Pentheus sees Dionysus the god of deviant instinctive passion as a threat to the mainstream, ordered old fashioned society that Pentheus resides over.…
“Do this, do that” that is all other gods tell me to do. They don’t even ask! They just command me because they think they are better than me! The think just because I have the same job as a mailman that I am not important, but I am also a GOD! I don’t even care about Odysseus. Calypso is better looking than Penelope. I would be happy in his situation, but no, Athena needs to intervene. She needs to free Odysseus so she can look like she is high and mighty. She just wants to suck up to Zeus, but I have to be the one to tell Calypso to let him go. I was forced into letting her go. If Zeus didn’t favor Athena so much I wouldn’t have had to. Yes, it was a pain to go visit her, but that’s not why I’m angry. I’m angry because Poseidon is mad at…
As great as he was, Odysseus still had some weaknesses his moments of bad decisions (taunting Polyphemus, being tempted by the Sirens, staying on Circe's island, his extreme violence toward the suitors that almost causes a war between himself and his subjects once he returns home). He seems to be a very proud man, given his tendency to taunt or bait his enemies and to feel very offended when his character is put into question--for example, in Phaecia when the impudent youth says that he isn't strong enough to throw a discus and has never worked a day in his life.…
Odysseus’ pride consumes his actions towards both the mortals and the immortals, forcing others to suffer the consequences in place of himself. When successfully outsmarting and blinding the cyclops Polyphemos (Parallel PrPP), Odysseus and his men begin to sail away. Choosing to not remain reticent, Odysseus decides to declare with pride details of both his accomplishments and who he is to the monster Polyphemos, exclaiming; “ Cyclops, if any mortal man ever asks you who it was / that inflicted upon your eye this shameful blinding, / tell him that you were blinded by Odysseus, sacker of cities” (IX 502-504). He generates rancor in the blinded cyclops Polyphemos at the result of his boastful speech.…
When Odysseus finally arrived back from his travels he found out about the wooers, otherwise known as suitors, harassing Penelope. These men could care less about having Penelope’s hand in marriage, all they wanted was to take Odysseus' place. Odysseus was very angry and severely punished the wooers. Not only did he punish the wooers, but he also punished people who did not need to be punished. He saw a problem and had every right to take care of it. Odysseus did justify his actions but the punishment seemed to be a little harsh.…
After reading the Odyssey,I think Odysseus returned to kill suitors back our own country is very correct. Odysseus in waves and the struggle of monsters, also use opportunely ingenuity, bravely overcome countless disasters. Difficulties, he will not be intimidated by any wealth, or even love the temptation to shake him.Encouraged him to overcome difficulties is he to tribal group and the affection to his wife, so I think hero Odysseus is a justice.When Odysseus on exotic, Ithaca and neighbouring powerful deceives his wife weak young.Programs to his wife, Mr Nie roper (Penelope), forced the she remarried, Mr Nie roper tried various methods to delay.…
Hercules was a hero in Greece not only because of the labors he did, but what caused him to do the labors. In the story Hercules killed his children and wife but it was his strength that took over. He came to his conscience and realize what he had done. In order for him to fight the guilt he looked for any way to help him become cleansed. Hercules was told to follow Aristhius in order to clean himself from what he had done the Hercules was told to follow R us the Ases in order to clean himself from what he had done. The most heroic labor Hercules did was to kill the Neiman lion. Hercules killing the lion with his hands just to clean himself from the guilt show true her Road traits by taking responsibilities for his actions.…
Odysseus should feel justified for his actions for killing the suitors. After being gone for twenty years and coming home to people living in his house. Also trying to take the only things he got left like his son and wife. Odysseus should feel more justified for killing those who were involved with the wooers so now he knows who is loyal and who is not. Those are reasons why Odysseus should feel justified after killing all of those people.…
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In the novel The Odyssey, by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald the hero Odysseus goes through struggles, in which he nearly gives up on his fight and somehow resurrects himself. The amount of challenges that Odysseus’ had to face on his journey home were grander than most men would ever face. One example of Odysseus’s feelings of great defeat, happens on Odysseus’ way home and his crew lets the winds out of the bag which were supposed to be kept in the bag as a guide home. These winds created a hurricane, which Odysseus’ ship was thrown into it. “Roused up, despairing in that gloom, I thought: Should I go overside for a quick finish or clench my teeth and stay among the living?” (Fitzgerald, 156). For a moment, Odysseus wanted to give…
Displaying the characteristic of loyalty is an important quality of being a leader. Odysseus in The Odyssey is loyal to not only his companions, but his wife and homeland as well. In the introduction of the story, told by Muse, she recalls that Odysseus had “... weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea.. To bring his shipmates home.” (7-9) Odysseus went through many hardships to allow his shipmates to return to their homes. When Odysseus arrived at the banquet held in his honor by the daughter of Alcinous, he “… weeps as the minstrel’s song reminds him of all of his companions… “ (758) in remembrance of his shipmates that were killed by their own recklessness. He wished that they were able to return to their homes but…
To consider someone a hero, he must boast certain characteristics that are harder to detect in an average person, such as being humble, merciful, loyal, and a great leader. King Odysseus of Ithaca survived the Trojan War. While most of his other men returned to their native lands immediately following the war, it took Odysseus ten years to journey home because of his lust for other women and desire to prove he was superior to everyone. Odysseus and his group of shipmates faced countless obstacles, which claimed the lives of more men as their journey went on. Not only did his procrastination kill off his men, but his mother as well, who longed to see him and gave up when she realized she would never see him again. Through the many actions Odysseus took on his trip home, including murder…
Odysseus has many character traits that are accentuated by his adventures and travels. The main ones are his curiosity, his intelligence or deceitfulness, and his amazing self control. His cunning and self control help him to survive throughout his journeys but his curiosity sometimes hurts him.…
He goes on to provide certain reason why he might not be liked, and he embellishes that by showing his piety and strong belief in the gods. However, he points out the awareness that they may be angry and the reasons why, "...You perhaps might be angry, like people awakened from a nap, and might slap me..."(Plato, 31a4). He goes on to make certain points during his defense and what he has learned through all these years. His defense is obedience and disbelief that he could be the wisest man. He brings back cases of his youth to show his obedience to the gods just as he had for authority.…
The question of what is just is often sought after in the studying of philosophical works. In Plato’s Republic, the definition of the virtue of justice is pursued. In Book I of Plato’s Republic, Thrasymacus claims the following: “what’s just is nothing other than what’s advantageous of the stronger” (338c). Following that statement, Thrasymacus is asked by Socrates to explain it further, to which Thrasymacus states that in every city that is governed aristocratically, tyrannically, or democratically, the governing group is dominant (338e).…