As eager as Odysseus is to get back home to his wife and son in Ithaca, the shipmates on board with him are struggling with hunger and the loss of energy. Looking at Odysseus’ intense determination to return to his town, it seems as if the only idea that is filled in his mind is to go back to Ithaca without looking at the tired condition of his shipmates. Odysseus’ yelled difficult orders and tasks that were expected to be fulfilled by his sailors, and for the most part they were able to complete it. Looking at the poor men rowing day and night over the monstrous waves, Odysseus never gave them a chance to take a break and enjoy a single meal, until one shipmate decided to speak up. Even so, Odysseus was narrow-minded and thought only about
Once upon a time in a far away land, there lived a princess who lived in a castle that was guarded by a dragon. She had lived there all her life in hopes that one day a fine young prince would come and rescue her. After 17 years a young prince named Troy had enough courage to go and rescue the princess. People in the village warned him that the journey to the castle would be dangerous. That no man has ever gotten to the castle, but that didn't stop Troy though.
In Hercules, The Muses play the part as the storytellers using the task plotline archetype to show how we as humans seek adventure because it can help show us who we really are and where we’re meant to be. In other words, we want the hero to know how it feels to not belong or feel like he is an outcast, and then to become stronger by overcoming an emotional tragedy. Without this, we would be unable to relate better to the hero and be able to trust him more. At the beginning of Hercules, Hercules was an outcast to the other children in his town and felt as if he did not belong. Hercules not feeling welcome thought it was best to leave the town to find who he really was and where he belonged.
First, Hercules begins his life hated by Juno (Hera) since he was the son of her husband, Jupiter (Zeus), and a mortal named Alcmene, so Juno attempted many times to kill him and create despair for Hercules. Therefore, she maddened Hercules with a temporary spell and during this he killed his Wife, Magara, and his kids which starts his journey. Then he fled to the forest until he decided to go to Apollo’s temple to search for forgiveness. Once the oracle says to him that Apollo believes that he must complete tasks from the cruel king Eurythesus to make up for what he did wrong; thus, he must leave Greece and his adventure begins. Nevertheless, he is not alone during his journey and gains help along his way from gods, such as Minerva who gives
The water currents, changed by the wind, made it so that he couldn’t get back. On page 18, a massive whirlpool was mentioned. The whirlpool was so big that you could see the bottom of the ocean from the surface. The whirlpool was in a strait, and Ulysses had to choose between the whirlpool and a monster. Water is a very interesting character in The Odyssey.
This did not necessarily help Ulysses get back home, but it still had an effect on the plot. It was still a very important trip because Telemachus learned a lot about his father’s past. This was good because when Ulysses did finally get to Ithaca, they weren’t complete strangers and Telemachus knew him a little better. A small but very essential detail was on “pg. 81” when Athena “poured sleep” on to Ulysses’s eyes the night before he killed the suitors.
Tristram was adventurous which led him to battle with Moraunt, a knight of Ireland, ending his life but also held major wounds. Trying to find a surgeon he sailed towards England but ended in Ireland, the homeland of the knight he killed. Unknowingly the queen tended his wounds and later when she found out he was the culprit was banished from their lands, but Tristram did not leave with Isoude, who he caught feeling for. Tristram came home to King Mark, his uncle, and told him about his journey, including Isoude. The king was interested and made Tristram promise to bring her as his bride.
Another thing he had looked forward to was getting home to his wife, Penelope. Now that he sees her he realizes he has changed a lot since he last saw her, twenty years ago. Now her youthful beauty has been replaced by aged ugliness. In the second stanza, Ulysses recounts his life of “… Drinking / Life to the lees…” (6-7).
His management over his crew was something that needed more direction and control. He seemed to be slow to catch on to this. After the victory over the Cicones, Ulysses wisely wants to take the plunder and depart quickly, but His men prefered to stay, leading to a defeat at the hands of reinforcements. When Aeolus grants the Greeks fair winds to Ithaca, Odysseus falls asleep within sight of home, empowering his suspicious, unruly crew to open the bag of ill winds and let loose a windstorm that blows them off course. Again, on the island of the Sungod Helios, Ulysses' men disobey strict orders and feast on the sacred cattle when he goes inland to pray and falls asleep.
Ulysses is the hero in the Odyssey for the trojan war. He lead his men through many enemies and dangers they faced on their trip home such as the six headed monster, Jupiter’s storm, and Neptune’s huge wave. Ulysses also has more to his family than just his wife; he has a son, Telemachus. When Ulysses left for war, his son was young and vulnerable, but now he’s much older and tries to settle Ithaca the best he can, now that his father is gone. He must get home for his family.
“Now I must find my way to set sail, before my crew leaves without me.” Ulysses ran until he spotted the ship, joyful to see color and not gray. Ulysses climbed the ship, shouting orders. “Raise the mast and anchor, set sail!” Ulysses took the helm steering away from the island, with Athene smiling down at him from the
6. Ulysses The first episode is named Telemachus, the son of Ulysses and Penelope. He leaves his castle because it is occupied by young men who want to win Penelope`s heart and crown. Telemachus goes on a journey guided by a desire to find his father in order not to feel as a disrespected son in his own castle anymore.
Course: Great Books Student: Ivona Martiovska Mentor: Giovanni Savino Title: Herodotus as a historian Characters (with spaces): Around the year 425 B.C., the writer and geographer Herodotus published a very significant piece of writing: a long account of the Greco-Persian Wars. He named his book The Histories. This was the first time for a writer to make a systematic, thorough study of the past; it was the first time that someone tried to examine the cause-and-effect of historical events.
In the entire poem, it mentioned Ulysses longing to go away and adventure. His longing occurred because he was curious about the world and to satisfy that curiosity, he desired to travel to answer his questions. His curiosity about the things around him and the world allowed for him to adventure and his will to continue wondering. Differently, Odysseus’s curiosity sometimes caused trouble for him. Odysseus was curious about various things going on around him at his obstacles, which lead to trouble for him sometimes.
This is where things will change for those native to the land of ithaca as well as Ulysses. As he get closer and closer to home he then realizes that his heart and passion is no longer with leading the nation of ithaca but in gaining a opportunity to have a more civilized lifestyle. Ulysses understands that if does stay and lead the nation of ithaca he is leading a nation full of uneducated savages and living a life with an aged wife. By the end of the story Ulysses has to choose wheater to go and seek a
