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The Odyssey: Art, Sports, And Beliefs

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Claudio Martinez
Ms. Lewis
Period 4
English I Honors
December 1, 2016
The Odyssey Imagine stepping into a different land, with a different culture, different art, a different language, and a lot more. Trying to acclimate to their beliefs, to their needs and way of life. No family, no trust, and no knowledge of anything around you. In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus went to different lands, and all of them were different, such as, Phaecia, where they welcomed him and showed him their culture, art, sports, and beliefs, which was the same climate Odysseus had at home, he felt confortable. Throughout The Odyssey, ancient Greek culture; art, religion, and sports affect the story plot. First, in The Odyssey, art plays an important role in the plot. For example; Penelope’s weaving means her bond that represents the marriage of her husband and her. As long as she keeps weaving, she won’t marry any of her suitors, she will still be married to Odysseus. This strategy is an example of art, which represents what she’s doing to let her suitors wait. Because of this, the art definetly affect the plot. …show more content…

For example; when Homer begs the god of art to let him narrate his story before the book starts; “Sing to me, o muse, of that man of many troubles, Odysseus, skilled in all words of contending, who wandered for after he helped…” When Odysseus talks to Poseidon is another example of religion. Odysseus sails from Calypso's island to Phaeacia, but Poseidon interrupts him from his way, making him beg for his mercy and letting him pass. When he arrives there, he washes up, they give him food and cloth. He was well treated. They had the same habits; their religion, art, beliefs, sports, and more. They welcomed him as a member of their family, and offered him bring him back

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