movie. Odysseus - Main character; The Odyssey = Odusseia in Greek; circa 800-600 BC. Penelope - Wife of Odysseus Telemachus – son of Odysseus Eumaeus – the loyal shepherd Anticleia – is the mother of Odysseus who killed herself due to grief. Eurycleia – is the Loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were babies. Odysseus’ Men: • Perimedes – warrior who challenged and got eaten by Scylla. • Eurybates – loyal servant of Odysseus who followed him anywhere. • Polites
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Breaking Binaries in The Odyssey: An Exploration The New Woman in The Penelopiad In the Homeric Epic‚ women are cast into one of two dichotomous roles: that of the wise and faithful or that of the foolish and disloyal. However in Atwood’s The Penelopiad these roles are deconstructed such that they become fluid as opposed to concrete—such that the women do not wholly occupy one role or the other but rather move on a balance beam between the two‚ sometimes leaning nearer to one lateral or the other
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The gods seem to be aware of her emotional state and sometimes even keep information from her to avoid panic; a good example of this is when Eurycleia was washing the feet of Odysseus and Eurycleia discovers from a scar it is Odysseus and wanted desperately to tell Penelope it was her husband right there but “she could not catch the glance‚ she took no heed‚ Athena turned her direction elsewhere” (Homer 19.540). Penelope’s
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The community of women in Ithaca helps queen extract Olive Oil‚ and also help the queen in the household work. The role of Men in Ithaca is to hunt and gather for food in the forest. After few years‚ Telemachus learns to live without his father. Eurycleia who is the aged and loyal servant nursed Telemachus and kept a secret from Penelope about Telemachus journey to find Odysseus. The community stayed together and helped
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There are many situations that occur in "The Odyssey‚" written by Homer‚ which can be compared and contrasted to real life situations. Penelope’s love and strong devotion to her husband for the twenty years he was gone‚ and thought to be dead‚ is one of those situations. There are many real life situations that can be compared and contrasted to this situation‚ one situation could be when a soldier in the armed services takes off to war and does not return for several months to years‚ or in some cases
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his wife and desire to return Ithaca never wanes. Further‚ when Penelope‚ who waits faithfully for 20 years for her husband’s return. Another example is Telemachus‚ who stands by his father against the suitors of his mother. Odysseus’ old nurse‚ Eurycleia‚ remains loyal to Penelope and Odysseus. Eumaeus‚ the swineherd‚ and Philoetius‚ the cowherd‚ are exemplary in their loyalty to their master and his
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Odysseus and Penelope Once the suitors had been defeated and Odysseus emerged triumphant‚ Eurycleia scurried to Penelope’s side to declare the return of Odysseus and the fall of the suitors. A doubting Penelope had a hunch that the gods were trying to deceive her. She settled to test this victorious man who claimed to be her husband. “Penelope‚ you must rise at once. Your husband is home—Odysseus is home! After twenty years‚ he has returned for you!” I exclaimed. “No. You’re wrong. It can’t be right—that’s
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Book 1 changes things. Beside enhancing his stature and bearing‚ she shows him the obligations of a youthful sovereign. He soon turns out to be more emphatic. He stands up to the suitors and reviles the misuse of his domain‚ and when Penelope and Eurycleia get to be on edge or disturb‚ he doesn’t bashful far from taking control. Telemachus never completely coordinates
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Name ________________________ The Odyssey Study Questions- ANSWERS Book One (p. 77-92): 1. What do you see as the attitude of the Gods’ towards men? They think men are foolish. They bring most pain and suffering upon themselves. 2. What do you see as the attitude of the Greeks towards hospitality? They take the role of hosts seriously. The Greeks had to open their home‚ be gracious‚ and share their food‚ and drink with their guests. 3. How would you characterize Telemachus at this
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recognized are the ones who would be considered safe. While the word safe can mean different things‚ in this case for these characters to be considered safe they would have to have been trustworthy‚ helpful and/or kind. An example of this would be Eurycleia who proves she is “safe” due to her being trustworthy through faithfulness‚ kind by nursing Telemachos and helpful by keeping an eye on the other servants to see who remains faithful to Odysseus. You’re able to see this well enough with other characters
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