In the novel, The Odyssey translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Telemachus gives a speech to Ithaca. He argues to the suitors about disrespecting his father Odysseus’ home even though they think Odysseus is dead and will never come home. Courageously, from the heart, Telemachus goes up against the suitors to state control over the key social practices of marriage hospitality. Telemachus’ speech was effective because it showed pathos, logos, and ethos. Telemachus looks and acts the part of his father, astonishing those who presumably knew him as a boy.
“[...]the gods brought me to the island Ogygia, where Kalypso lives, with ordered hair, a dread goddess, and she received me and loved me excessively and cared for me, and she promised to make me an immortal and all my days to be ageless, but never so could she win over the heart within me.” (p. 117-118). The theme in The Odyssey by Homer is the idea that loyalty is a good trait to have and it can benefit those involved. Loyalty is shown throughout The Odyssey towards multiple characters. Homer provides us with examples of loyalty to prove being loyal can aid most of the people involved.
The Odyssey is an epic poem about the heroic deeds of Odysseus. After the Trojan War he decided his men were ready to be back with their familie. On their way back to ithaca Odysseus’ men foolishly offended Zeus, and he made a storm to throw them off course. Odysseus fought to save his men and get home safely; he fought cyclopes, sirens and overcame many other obstacles. The heroic characteristics Odysseus poses that allow him to both to return to Ithaca and to regain his kingdom are bravery and very skilled.
War, home, and family are all important aspects of the Homer’s Odyssey, as well as Odysseus to Telemachus, Joseph Brodsky’s poem adaptation of the Odyssey. However, war, home, and family can also all be perceived differently. One example of this comparison is the contrast between Homer’s Odysseus and Brodsky’s Odysseus. Both of these characters share a name and a story, but the two have diverse, polar opposite, views of war, home, and family. Homer’s Odysseus has defining characteristics like strength, courage, and nobility.
Loyalty: Something everyone desires Ancient Greeks were a wise lot who valued qualities and traits in humans quite a bit. The Odyssey, an epic written by Homer, is a text that exemplifies traits that the ancient Greeks value through various instances. Written during the ancient Greek time period, the story follows the protagonist, Odysseus, on his journey home, to his kingdom Ithaca, after the Trojan War has ended. He encounters many obstacles, monsters, and temptations on the voyage home but faces them with his head held high. He finally returns back to Ithaca after a long 20 years and reunites with his wife.
The poem starts with Telemachus and there are several reasons to begin with Telemachus. The readers already know that the book will be about Odysseus, but when the book starts with Telemachus, they will be very into the book. Since Telemachus is Odysseus's son, it is easy to understand Odysseus's background, dad and son's relationship, ancient greek culture, and his family story. Especially, Telemachus provide a lot of information about Odysseus's journey and because of this story, readers can understand the book easily. There are several books that stat with a supporting character instead of a main character.
In Greek culture, loyalty was greatly emphasized, most importantly towards superiors and family. To teach this lesson, they included various examples of people being rewarded for staying loyal, as well as the punishments for being disloyal, such as in Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. The Odyssey expresses the message that loyalty towards one another is rewarded, as shown by Eurycleia’s and Penelope's cases, and disloyal actions are punished, as shown by Odysseus' mutinous men. First off, the disloyal actions of Odysseus' crew regarding the cases of Helios' cattle and the bag of winds are two examples showing part the message The Odyssey has about loyalty: that disloyal actions are punished. During Odysseus' journey home, he and his crew comes
It is without a doubt that some believe loyalty is not essential to maintaining relationships. However, Homer reveals to the reader that through hardships it is helpful to have loyal relationships, which are outlets of trust and support. Homer emphasizes the value of loyalty in all relationships, as demonstrated through the physical and emotional benefits given and received in the strong relationships, especially through adversities, throughout The Odyssey. The relationships between Eumaois, Philotios, and Odysseus, Eurykleia and Telemakhos, and Penelope and Odysseus demonstrate these benefits. Loyalty is emphasized as valuable in relationships because it brings benefits, demonstrated by the rewards Eumaois and Philotios receive from Odysseus for their everlasting loyalty, and the triumph Odysseus feels when he slays the suitors.
One way Odysseus’s character is defined in the Odyssey is through his loyalty towards his family. Calypso tells Odysseus, “Son of Laertes, versatile Odysseus, after these years with me, you still desire your old home?” then Odysseus replies, “It is true, each day I long for home, long for the sight of home,”
Do you know who in your life is loyal??? “The Odyssey” is a text about loyalty it is meant to teach you to be loyal to friends family and to husband or wife Odyssey is about a man named Odysseus who had to go to war. And he had Athena's protection About how to prevent bullying from happening.
The foolish boy sleeps; and a wise man awakens. During Telemachus’s journey he grows up into someone that is wise and resembles his father. Telemachus, a prince who did nothing but whine and complain wakes up with the help from the goddess Pallas Athena, Athena gives Telemachus confidence on his journey. In The Odyssey, Odysseus did not return home to Ithaca after the Trojan war, leaving Ithaca kingless. Back home in Ithaca Odysseus’s wife Penelope and son Telemachus grief his misery.
All through The Odyssey, the characters develop in a certain way that interchanges the outcome of the book. Odysseus is able to develop knowledge and wisdom to deal with his men during the battle and the suitors who were frustrating his wife. In addition, he came back home as a hero after the Trojan War. Telemachus developed into a mature man who could deal with any problem in his father’s absence. However, based on the story, it is evident that, Telemachus demonstrates a great change basing upon the times the characters were away from Ithaca.
Imagine living in ancient times when science did not explain the way the universe works, rather myths filled with death and destruction, and glory and Gods were all you had to turn to. According to Bulfinch, "The myths of the ancients were allegorical and symbolical, and contained some moral, religious, or philosophical truth or historical fact, under the form of an allegory", but came in process of time to be understood literally. The ancient Greeks took what was originally meant to be fiction and made it fact. Although scientific advancements have taken the place of the myths for most people today, the ancient Greeks devoutly believed in Gods and goddesses like Athena who in their minds influenced everything around them. In Greek Mythology,
“The Odyssey'' also reflects the theme of loyalty and the central theme of perseverance. It does so by showing their true desires which they have persevered for. Despite taking ten years to return home, a period during which Penelope, Odysseus’s wife, could’ve remarried, she remained faithful. Her faith-keeping, perseverance and positive energy paid off with Odysseus' long-awaited
The Odyssey, an epic, is about a man who is known for his nobility as he is trying to find his way home. His greatest obstacle becomes that which is set by the Greek God, Poseidon, who was after him for blinding his son. The story of Telemachus can be seen as a story within a story and is known as a bildungsroman. It tells of a young man who is in search of his father since he has gone missing and is presumed dead. He is aware of the men that come to his house in hopes of marrying his mother which gives him more motivation to find his father.
