Odyssey Review/Essay Questions Essay

1.What aspects of social and political liveliness in homing pigeonic times are reflected in the Odyssey? =The aspects in the social and political life in Homeric times that are reflected in the Odyssey are the lead and hierarchy. These are depicted by kings, contendriors and peasants who sometimes live un- zepic simple life.Other than that it shows the finale of the Greeks wherein if you provide court a lady,you should bring gifts. 2.What is the purpose of the many an(prenominal) tot whollyyusion to the novel roughly the theatercoming of Agamememnon? =Agamemnon had an unhappy takings.He was either winded by course and landed in the country of Aegisthos, or he came domicil to his own land to find Aegisthuswaiting for him. In either case, Aegisthus had become the lover of Clytemnestra, and the two together murdered Agamemnon and Cassandra shortly after their arrival. Aegisthus and Clytemnestra then rule Agamemnons kingdom, scarcely were eventu altogethery eliminatee d by Agamemnons son, Orestes (or by Orestes and Electra in some accounts). The homecoming of Agamemnon and its aftermath were favorite subjects for Greek tragedy.Basic onlyy, his unhappy homecoming was used to foretell the possibly unhappy homecoming awaiting the unhappy friend Odysseyus, although his wife does not marry any of the suitors, and his homecoming ends up world a relatively happy one.3.What outstanding personal qualities en adequate to(p) Odysseus to stretch out all his dangerous adventures and to surmount all obstacles to return home safely and regain his old staus? = The outstanding qualities that I think Odysseus had were that he was his intelligence, his strength, and he was very caring. His best quality is that he is very intelligent. He is able to use his bear in mind to find solutions to problems, outsmart people, and to just use his mind for many different problems. For example when the water flea asked Odysseus what his pattern was and he replied by saying, Nobody.And so when Odysseus poked the daphnia with the sharp blade and he started let loose the former(a)(a) Cyclopes asked him who was br each(prenominal)ing him and he replied, Nobody is stomaching me, so they just ignored him. Another of his Odysseus outstanding qualities was his strength. This helped him in war and to shape supplies. The last of his outstanding qualities was his caring towards his crew. He tried to keep all of them safe as long as he could. He authentically cared for his crew and he was devastated when his crew got killed. These were his best qualities.4.What are some Odysseus weaknesses?=Odysseus greatest weakness is his pride. Although pride suffer be a good thing, he is claimed to possess too a great deal of it. This is shown in an act of hubris in allow nine of the Odyssey, when Odysseus taunts the Cyclops Polyphemus after blinding him, which leads Odysseus to be cursed by Poseidon. =Odysseus curiousity could withal be considered a weakness. On t he island of the Cyclopes, Odysseus fell into temptation to baffle in the Cyclopess cave to see what the Cyclopes looked alike(p) (Polyphemus). This left 6 of his custody dead. 5.What is the significance of the blind bard,Demodecus,who entertains at the banquets of poove Alcinous to historians? =In the Odyssey by Homer, Demodocus is a poet who often visits the court of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians on the island of Scherie. DuringOdysseus stay on Scherie, Demodocus performs three narrative songs.In short Demodocus represents Homer in the story.6.What role does genus Athene play in the Odyssey?Why is she often considered its weighty female character? =Athena is the patroness of Odysseus or most of all she loves his mind. Odysseus is a character that solves his difficulties not done strength or other god given humbugnt he sticks his time and thinks the problem through with(predicate) because Athena is a goddess of wisdom she would be partial to a hero like odysseus. =Ath ena is considered the main female character in Homers Odyssey is because Athena is always mentioned by Homer divinely step in with Odysseus path e.g.Athena asks Zeus to release Odysseus from Calypsos island of Ogygia and so he sends Hermes to order Calypso in Book 6, Athena is the condition both Odysseus and Nausicaa cross paths by the river bed. 7.What does the dramatic climax of Odyssey take slur?Is this before or after reunion of Odysseus and Penelope?Why? =In my understanding each book contais different dramatic climax that for me I have some examples of it like when he finally reveals that he isnt a beggar like Athena disguised him to be but rather Odysseus that has returned.The day that he killed all the suitors.The day that all his men died and so many more. 8.Who is Odysseuss enemy and why?=I believe it was indeed Poseidon. The reason being that he blinded the Cyclops (Polyphemus).The story went that, term they were on the island,Odysseus named himself Nobody so that wh en the Cyclops shout out for help, he claimed that Nobody had blinded him, making his comrades think it was a penalty from the gods. Odysseuss mistake was to call seat from his retreating ship his true name. The Cyclops was the of Poseidon, who sought revenge. =Other enemies are the suitors of Penelope.The suitors essentialed to get Odysseus throne of worthy king of Ithaca and became powerful. 9.What is Telemachus problem?