Odysseus for the first portion of the book had gotten himself captured by a Cyclops, not on purpose, the giant was unkind and threatened Odysseus and his men to eat them prompting Odysseus to trick the Cyclops offering it wine for which he downed the bottle of wine, the Cyclops has the lowest tolerance of any creature being loopy and ignorant after One human sized bottle. Odysseus then proceeds to blind the Cyclops And escape on a ram tying his men to the sheep and he escaped underneath the ram the Cyclops Knew that his ram was lagging behind the herd normally being the first one out the ram was the last. The Cyclops didn’t suspect a thing, he Said and I quote, “Sweet cousin ram, why lag behind the rest in the night cave? You never linger so, but graze before them all, and go afar to sweet crop grass, and take your stately way leading along streams,
People's view of things will always differ. From Ancient Greece to 20th century America, writers' opinions of Odysseus in The Odyssey have varied vastly. In Homer's The Odyssey, Odysseus is portrayed as the most heroic person in the book, yet in Dorothy Parker's poem "Penelope", which shares Penelope's perspective of Odysseus' journey, Parker approaches Penelope's exasperation with only Odysseus being entitled "brave". The attitude towards Odysseus in Homer's The Odyssey and Parker's "Penelope" is very different, and this is shown through the epithets and adverbs the poets use to describe Odysseus and his actions.
In The Odyssey, Odysseus faced many adversities that caused him to have to stand up and take charge of the men who were sent on this epic adventure after the Trojan War. The Trojan War was a ten years war that was caused because of the abduction of Helen by Paris. Helen was a very beautiful woman whom every man desired to have. Thus, Paris kidnapped her and took her away to Troy. In order to win this forever lasting war Odysseus came up with the idea of building the Trojan Horse.
In The Odyssey, by Homer, Odysseus has dealt with many obstacles set forth by the gods and goddesses, in order to overcome his flaw of hubris and become a better person. Now, twenty years after the Trojan war, Odysseus returns to his home in Ithaca and finds that his beloved dog, Argus, once strong and brave is now old, weak, and treated like garbage; his son has grown up without him; and that his wife, Penelope, is sought after for marriage by men whom have vitiated his home and belongings. This infuriates Odysseus and forces him to face the karma and consequences of his hubris of his younger self. After Odysseus meets his son, Telemachus, for the first time, Odysseus must now take back his rightful place, but he must do so as a beggar, which is sad and humiliating for his son to watch: “ ‘If they make fun of me in my own courtyard, let your ribs cage up your springing heart, no matter what I suffer, no matter if they pull me by the heels or practice shots at me, to drive me out. Look on, hold down your anger.
Odysseus in Homer’s The Odyssey has to go through trials and tribulations and he could not reach home in Ithaca without being so intelligent through the ordeals. The first trial was to get away from Calypso island. The text states that “The nymph Calypso, a powerful goddess—/ And beautiful — was clinging to him / In her caverns and yearned to possess him” (1.17-19).
Rough Draft This story is called the Odyssey by Homer and it is about how many gods and goddesses make it hell to get back home makes Odysseus have a hard time getting home. This story is about a man named Odysseus who goes off to fight in the Trojan war. He, in fact, was in the great wooden horse that was used to sneak the greeks in so they could slaughter the sleeping/drunk trojans. Odysseus suffered many hardships such as being harassed by a witch and by a few gods and Goddesses.
In The Odyssey the main character Odysseus loses shipmates to a Cyclops. Odysseus was the main reason the Greeks beat the Trojans in the Trojan War and due to this he became arrogant and believed he was a step above the world. This sort of arrogant demeanor is what caused his friends death and nearly took his own too. He saw his companions faces “turn to grief tallying those who had not fled from death.”
Odysseus In "The Odyssey", Odysseus of Ithaca is put in many difficult situations on his journey. Some people may say that Odysseus was a good leader, they are wrong. I say that Odysseus was a bad leader in the long run, all of his men died because of him and the men were not loyal to Odysseus. Odysseus was selfish and he sometimes had too much pride in himself which got the men and him into trouble.
In the epic story the Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is returning from the Trojan war, and on his way home he finds many obstacles ahead of him. Odysseus is the ruler of Ithaca and he is trying to return home to his land. Many creatures try and stop him from achieving his goal of returning home, but he and his crew have to push through and get home. Odysseus portrays bravery and courage leading his crew through these tough challenges. Odysseus heroically leads his crew and himself through dangerous obstacles, but also foolishly endangers them during the journey home.
In The Odyssey Homer makes Odysseus’ journey to his beloved Ithaca excruciating. Odysseus encounters many friends and foes throughout his journey and has to be a leader throughout his experiences. As an example, he encounters Polyphemus and Poseidon, both of whom make his journey mentally and physically painful. Odysseus faces countless scenarios in which he has to save multiple people in those situations. He also encounters the suitors, who are a group of men that try to marry Penelope, when he returns to reclaim his home.
The Odyssey is an epic hero poem about Odysseus, a Greek hero that has been stuck on multiple different islands and thresholds to make it back to his home, Ithaca. For example, at the beginning of the poem, Odysseus is being held at the Island of Calypso by Poseidon. Poseidon is angry at Odysseus for stabbing his son, Polyphemus the Cyclops, in the eye. Through the poem, Odysseus struggles to get home as obstacles continue to come in his way. Sometimes, Odysseus is helped by mentors or supernatural aids that help guide him through the story.
In the epic The Odyssey, by Homer, a man named Odysseus is returning home after fighting in the Trojan War. Odysseus goes through many hardships in his journey. During his journey he develops different types of relationships. The relationships that Odysseus develops across his journey, helps the Greek people learn important lessons about life.
Before every student enters high school they are told “you won't make it out with your same friend group” and every student replies “yes we will, we’re different”. The challenge I have faced is just that, losing the friends I thought would be there forever. In The Odyssey similar events take place for Odysseus multiple times, though some could say that Odysseus does not lose his men until they are killed by Zeus. The challenge I faced is similar to Odysseus’ because he and I lose friends to inappropriate behavior and tough decisions.
The Odyssey Of Life In the Odyssey, Homer explains Odysseus’ journey through life and all his obstacles that are faced. Odysseus has near death experiences with cyclopes, witches, and very powerful gods and goddesses. Through ten years Odysseus and his men experience pain, triumph, and even suffering. During this time he develops courage, strength, and fear towards his situations, but not without some help from others.
The hero’s first significant stop was the land of the Cyclops. Odysseus exhibits wise and strategic choices throughout this event. “ I took the wooliest ram, the choicest of the flock, and flung myself under his kinky belly” (Homer 382-384). He devised a plan to escape the angered cyclops by hiding him and his men under multiple rams. Another important event during his journey was the land of the dead.
