Many of whom would have survived the trip if not for the choices that Odysseus made. In addition to being homesick, we also witness Odysseus cry over songs about the Trojan War. In chapter eight of The Odyssey by homer, Odysseus, now traveling alone as all of his men have ceased to survive the journey, finds himself as a guest to the king and queen of the Phaeacians. Odysseus has yet to reveal his identity to the Phaeacians and is disguised as an average traveler. In honor of their guest, the king calls an assembly of his counselors to discuss providing a ship to Odysseus.
Period 4th The Odyssey Fighting off those who merely want you dead, being with men you don’t know if you can trust, not being with the one you love wondering if she misses you too, and reaching the end, just wanting to give up, but does he? In the Epic Poem The Odyssey, by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Odysseus is an epic hero, whom went on an adventure, and was gone for 20 years away from his family, and wife. He is a hero because he fought and never gave up, not only did he use physical ability, but he also outsmarted everyone as well. Odysseus is a hero based on his actions, cleverness, and the heroic things he did to keep his men alive.
But, the gods have other plans for me. The storm brought us to the land of the Lotus-eaters. I sent out three men to find out who lived there, but there are no traces of them for a long time. So I and my two armed comrades went to find them. And then: O: What are you doing you fools?
(1. 260-267) This is saying that if Odysseus were there at the time he would have kicked all of the suitors out of his house. At first Telemachus blames the suitor’s presence on the fact that his dad is fighting the war instead of taking action himself and getting rid of the suitors. The suitors are portrayed as bad people in the Odyssey because even though their hosts are following the rules Xenia the suitors just keep taking and taking from them. We also know that Penelope doesn’t want the suitor in the house any more that Telemachus does because she stalled them for six years when she wove and unwove the quilt.
Page 975 definition: an epic is a long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes. Page 979 definition of an epic hero: is a larger-than-life figure from history or legend. Page 1020 definition of an epic simile: sometimes called a Homeric simile, is a elaborate comparison that may extend for several lines. The Odyssey Review and Assess Page 985 5. (Part A) They forgot about there homes; they become addicted to the Lotus and the men that ate the Lotus wanted to do nothing except stay there and eat the flower they wanted to do so for the rest their lives.
At first, Aeneas is wandering the Mediterranean as the Aeneid opens, with everything that remains of his past loaded into his ships. Fresh from the Trojan War, it is given that Aeneas already lost his wife, Creussa, and left everything else, except his armor and sword, in the fallen city of Troy. On the other hand, Odysseus is stripped of his crew and his direction many times, from storms taking out his ship, specifically the one conjured by Poseidon upon Athena’s plead to him, to winds blowing him off course, brought about by the leather sack, given to him by King Aeolus, containing all the Storm Winds. In addition, both these heroes fought at Troy during the war, and both spent a great deal of time sailing around, being frustrated by a divine nemesis, Hera and Athena respectively. Both were also delayed by women: Aeneas by Dido and Odysseus by Circe, Nausicaa and Calypso.
In almost all Greek myths the hero has a hard time leaving his home until he is pushed to do so. In “Theseus” his Poseidon pushes him to save the king that he used to think was his father. In “Star Wars” Luke’s family gets killed by the Empire pushing him to want revenge against them and to learn the way of the force with Obi Won Kanobi. In the initiation part of “Star Wars” Luke Skywalker” goes up against all odds and takes on one
281-286). It was not the loss of personal property or spoils of war that infuriated Achilles, it was the face he lost when Agamemnon snatched away his prize for the sake of reminding all that were present that he, though not a great warrior like Achilles, was still the greater man. His ire raised, the childish Achilles cries to his immortal mother Thetis to do the unthinkable, “go and sit beside [Zues]… persuade him to help the Trojan cause, to pin the Achaeans back against their ships, trap them round the bay and mow them down” (1. 485-488). This is how the mighty Achilles hopes to demonstrate his greatness; have his comrades mown down so that Agamemnon could see his folly for disgracing
The Iliad is the first great book, and the first great book about the suffering and loss of war. Homer, for reasons of his own, suppressed the truth about the Trojan war- in reality, the Greeks lost. Homer once said, “Men learn with difficulty… But they are deceived only too readily”. In The Iliad, two characters have the narrative urge, and something approaching a synoptic view of the scenes surging around them. Achilles sings stories of heroes' deeds in battle, and Helen embroiders scenes of fighting on an elaborate textile.
This is how Homer “gained his fame.” Many other scholars also believe the idea that “Homer” could have meant any travelling scholar, as there were no written records back then. The two poems are talking about a period in Greek history during the Trojan War. The Iliad is a lengthy poem about the Trojan War, and its’ ending. The poem starts out with the Achaean army taking over the town of Chryse and continued to tell the story of a greedy leader in the Achaean army, Agamemnon, and how he makes enemies with one of his best fighters, Achillies. The story goes on to tell about how the gods toy around with the humans, and take sides over each other that other gods may not like.