ASSIGMENT 1: Questions about the read texts (BOOK IX – XII) BOOK 9 1. Write a short summary of this book in your own words. Odysseus introduces himself to Alcinous and starts talking about his wanderings and adventures at sea. Odysseus starts with talking about the journey he starts after he and his men leave Troy and arrive at Ismarus, city of the Cicones. The Cicones are known for their brutal murders and plundering. From Ismarus, they sailed for ten days until they landed on the island of the Lotus Eaters. Those who ate the honey-sweet lotus fruit want nothing more than to stay on the island. From there they sailed to the island of the Cyclopes, giant monsters with only one eye. They run across a Cyclops’ cave and go inside. Polyphemus, …show more content…
As a gift Aeolus gives a bag of wind that can sail them back home. On the way back Odysseus’ men open the bag thinking there is gold and silver inside and all the winds rush out. This flings Odysseus’ boat all over the ocean. Soon they find themselves back to Aeolus’ island but Aeolus is angry seeing that the gods are against him and sends Odysseus off without any help. They reach the island where Antiphates the cannibal and his people live. They are pelted by giant boulders and all the ships are destroyed and sink, Odysseus and his crew are the only ones to survive. Aeaea is the next island they visit. A group of men led by Eurylochus wanders off and find a house in the centre of the island. There they find a beautiful women, named Circe who offers them food and shelter. The food was mixed with wicked drugs which turned the men into pigs. The god Hermes tells Odysseus how he can save his men, and gives him a herb called moly to withstand the potion and tells him to threaten her with a sword. Odysseus does what Hermes says and scared Circe obeys. Odysseus and Circe become lovers and live on the long island for a long time. After a year Odysseus and his men continue their quest and Circe tells him he first must visit the House of Hades and consult the ghost of Teiresias. 2. When does the transformation of Circe take place from witch to lover? The transformation of Circe from witch to lover …show more content…
The second part is the comparison: as a man bores the timbers of a ship with a drill that others twirl lower down with a strap held at both ends and lastly. Like this X did Y: so keep the drill continuously moving. This construction is called tertium comparationis and compares the movement Odysseus makes to a shipwright’s drill. Homer emphasizes this comparison by a repetition of words for example, the words twisted and round appear more than once in the
As eager as Odysseus is to get back home to his wife and son in Ithaca, the shipmates on board with him are struggling with hunger and the loss of energy. Looking at Odysseus’ intense determination to return to his town, it seems as if the only idea that is filled in his mind is to go back to Ithaca without looking at the tired condition of his shipmates. Odysseus’ yelled difficult orders and tasks that were expected to be fulfilled by his sailors, and for the most part they were able to complete it. Looking at the poor men rowing day and night over the monstrous waves, Odysseus never gave them a chance to take a break and enjoy a single meal, until one shipmate decided to speak up. Even so, Odysseus was narrow-minded and thought only about
Nausicaa's encounter with odysseus; analysis At the beginning of book six thanks to minerva we are presented with a dramatic scene between the desperate battered hero, odysseus and a young fragile girl, Nausicaa. A confrontation between two polar opposites could go in any direction. Odysseus displays cunning intelligence in order to save his fate. Minerva lures nausicaa encourages nausicaa to the resting place of odysseus with not only thoughts of pleasing her father and mother but the idea of marriage. "Nausicaa, what can your mother have been about, to have such a lazy daughter?
I looked out the window, expecting to see the runaway crew member but instead I saw a different man who I immediately recognized as Odysseus. My spirits rose because I knew he was smarter than the others. Once again I lured him into my palace and offered him food and wine, which he refused. He only wanted to get his men returned to their original forms and to continue his journey to Ithaca with them by his side. When I finally convinced him to drink my wine, he was not affected by it.
Odysseus has finally swam across the sea and has found a place to lay down, and Homer relates him to an ember that does not die out. Odysseus goes through many
The natives there gave Odysseus and his men an intoxicating fruit of the lotus. After Odysseus and his men eat the fruit, they forget all of their thoughts about home and decide to eat more of the fruit. The only way that Odysseus can get him and his men back home is by dragging his men back to the ship and lock them up, Odysseus decides to go along with it. When Odysseus went back to Ithaca, He made the wise choice to go and see his wife Penelope. Odysseus was so brave to go see his wife because he didn’t know if she was going to recognize him at all or want to be with him for the rest of her life.
Throughout the story, Odysseus demonstrates his courage that ultimately allows him to survive. One of these moments was during his journey back to Ithaca, where he faces a race of man eating giants called the Cyclops. Odysseus originally stops his ship there to relish a feast while on his journey back to Ithaca, but while doing so, out of curiosity explores the island. Soon, he finds a deserted house and decides to wait of the owner. The owner was unknowingly one the Cyclops, named Polyphemus.
