Essay On Homer's Depiction In The Odyssey

In Homer’s The Odyssey, the underworld depiction is a big part of Book 11 and is used to show the hazardous journey the main protagonist Odysseus, fabricated. The Odyssey is an Epic poem that describes the journey of a hero named Odysseus, the king of Ithaca. After the Trojan War, it took him ten years to return home. In those years, he goes on an epic journey to fight different monsters and creatures to get home to his wife and his Kingdom. This Poem is the most influential and well-respected writing piece in Greek Mythology and is still talked about and relevant today even though it was written 750 years BCE. In The Odyssey, the underworld is where the dead remember everything involved and included in their lives. This differs from the usual

This is similar to ancient stories that show the afterlife as sad and empty. However, it's different from Christian beliefs, which depict the afterlife as a happy or horrible place depending on how you live life. This comparison shows that while The Odyssey shares some elements with other myths, it offers a different perspective on what happens after death. In Homer,” The Odyssey shows how, when Odysseus passes through the underworld on his journey, it describes the underworld as a dark, gloomy, empty place without many people. In the article Bremmer, Jan N. The "Hades". Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, says,” Yet these rather bleak pictures could not satisfy everybody. In Book 4 of the Odyssey, we already hear of an abode for the select dead.” This quote describes the dark place that is the afterlife in the Odyssey, which is different from the portrayed kingdom and amazing afterlife in other religions. The Odyssey offers a different perspective on the afterlife in the Greek religion and mythology. Following up on the article by Siikala, Anna-Leena, and Francisco Diez De Velasco. Descent into the Underworld. It says,” The torments inflicted in Hades to the enemies of the gods (Sisyphos, Tantalos, Tityos) are described in the story of Odysseus's journey to the land of the dead. But because the goal of the hero is not to rescue someone but to

93. 3, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998, pp. 113-117. 63-65. The 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary'. Gale in Context: World History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2897200311/WHIC?u=pcti_main&sid=bookmark-WHIC&xid=4522bee1. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024. The. This source is essential to my research paper because it mentions the Epic and Odysseus as a hero in his journey. Ringgren, Helmer. The "Comparative Mythology" Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2nd ed., vol. 93. 3, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, pp. 113-114. 1873 - 77. Gale in Context: World History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3424500627/WHIC?u=pcti_main&sid=bookmark-WHIC&xid=02b3bf98. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024. The. I will use this source in the context of what is believed in Greek Mythology. This doesn't directly quote the Odyssey, but it has characters and gods that are mentioned and play a big part in Epic. Siikala, Anna-Leena, and Francisco Diez De Velasco. Descent into the Underworld. Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2nd ed., vol. 93. 4, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, pp. 113-114. 2295 -. Gale in Context: World History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3424500765/WHIC?u=pcti_main&sid=bookmark-WHIC&xid=5157733. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024. The. I picked this one as my final source because it's an article about the underworld that pairs perfectly with my research question. It also mentions the