. Poseidon curses Odysseus, sending storms and contrary winds to inhibit his homeward journey.” (Johnson, Poseidon: Greek God and Lord of the Sea.) Even though Poseidon’s punishment is arguably harsh, it is justified since Odysseus killed his son, Polyphemus. Odysseus is fortunate he did not receive a more severe penalty, such as a curse or disfigurement, retributions commonly imposed by the Gods. “Although most myths cast Poseidon in a
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.
He shows that he does not have moderation and self-control by the tyrannical ruling of his people as well as abusing an age old birthright that robs the bridegroom of his bride on their wedding night (Mason 15). He further shows his lack of self-control and disregard for others by deciding to kill Humbaba, who he describes as “the Evil One” declaring “we must prove ourselves more powerful than he” (Mason 27). This decision proves fatal for Enkidu and Gilgamesh not wanting to accept the death of his friend, tries to search out the one who the thinks can give him the answer to bring Enkidu back. So consumed in his grief, Gilgamesh cannot control himself and destroys the Sacred Stones that would gives him access to the very person he is searching for (Mason 67). Gilgamesh does eventually learn moderation and self restraint, “Gilgamesh said nothing more to force his sorrow on another” (Mason 92).
As one of the few gods to be married of the Greek Pantheon she is frequently unfaithful to her husband. Hephaestus is one of the most even-tempered and humorless of the Hellenic Deities. Of her many lovers Aphrodite preferred Ares, the volatile god of war as she was attracted to his violent nature according to the narrative embedded in the Odyssey. She is one of a few characters who played a major part in the original cause of the Trojan War itself: not only did she offer Helen of Troy to Paris, but the abduction was accomplished when Paris, seeing Helen for the first time, was inflamed with desire to have her—which is Aphrodite's realm. In the novel The Golden Ass, Lucius Apuleius written in the second century A.D , Aphrodite poses as a secondary character in the Tale of Eros and Psyche.
Yet even if they have unbelievably amazing powers and immortality, the gods have self-esteem issues. The gods fear of being forgotten has them constantly threatening the lives of others. In book 13 of the text, Odysseus, the great King of Ithaca, has returned home and Poseidon, the sea god, has caught of that news. He is angry and
In much ado about nothing, marriage is another strong theme being that the story line is based around Claudio wanting to marry hero. From the first scene in the book Claudio wants to marry hero and seemingly nothing will stop him. In the odyssey, Odysseus’s main flaw is his pride and his inability to take an insult. This is bad in the odyssey because he insults the gods after his battles with his boastful pride which in turn angers them greatly. This is one of the reasons Poseidon decided to punish Odysseus and keep his ship at sea for so long.
While the master plan to blind the Cyclops was incredibly successful, he did something severely wrong while leaving the island. Not knowing of the consequences that might occur, Odysseus shouted his real name to the Cyclops, which essentially caused him a great deal of trouble afterwards. ”Hear me Poseidon…Grant that Odysseus / Son of Laertes, / May never reach his home on Ithaca. “ (Book 9, 22-25) prays Polyphemus. Thus Poseidon further delays Odysseus’ trip and makes it just that much harder for him to return to Ithaca.
Odysseus was very skeptical, stating, “I fear another immortal weaves a snare to trap me” (Book V 393). It is hard for Odysseus to trust the gods since he has seen such bad fortune at the hands of some gods. It is unclear to Odysseus which gods are trustworthy and which may be out to get him. Goddess Ino did indeed give Odysseus sound advice and he reached the shore of the Phaeacian’s island safely. The gods play a prominent role in shaping Odysseus’s actions throughout The
Apollo was born on the little island of Delos. The reason Apollo was born here is because Hera became jealous and pursued Leto (his mother) from bringing him into the world on earth. So Leto was forced to go to the barren island of Delos to have her twins, Apollo and Artemis. Artemis was Apollo’s twin sister, his mother was Leto, and his father was Zeus. When Apollo was born a group of swans encircled the island, and now swans are one of his most sacred animals.
Creation Myth The Greek Creation Myth and Norse Creation Myth will successfully resonate with modern audience because both of the myth is very different from each and has very interesting story behind them. Like how in the Greek mythology it tell a story about how Zeus save his brothers and sister from his father by poisoning him with made him throw up his kids out of him. The Norse mythology is very different because the Norse Gods spoke and acted like human being and they were also face the inescapable fate of death. So the two myth are very different from one another. The first three Greek’s immoral being was Gaea, Tartarus, and Eros.