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
Zeus is another major god that appears in the Odyssey. While one Greek god may favor a person, others may not. The gods will often warn characters of what they must not do, without directly impacting the characters
Jan seemed to be downplaying the whole situation because she doesn’t understand why Ken was so concerned about what she had told Shannon due to the fact that they were not even together at the time. I would suggest to Jan that once the conversation has started, and it is in a negative tone, to remember to establish a good climate, communicators confirm each other by recognizing and acknowledging each other’s concerns and feelings (Wood, 2007, p. 235). I would also suggest to Jan to take responsibility for your thoughts, feelings, and issues, Jan was in the wrong for telling Shannon about Ken’s past and instead of Jan owning up to it she was cross-complaining. Cross-complaining occurs when one person’s complaint is met by a counter-complaint (Wood, 2007, p.
Even if he has already given up on her, he is probably not considering what could happen to him in turn (karma), otherwise he would likely have no desire to kill. I believe he is driven by his anger at Penelope for having been deceived for so long. • Zeus seemed very willing to accept Athena’s suggestion, so he probably already was waiting to have Odysseus released. I think he might just be waiting for someone else to request it so that if Poseidon finds out, someone else will can blamed. • Though many myths tell of how Zeus is short-tempered and irritable, he is easily manipulated by Athena, who usually goes to him to ask for favors.
Discuss the impacts of storm events in the British Isles and evaluate responses the responses to them. (40 Marks) Storm events in the British Isles are caused by depressions which form out in the Atlantic Ocean and are brought to us mainly by the tropical maritime air mass moving north-east over the British Isles. A depression is a low pressure weather system formed where two different air masses meet along the polar front, this occurs rapidly as they are driven by prevailing westerly wind. They appear as masses of swirling clouds when viewed on satellite images, subsequently due to Coriolis effect resulting in an anticlockwise rotation in the northern hemisphere. The associated air masses of storms within the British Isles are Polar maritime and Tropical maritime.
While the essence of the Herculean legend is captured in Disney’s dramatization, it warps the story to keep it fit for a younger crowd, and this leads to some major inconsistencies between the myth and the movie. The addition and removal of prominent characters in the movie, while making the storyline clearer, adds to the number of incidents in which the movie is nothing like the myth. One of the most glaring errors is Hercules’ parentage. While Zeus is the father of Heracles, Hera, his wife, is not his mother. Instead, Heracles was the product of Zeus’ infidelity with Alcmene, the daughter of Perseus.
Given that the two cities had been allies in the Persian Wars (490–479 bce), many people objected to a course that caused a disruption of those relations. Pro-Spartan elements existed, albeit in the minority, but their presence was enough to cause tensions. Furthermore, not all Athenians agreed with the development of democracy, which allowed nonaristocratic elements to control policy. A work known as the Constitution of Athens, assigned to Xenophon (ca. 431–352 bce), suggested a contempt for commoners in charge, indicating the fiction of the unity presented by Pericles.
There were events in both the Odyssey and O brother where art thou. Even though they had a different setting and different time, the movies have some things in common. Some of the events in both movies had the same meanings. This includes Poseidon and the sheriff, the blind prophets, and the main characters quest to get home. Importantly, Poseidon and the sheriff both opposed what the main character was doing.
When the meteor is spotted there are many different interpretations. The interpretations come from different views of the people in the book, and how a certain person is affected. Many elements and characters of the book are symbolized by the meteor; like Chillingworth, Dimmesdale, Hester, Pearl, and character views change; the meteor definitely changes how the book plays out. In the few hours before the flashing of the meteor, Govenor Winthrop had passed away in his death bed. "We impute, therefore, solely to the disease in his own eye and heart, that the minister, looking upward to the zenith,
Robert Boyce Eng 190 Short Essay February 3, 2013 Oedipus and the Will of the Gods Free will, or one's ability to make choices that are unconstrained by outside factors, is a controversial issue that arises in the play Oedipus Rex. While it may appear that Oedipus was making his own conscious decisions throughout the play, his destiny was already predetermined and inevitable because the prophecies of the oracles speak for the gods which control the overall destiny of the people. Oedipus' downfall was not a result of moral fault. Instead, his downfall was due to Oedipus simply not knowing enough of the truth which led him to make decisions he thought would disprove the prophecies but in reality would lead him into a predetermined chain of events with a catastrophic ending. Oedipus' downfall can also be contributed to sudden reversal and recognition which played a substantial role in Jocasta's suicide and Oedipus' self-blinding.