In the epic story the Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is returning from the Trojan war, and on his way home he finds many obstacles ahead of him. Odysseus is the ruler of Ithaca and he is trying to return home to his land. Many creatures try and stop him from achieving his goal of returning home, but he and his crew have to push through and get home. Odysseus portrays bravery and courage leading his crew through these tough challenges. Odysseus heroically leads his crew and himself through dangerous obstacles, but also foolishly endangers them during the journey home.
Summary: Cyclops In the story, Odysseus is still speaking to the Phaeacians, but is now telling them of his encounter with Polyphemus, the cyclops. Strong winds blew Odysseus and his men to Polyphemus’ island, where they unloaded and entered a cave that Polyphemus happened to live in. When he entered the cave, he closed the entrance with a large boulder that only he could move, trapping himself, his sheep, and Odysseus inside. After he ate some of Odysseus’ men, Odysseus devised a plan to get the cyclops to move the boulder so that the men could escape.
The Odyssey by Homer is an exemplary story that teaches life lessons to those going on a journey for themselves. It illustrates how the challenges and obstacles one may face can help someone become a better leader. The Odyssey highlights one man, Odysseus, a man filled with excessive pride, experiencing the wrath of the god Poseidon. He expects to arrive at his home, Ithaca, safely to reunite with his wife, Penelope, but unfortunately faces many temptations and setbacks. Due to the challenges he faces, it prevents him from arriving home as early as he thought he would.
In this book, Odysseus has been disguised by Athena as a beggar who has traveled the world. He has been dropped back on Ithaca by the Phaeacians. On his journey back to Ithaca Odysseus has changed greatly. As the prophecy has said he has returned home in a stranger 's ship, without his crew, and as a broken man. After Athena disguises him, Odysseus goes to his loyal swine herder, Eumaeus.
She then turned them to pigs, when they are leaving, Circe tells him that there is an old blind prophet named Tiresias in the underworld, Odysseus must go there to talk to him. Odysseus gets to the underworld and sees Tiresias. Tiresias says what Odysseus and his crew will face, and that they will make it home. In the movie O' Brother in the beginning when Ulysses, Pete, and Delmar are running away from the prison they meet an old blind man that says to Ulysses that he will face a hard journey, and must travel far, but you will be okay.
We can depict this conclusion through the quote found in Chapter 9 ”Now, by the gods, as I drove my big hand spike deep in the embers, charring it again, and cheered my men along with battle talk to keep their courage up: no quitting now.” Odysseus and his men were very adamant about escaping and strategically injuring the cyclops, instead of crying aloud and yelling to the gods, courage rained down on them. The encouraging words that Homer uses instantly lifts the mood to triumphant environs. In retrospect, Homer uses diction and imagery to display distinct shifts in tone stimulating the reader's senses and evoking strong emotion in the reader. In this excerpt from “The Odyssey,” Homer’s brilliant diction shows the reader a valuable lesson, that things do not always go as you planned them to, making unintellegent assumptions will often hurt you in situations, but you can always turn a negative situation around by stabbing a cyclops in the eye
Odysseus encounters many monsters and immortals throughout his homecoming journey. He faces everything from Sea Nymphs to Sirens, from Lotus Eaters to Cyclopes, and from Enchantresses to even the Gods themselves. Because Odysseus stuck through and pursued on, he finally returned to his wife and child. When Odysseus arrives in his homeland, Athena directs him to Eumaeus’ hut where he meets his son. At first, his son refuses to believe his father has come back, but eventually convinces himself his father has truly returned.
This character is brought to light using several incidents and events that help to analyze and interpret the ancient Greek world and the values surrounding them. Each episode supports and allows for the development of Odysseus’ character and acknowledges the effects of these features. Through these specific incidents, the reader uncovers the quality of Odysseus and how his characteristics relate to those praised by Greeks and those that were criticized. Persistent components of Odysseus’ character include cleverness and pride, while major themes that are reiterated are Greek ideals and the struggle to reach home. Conclusively, definitive occasions in “The Odyssey” establish and expand upon the character of Odysseus and how it impacts himself and
The Odyssey is a fantastic story full of interesting characters, conflicts, and theme. The Odyssey was written by Homer who was a blind poet. It was written in the 8th century B.C during a time of Greek god worship. With intricate characters, exciting conflicts, and an impressive theme the Odyssey is an amazing book for anyone. Odysseus showed the heroism of a mighty hero buy his heroism was not without foibles.