Scylla and Charybdis

“Archetypes in The Odyssey”     Most people think of a hero as a strong, superior, good-looking person that could never make a mistake. However, in a story called The Odyssey, a connection to real life reveals imperfections to be common in heroes. Each person has their low points and highlights, regardless of their “rank”. The author and epic poet, Homer, exemplifies our main character, Odysseus, to take on this idea of a hero and a father figure throughout his writing. Monsters were also used to

focus on the journey home of Odysseus. Odysseus tries to sail back home to Ithaca from Troy but he gets pushed off course by the gods(Poseidon). He is faced against many monster including the Lotus-Eaters, Cyclops(Polyphemus), Circe, Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis. Odysseus got a lot of help from the different god, some gods on the other hand tried to ruin Odysseus’ life. In the book, The Odyssey, the goddess Poseidon punished Odysseus by pushing him off course. The reason why Poseidon played a role

leader’s duty to let the crew decide what to do in tough situations and consider their opinions on entering risky scenarios. Odysseus should not be considered a good leader because he is giving his crew false hope. As the crew sails nears Scylla and Charybdis, Odysseus remembers Circe’s advice, “Circe has advised Odysseus to sail toward Scylla’s crag, for

Make up an idea of what a hero should be like, Are you done? Good. Now put that hero that you just made up and send him on a unforgetable journey. Make your hero go through unexpected battles and have him lose at least one important thing in his life. Next make up a story with a happy ending or a bad ending whichever one you desire. I asked these questions because you just made a hero's journey. Heros go through different challenges and that's what makes them who they are. It test them like Odysseus

After facing mighty Polyphemus there it came Scylla and Charybdis. Odysseus has to chose one of this, If Odysseus chose Charybdis everyone on the ship and he dies, but if he chose Scylla then only 6 best man dies. In Scylla Odysseus lose his best 6 men, he can’t so shock and he says “ Then Scylla made her strike, whisking six of my best men from the ship” (809-810).In that challenges Odysseus and his men almost die in Scylla, but saved by Charybdis. The last and worst was Cattle of Sun. Odysseus

you go.” A Hero is someone who does nice things or saves a person from something. Homer wrote a book called The Odyssey, which was based on Odysseus, who is considered a hero and is tested by the Greek gods. In the story Scylla & Charybdis, Odyssey knew if he went against Scylla he would lose some men. However, he took the chance and went through it just to get back home. In Ancient Greeks he is a hero, but he's not considered a modern day hero. More or less people believe that Odysseus is a Modern

Odysseus go to the underworld to consult teiresias, the blind prophet in the underworld. Meanwhile, suitors appear and start plaguing Odysseus’s wife penelope for marriage. After that, Odysseus faces the two monsters, charybdis, and scylla. In the movie, scylla eats Odysseus men, and charybdis eats his ship. After this series of unfortunate events, he gets stuck in a storm, and

boulder blocking the entrance. Another good example of his wisdom was when he had to come to the decision where he would either have to pick Scylla, a sea monster, or Charybdis, a whirlpool monster. He ended up picking Scylla because he knew he only would lose a few men. If he had picked Charybdis, all of his men and his ship would've been swallowed by Charybdis. He thoughtfully came up with this decision knowing that things could have been much worse. Odysseus was known for his many of his mental

In the movie she has 3 heads and no feet. In the movie she is very quiet and isnt as thrilling as she was described in the book. There was also no part where he had to choose between Scylla and Charybdis . Charybdis came right after her with a waterfall that lead right into her. Charybdis was also different she was more of a scary monster in the movie then described in the book. She looked like a big round hole. When they made these changes in the movie, it made us look at the men differently

Perseverance is a character trait that several Greek heroes have. The Odyssey, by Homer, is an epic about an Ancient Greek hero named Odysseus, who is trying to get back home to his family in Ithaca after the Trojan war. During his journey home, the greek goddess Athena helps him face his many trials that often have to do with the Gods in some way. When he finally returns, there are many suitors in his house that he kills, and then everything finally returns back to normal. Perseverance is what made