The epic poem “The Odyssey” by homer is a long poem that uses imagery to show the details about calypso’s house as a mesmerizing place by using sensory details compared to where odysseus has been for the last 10 years. Sight is one of the sensory details homer uses in his poem to describe Calypso's home. Her home was a natural place not ruined by people “ sweetwood burning bright.” This type of fire gives a person a feeling of relaxation. “ soft meadows spreading round were starred with violets” odysseus would feel comfortable and be stress free in this type of environment.
What defines a champion? Homer tells the tales of a champion who is trying to get home to his family and does so using imagery in the story. Homer uses imagery to affect the umbrella concept of mood and characterization in The Odyssey. He does this when Odysseus fights Iros, Telémakhos finds young men drinking, and when Odysseus dodges a cow’s foot that was thrown at him. Homer uses visual imagery to set the exciting mood when Odysseus is fighting Iros.
In the Epic Novella, The Odyssey, by Homer, both heroic and unheroic character traits of the main character Odysseus are found. On the journey of return to his homeland, Ithaca, him and his men are challenged by various obstacles. His journey shows multiple examples of heroic and unheroic character traits of himself. He was known as a great warrior for being intelligent and quick-witted; although he was selfish and arrogant.
Lines 206- 303 Ethos: 207-214 I picked these line to represent Ethos. Athene is telling Achilles to obey her. “'I have come down to stay your anger--but will you obey me?-- from the sky; and the goddess of the white arms Hera sent me, who loves both of you equally in her heart and cares for you. Come then, do not take your sword in your hand, keep clear of fighting, though indeed with words you may abuse him, and it will be that way.
In the epic poem, The Odyssey, the hero Odysseus shows many heroic traits, but the most important trait is restraint. The first episode when Odysseus shows restraint is when they land of the land of the lotus eaters. Odysseus could have stayed there and got super high and addicted and been happy on lotus for the rest of forever, but instead he got his men and he went back to his ship because he knew that he had a job to do. He had to have a lot of restraint to stop from trying out the lotus.
The Odyssey is often cited as an epitome of the hero’s journey and the monomyth. The hero of the story, Odysseus is on a 10 year battle homeward from the Trojan War to see his wife and son again. With the help divine intervention, Odysseus is able to return home and save his wife from the evil suitors who have continuously tried to win her. One could easily argued that Odysseus is an exemplar of the hero, but there is another story: Odysseus is the opposite of a hero and is not worthy to be called such. He is the villain where the gods are the hero.
Within The Odyssey, an epic poem by Robert Fagles, an argument between Telemachus, Odysseus’ son, and the suitors of Penelope, Telemachus’ mother, occurs. While the suitors argue their justification for the destruction they have caused on Odysseus’ palace and the gods, Telemachus addresses the suitors’ immoral conduct and the adverse effect that the suitors had on the palace. In this argument in Book 2 of The Odyssey, Telemachus constructs a stronger argument than the suitors by using ethos, pathos, and logos to emphasize the damage taken by the suitors invading his palace. To begin, Telemachus’ use of ethos within this argument addresses his point, as his anger of the destruction caused by the suitors is delivered to the men invading the palace. Throughout the quarrel, Telemachus’ tone remains authoritative and challenging toward the suitors; Telemachus is taking after his father, becoming the prince he is, and using a tone that clearly expresses his anger.
The Odyssey is an epic told by Homer. The Odyssey takes the reader through an adventure with the protagonist, Odysseus, in his journey to get home to his wife. Odysseus faces challenges with the Greek gods as he journeys home. A good leader is defined as someone whom successfully leads a group to an agreed goal. Odysseus was not successful in directing his men to success, instead he lead his men to death.
Zac Yandell Mr. Wampach Humanities March 22, 2023 Our Heroes’ Descent In the Odyssey, Odysseus must enter the underworld while the Invisible Man must dive into the underground of Harlem to succeed in their journeys. In the Odyssey, Odysseus must descend by entering the land of the dead to complete his journey. In book 11, Odysseus travels to the underworld to speak with a prophet, and upon his arrival he gives offers and sees Elpenor, who says, “Don’t abandon me, unburied, unlamented.” Odysseus has now spoken to the first of the shades and appointed a dire warning. If he hadn’t spoken to Elpenor, he wouldn’t have known about the warning and gotten punished on his return trip.
1. Greek God: Apollo (The Brilliant God) The Greek and Roman name of this god is same, Apollo. Apollo is often called Delian Apollo as he was born on Delos. He was the son of Leto and Zeus.
Homer also describes the striking arrows of Apollo as a “symbol” recognizable in myth to the “sudden onset of disease” (Phillips, 18). When Apollo is angry his arrows are not only the deliver the plague and pestilence, but may also bring the cure and thus he is sometimes known as Paean Apollo. Paean is the mythical physician of the gods within ancient Greek mythology and appears in the Iliad. When Ares, another casualty of battle is wounded in battle Diomedes moves him to Mount Olympus seeking medical treatment from Paean.
Symbolism is prevalent in the plot for the epic poem The Odyssey, written by Homer, and is found in a variety of objects as well as characters throughout the story. This composition takes place in ancient Greece, with Odysseus, a Greek hero, taking the lead role. The epic consists of him trying to go home after The Trojan War, and event that happened in the prequel to this epic, called The Iliad. Each of the variety of characters in The Odyssey symbolizes a quality that can be discovered in humans, with the author applying social commentary to highlight the outcomes of having said trait.
One of the themes that appears often in this novel is beuty. Beuty in all, forms figures apparently in Greek Mythology, especially in the Greek Myths, which set down an endless value to beuty. Though appreciation of beauty is hardly a surprising find, it may seem evident to see creative and artistic beauty given such a rough place in myths that also point to be religious or moral guides. Every character is known as the beauty from inside and out. Nonetheless, the assertion that beautiful is better fills the myths.
Love, an intense feeling of deep affection. In Homer’s epic The Odyssey, almost all of the main characters do certain actions because of love. Love is a very powerful thing that one cannot see but knows is there and can feel it inside. It is in our lives everyday. In Homer’s epic The Odyssey, a major theme is that love is the force behind everyone's actions.
In the poem, “The Odyssey,” Homer depicts an epic poem which took place in 720 B.C. In the era Homer talks about a man named Odysseus who was in the war of Troy. He has been cursed by the god Poseidon who has kept him from home for twenty years. Odysseus has been trying to get back home to his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. Although on his journey back home he is unaware that suitors are threatening his home and family.
