Underworld In The Odyssey

Therefore, the bear represents the aggressiveness of humans and animals and how they kill others, while the tree represents life and safety. This creation myth also supports and validates social customs and values. For example, the bear (boy) signifies the dominance and violence of men. One example of the violence of the bear is, “the bear came to kill them…it scored the bark

The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna is an interesting monster because of its original origin and of how the monster itself is. The origin of this monster is in Greece. The Hydra was created by the ancient Greeks and has been a creature in Greek mythology since then. Famous Greek poets Hesiod, Alcaeus, Simonides, and Euripides contributed to hydra that we all know.

Both are born into royal families. Since Mufasa was the father of Simba and the king of the lions, that made Simba the prince. Hamlet was the son of Old Hamlet, the tragically murdered king. In both stories the uncle characters were very similar. In Lion King, Scar kills his brother to get what he wants.

The witch Circe had captured Odysseus's men and turned them into squealing pigs. After Odysseus attempts to rescue them the Witch turns them back into men but under a trance. She vocies that her only requirement for their freedom is that Odysseus “must first visit the land of the dead and hear a prophecy from the ghost of Tiresias”(p. 387) Odysseus ventures to the underworld and while he is the only one living amongst the milky souls he see his mother. He had no knowledge of her death; this new awareness forced Odysseus to fight “through the pang on pang of tears” (p. 390) Odysseus had to control his grieving until he should “should know the presence of Tiresias” (p. 390) because his vigilance was for the sake of his friend’s lives.

Monsters are an outstanding quality of Pagan literature. Many stories written during the Pagan times have a hero versus villain structure. The polemic present in Beowulf

Odysseus used lots of good ideas to used manpower killed Cyclops. At the end of the story, Odysseus lead his crews successfully get out of the island. Subsequently in the video, the basic plots are similar but have some different details. Like the end of the video, Odysseus got kill by Cyclops’s father. Otherwise than both medias showed that Odysseus has strong intelligence, strategy, and leadership during the escape.

The emphasis of The Odyssey is to exemplify the woes of men, whether it be sex, marriage, murder, lust, stealing, or lying. Odysseus travels to the Underworld to be cleansed for his return home. A lot of the details of the Underworld in The Odyssey are left to the audience’s imagination. We are led to believe that it is much worse than the physical world by Achilles ’s quote in Book 11.

However, Odysseus is eventually able to learn humility throughout his journey. In the beginning, Odysseus starts as an egotistical and immature man, thinking he is the omniscient and omnipotent, though he is far from it; but as the story progresses, Odysseus learns that he is just on mortal man, nothing more and nothing less. After the wreckage of his ship, Odysseus finds himself stranded in the middle of the sea, at the mercy of the enraged god Poseidon. As Odysseus struggles on a small shard of wood to stay afloat, Poseidon smites the poor sailor with huge waves that thrash Odysseus throughout the open ocean. (The Odyssey).

The poem, Beowulf, further explains that Grendel was fated to die, stating “fate, that night,intended Grendel to gnaw the broken bones of his last human supper”(225-259).Providing a clear illustration of how Grendel’s life was guided by fate ,and not free will like others might believe. He was doomed to die as fated by the powers that be when he grew too powerful and ruthless as he did terrorising the Danes for twelve winters ( Beowulf 58-62) . Grendel was banished by God,a direct result of his birth as a descendant of cain. According to Beowulf,Grendel “made his home in a hell, not earth but hell ……...

Odyssey can talk to anybody he wants to and the underworld is setup as when your dead, your dead (no one is special). In Vigil’s version of the underworld in the Aeneid, Aeneas has a journey where he must first pass

“It 's impossible for men to direct the winds, all we can do is adjust the sail. Now fetch me more ale.” - Captain Lightfang Their hoarse cries reverberated through his frail frame, the stench of alcohol permeated his senses, and the dagger in his foot? Well it just penetrated his foot. This would mark the first of Jag’s memories, which were not of a faithful family or a fair father, but rather of pain and awe.

I believe that Touching Spirit Bear is Fascinating book to read and it describes what’s happening at the moment and it’s also Action packed in the chapter’s. The book is mostly about a boy named Cole that goes to an island and see’s a big white bear. Some important parts is that he destroys his cabin then he tries to kill the bear he saw. Although Cole attacked the bear, he didn’t get far with it.

Close Reading #1 Hrothgar tells his men that today should be a day of mourning because their friend, soul mate, and true mentor is dead. He was one of the few men that he trusted; he vows to kill Grendel’s mother in Aescheres’ name. He now acknowledges that this is the consequence of killing Grendel. The king tells Beowulf that he would give him everything that he can imagine (land and treasure), if he were to kill Grendel’s mother. He talks about Grendel’s ancestry in disgust; he states that his family is hidden within ghosts and demons and they dwell within the trenches of the lake.

Odysseus is not a hero because he stabs Polyphemus in the eye and blinds him. Odysseus is still a hero because he is a leader. Moreover, after Odysseus and his men fight the Cicones, he orders ¨Back and Quickly! Out to sea again!” (Homer 984).

Simba’s uncle, Scar, killed Mufasa, Simba’s dad. Scar manipulated Simba into believing he killed his father and had him run away from his kingdom, leaving Scar to be the king and marrying Simba’s mom. Mufasa had villainous ways from the beginning; his obsession to be king showed him to be the antagonist in the Lion King. Hamlet’s uncle was similar, King Claudius also killed Hamlet’s father, took his mother and tried to