Scylla

adventures between various islands after escaping the Trojan War. The alarming and unsuspecting events taking place during Odysseus’ travel back home include escaping fleeing the land of the lotus eaters, surviving the cyclops’ cave, navigating between the Scylla and Charybdis, and ultimately overthrowing the suitors in Ithica. Odysseus’ obstacles prove more strenuous than Penelope’s by way of physical and mental challenges, versus how Penelope becomes

When faced with the impossible decision to sail through Scylla, a monster, or Charybdis, a whirlpool, he decides to sail towards Scylla and as for his men, “he told them nothing, as they could do nothing” (Homer 979). If Odysseus had decided to go to Charybdis, there was a chance that the ship would sink and everyone would die. He made the smart choice to sail to Scylla where he knew only a few of his men would be at risk of death while keeping this decision a

In ancient Greece, women were rarely seen as equals to men and were consistently seen as inferiors compared to men. This led to women being unable to participate in numerous of everyday activities that women are typically able to do in contemporary society, such as voting and having a voice in their decisions. However, in a few writings of Greek men, women are shown in a different perspectives that were not normally portrayed in ancient Greece. Few writings, such as The Odyssey by Homer, help illustrate

Book Talk Essay “...all my life had been murky and deep, but I was not a part of that dark water. I was a creature within it” (Miller 19). Circe by Madeline Miller is the retelling of the tragic life of Circe, the Greek goddess of magic. She is different from the other gods because of her appearance and human-like voice, making her a target for ridicule. But after her true powers are revealed, there is a sudden stigma around her. Circe’s magical abilities cause Zeus to banish her to a small island

Together they fought many furocious monsters. Odysseus was keen in his tactics, In his battle with the six headed monster Scylla. He know his warriors were strong, yet frightened. So, he never told his warriors they were about to fight Scylla. “Then Scylla made her strike whisk six of my best men”(12 (186-190)). With six men dead they still managed to escape Scylla and sail on. The battle against the cyclops, Odysseus shows his

In The Odyssey by Homer, there are three archetypes from  Greek culture that modern readers can still relate to today: Scylla and Charybdis, Odysseus revealed himself to his son, and the sirens. Homer wrote archetypes that still apply to modern teenagers today. Homer wrote great literature with several interesting archetypes, that even today's culture can understand and relate to almost three thousand  years later. Homer (approx 850-750 B.C) is credited with writing The Iliad and the Odyssey. For

leads. This hasn’t been more prevalent than in book twelve of the Odyssey. Odysseus is faced with two hard choices, he could sail his ship close to Charybdis and risk the destruction of his ship and the death of all his crew, or sail his ship towards Scylla guaranteeing his ship will survive, but six of his men will not. Odysseus chooses the latter. The lesson learned here is that it is better to sacrifice the few to save the many. Of the many virtues that Odysseus has, there

The Odyssey is the most famous epic in all of Greek mythology. The purpose of The Odyssey was to teach the reader about life lessons. Since it is so long, a reader can gain multiple pieces of wisdom from this single story. One of the best known sections of The Odyssey is The Sirens, in which Odysseus and his crew are tempted by the song the beautiful sirens sing. Thanks to Circe, Odysseus knows that he must resist the urge to jump into the water with the sirens because it will lead to death. To

otherwise when he faced Scylla and was tempted by the Cattle of the Sun God. Odysseus was not a strong leader and ultimately contributed to the destruction of his own men because Odysseus chose to sacrifice his own crew rather than himself and Odysseus didn’t take responsibility for his actions that were detrimental to his crew. The story of Scylla and Charybdis, is it clear that Odysseus cares for his own safety more than his own men. Odysseus chose to loose six men to Scylla and not tell his men

"I am Laertes' son Odysseus, men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war: this fame has gone abroad to the sky's rim." (1047) Odysseus is an epic hero in The Odyssey and exhibits three character traits that assuredly stand out to readers. Those traits are intelligence, compassion, and determination. When trapped in a cave and held captive Odysseus makes a hasty, but intelligent decision to spare his captor's life. His captor just happened to be a Cyclops. Odysseus was astute in his decision