughout

millennium apart, the Iliad and the Aeneid both focus on the battle between the Trojans and the Greeks or Romans. Both stories have two great warriors; Homer writes of Achilles and Hector whereas Virgil writes of Turnus and Aeneas. In the ensuing books, both writers depict the gruesome reality of wars through massive destruction and death. Homer writes in a more mythologized manner, focusing on the celebratory aspect of war. Virgil, on the other hand, writes of the brutal reality of war and the accompanied

Nadia Mendoza Ms. Kittelson English 9 March 14, 2011 The Odyssey In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer, the journey of a Greek king is traced. Though sailing can sound extremely easy like driving, in this epic poem things are slightly different. Odysseus the protagonist of this epic poem and his sailing crew face frequent temptations that not only determine their loyalty and strength to resist these temptations, but also how long-lasting their sail back home can be. The enlightened message

The idea that wisdom overpowers brute force has be questioned for many centuries. In the epic, The Odyssey, by Homer, the protagonist Odysseus is on a long and strenuous quest to get home to his wife and son. Homer changes the characters point of view on brute force in order to develop his message through the impudence of the suitors, ignorance of the cyclops, and the dynamic qualities of Odysseus' character, to reveal his theme, cleverness and wisdom are more efficient than brute force when trying

“Of all the creatures that breathe and creep about on Mother Earth there is none so helpless as man” (Homer 242). As Homer wrote these words the understanding of the greeks was made much more clear. Odyssey was written between 750 and 700 BC, which indeed was during the Trojan war. This epic was written and orally passed down for the people, to enjoy and to teach them the different lessons and values. The epic being written and passed down for this reason shows how important the Greek’s values were

Trojan War Myth/Fact “Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy.”(Butler 1835-1902) The epic poem The Iliad and The Odyssey, is the story of the Greek struggle to rescue Queen Helen from the Trojan captors. Which led to an all-out war between the Achaean Greeks and the Trojans, the name of this war is called the Trojan War. The Trojan War was a legendary conflict between the early Greeks and the people of Troy in western Anatolia

How does Athena affect the journey of Odysseus? In Homers poem The Odyssey, Athena is Zeus’s daughter, sprang from his forehead, fully grown and fully clothed. She is known for her cleverness and battle strategy. Also, said to be the goddess of wisdom, battle of war, and certain crafts. She is a fierce goddess but only to defend her home from any enemies. The most important epic hero trait about Odysseus that relates to Athena is his cleverness. That is one of the reasons why he makes it home to