Elizabeth Kim Wilson COR 101-17 12 September 2013 The Odyssey’s Son of Pain Homer’s epic tale The Odyssey recounts the many trials that Odysseus must face as he journeys from the Trojan War back to his homeland of Ithaca. Odysseus encounters many troubles over the course of his journey, some of which are thrown his way by the Gods (which he angers on many different occasions), and some of which he causes himself. His name in ancient Greek roughly translates to mean “troublemaker.” Odysseus is known for his clever mind, made famous by the ruse that won them the war in The Illiad, the Trojan horse. As he drifts from place to place, Odysseus and his men must depend on the hospitality of their hosts. Therefore Odysseus is very charming to whomever
But she dreamed about him saying he would cure her if she gave a gift to the Asclepion. She did and he ‘cut into her diseased eyeball’ and she could see again. This is important because people believed that the gods cured them and so used this as an explanation of why cures happened.I don’t think the sources can be trusted to tell us about Greek medicine. Just because there are two carvings telling us that the god Asclepius cured people doesn’t mean that he did. For example, there are also carvings of the four humours but that theory was disproved later on.
Homeric Hymn to Demeter: Structuralist and Nature Myth The Homeric Hymn to Demeter tells the tale of Persephone’s abduction by Hades to the Underworld and her subsequent existence living partially as Hades’ queen with him and partially on earth with her mother, Demeter. This myth can be analyzed both from a structuralist perspective as well as from a nature myth perspective. Applying the paradigmatic structuralist theory unveils several binaries that exist in the myth and likewise, it reveals the methods of mediation that are used to satisfy these contradictory pairings. The most obvious of these is the tension between life and death, which is ultimately resolved by the marriage between Persephone and Hades. The myth also illustrates a struggle between the female stages of life: adolescence and adulthood.
Prove from the two plays clearly disclose the role of gods in portraying Oedipus as a tragic hero and how Othello’s actions led to his down fall. II. Body A. Oedipus actions are determined before birth while Othello’s path towards destruction finds him mature and famous. i. Oedipus was thrown away at childhood to avoid the curse ii. Othello encountered his obstacles when he could make trustworthy decisions.
James Park Mrs. Fazio Additional assignment February 20 2013 Juxtaposition between The Old Man and the Sea and The Odyssey Both Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea and Homer's The Odyssey illustrate adventurous journey undergone by the protagonists of the novels. In general, The protagonists meet and overcome a series of obstacles, returning in the end with the benefits of knowledge and experience as a result of quest. However, they both do not. Rudimentarily, what cause the obstacles are strictly coping with their injudicious decisions: Odysseus, the dramatic protagonist of The Odyssey, boastfully challenges gods, and Santiago, the compassionate protagonist of the Old Man and the Sea, makes a precarious jaunt, knowing of his physical
I would pour out barley to stuff your granary; but as for making you my wife – that I will not.” Ishtar acts arrogant going to her father Anu for the bull of heaven and tells him that if he doesn’t give her the bull she will make the dead rise and have more of the undead than the living. Siduri the goddess of wine-making and brewing assists Gilgamesh on his journey to find Utnapishtim. Utnapishtim's Wife persuades him to inform Gilgamesh about the magical plant that can restore youth. This gives Gilgamesh a diminutive amount of hope for immortality. He seeks this magical plant and retrieves it only to have it taken by a serpent who sheds its skin becoming young
Zeus takes her at her word and grants Tithonus immortality, but not the youth that he might have imagined would accompany it. Tennyson, however, changes the story and has Tithonus as the one who requests immortality from Eos, who grants the wish, and then regrets her folly, departing every morning on her duties as goddess of the dawn after leaving her tears on Tithonus ‘wither[ing]’ cheek. The effect of this is to take emphasis away from Tithonus as a victim of the gods, and place responsibility for human happiness on the shoulders of men themselves. Perhaps Tennyson also sees the god Eos as having human qualities in the way she regrets what she has done in acceding to her lover’s request. Tennyson chooses to tell the story of Tithonus as a dramatic monologue.
Antigone vs. Creon: Struggles, Beliefs, and Morals In Sophocles’ play, Antigone, Creon and his young niece Antigone encounter many struggles in their lives because of moral views and political laws. Conflicts would arise when the values and actions of these two individuals disagreed with one another. Antigone’s conflict in the play held the approach of god’s law in the way, and on the opposing side, Creon chose his way of political beliefs that he would personally create as king. In my paper, I will discuss these characters, and interpret why and how their actions reflect their own personal beliefs and morals as individuals. The difference in beliefs, moral views, and opinions seen through-out the play were constantly disputed between Creon and Antigone.
Odysseus was stranded on the island of Ogygia with the beautiful nymph, but only gave into her against his will. This delays his journey by seven years but he still had the desire to be with Penelope. Odysseus’ time with Calypso is his time of weakness as a full on hero because without the help of his guardian angel Athene, he would never have returned back to his kingdom Ithaca. However, he does rise again to be a true and better hero. Like Poseidon and Calypso the role of the Goddess Circe was to delay Odysseus’ journey home to Ithaca.
Analyzing The Odyssey 1-5-05 The Odyssey, by Homer, has many different themes. This paper will be covering three concepts in particular. The first curiosity in the epic poem is the fact that Odysseus, the main character, is seen as both faithful and unfaithful to his wife. Also, the control of events in the lives of the mortals by the gods brings to light the concept of limited free will. And last, the language of different scenarios, i.e.