=He hasnt seen his father in 20 years,since the day of his birth.He was confident enough the his father is still alive and also the suitors are eating up his fathers land and want to marry his mother.10.Why is Odysseus choice to raid the land of the Cicones,Ismaerus.a bad choice? What ruling do you get of Odysseus from this encounter? = Odysseus and his men sack the city of Ismarus, kill many of the men and take their wives and booty, which include wine, money, and sheep. Odysseus spares Maron, a priest of apollo, who gives him much concentrated wine, 7 talen ts of gold, and a bowl of silver. Odysseus tells his men to return to the ship, but they do not obey, instead reveling in their spoils. Meanwhile, some of the Cicones had moved and warned their brothers who brought many troops with chariots to fight off the Greeks. They end up killing about 70 men, (6 from each ship), before Odysseus and his men retreat. Odysseuss ship was blown off onto an island that had a cyclops that Odysseus do blind by ramming a hot log into the cyclops eye. He also escaped penalisation from Poseidon the Cyclops father by claiming that he was Nobody.It is bad enough to do such things for your survival.11.What do you think is Odysseus welt action of his wanderings and why? =Odysseus worst action of his wanderings is when he was in One-eye Cyclopes island. It is because aside from he hurt Polyphemus eye, he made a wrong move that prolonged his trip back to Ithaca. Though he just made it because he wants to escape in Polyphemus cave, still his pride leads th em into their long journey back home. When Odysseus and his men are clearly safe away from the island, Odysseus brags about his exploit. He shouts his name and unwisely gave away his identity to Polyphemus.With that Polyphemus called upon his father, Poseidon, to punish the man who had harmed him. That incident hurt Odysseus more than losing a few men, because Poseidon made his travel home protracted than he expected. He faces different struggles which brought them into danger and sad to say, he is the only one left because his men died. Nonetheless, Odysseus survived all that happened to him. His courage, wits, and endurance enabled him to come through each and every difficulty and arrive home safely.After 2 decades of being away from Ithaca and longing for his wife and son, Goddess Athena let him go back to his home and be with his wife and son. 12.Why is the Odyssey a story use up by so many after years and years? = I think its because the Odyssey is almost a template that sets up our lives today. In this piece of literature, the Greeks value so much on good hospitality, which is important in our society. Everything can lead back to the Odyssey. Our tendon is called the Achilles Tendon linking back to a great hero who fought in the Trojan War, some lyrics were excite and taken from the Odyssey, Apollo 13 is taken on from Odyssey.=Also, a lot of characters take up after the Odyssey. Think about the characteristics Odysseus have and compare them to the characters our heroes in our society have. What are the similarities and differences? Even our damsel in distress is inspired by Penelope. Of course the sirens, the goddesses are all a template of how our female characters should be.The Odyssey marks the get goingning of a lot of things, and its also a great story to read.13.Why is Odysseus looked to as a powerful representation of the mythologic hero? =because he was very brave and a good leader. He helped his men escape many situations including the cyc lops. he has all the qulities of a hero. He slept with Circe so that his men would be turned back into gays. He made many sacrifices to help those in need.Being a hero comes with great responsibilities and duties.You will do anything just to make your countrymen happy. 14.In what ways are the Iliad and the Odyssey similar?In what way do they differ? Similarities Both are attributed to Homer. Both begin with an evocation of the Muse. They both take place over the course of 10 years. They both begin in medias res, or in the middle of things. The Iliad opens up in the last couple weeks of the final year of the war the Odyssey opens up with Telemachus searching for news of his father, and then we first learn of Odysseus through flashbacks while he is being held captive by Calypsowhich was actually most the middle of his journey. They both use dactylic hexameter. Many of the same characters can be found in both poems.DifferencesThe Iliad is about a 10-year war fought between the Achae ans (Greeks) and the Trojans the Odyssey is about the 20-year journey home of the hero Odysseus after the Trojan War. Achilles is one of the leading characters in the Iliad Odysseus is the leading character in the Odyssey. The Iliad is a poem congress the tale of many (Achilles, Hector, the gods, etc.), while the Odyssey is primarily the tale of Odysseus. Menis, or the wrath of Achilles, is the main focal point and one of some(prenominal) themes in the Iliad Nostos, or homecoming, is the main focal point and one of some(prenominal) themes in the Odyssey. In the Iliad, the gods are portrayed as pretty deceptive, temperamental, backstabbing gods theres a lot of sneaking around behind each others backs to aid one side over the other (Hera wanted the Achaeans to be triumphant, but Zeus tried to remain neutral), several(prenominal) of the gods conspired to put Zeus to sleep so they could help the Achaeans win, and thebattlefield is essentially one giant chess board for them, with mo rtals as their pawns. In the Odyssey, the gods depend a subaltern more benevolent (Athena supports Odysseus and tries to assist him whenever she can, and they all exclude Poseidonwould like to see Odysseus return to Ithaca) and they seem more unified and well-behaved in their views on how things (particularly Odysseus making it home) should be handled. Even though Athena was Odysseus staunchest supporter, she did not try to retaliate against Poseidon when he made Odysseus journey all the harder and even longer. In the Iliad, the gods were more actively involved in the personal business of mortals than they were in the Odyssey. In fact, there were numerous occasions where they actually took human form so they could go out onto the battlefield. In the Odyssey, there was little intervention, and usually only when it was asked for. The Iliad takes place in one location troy in the Odyssey, Odysseus visits numerous places in his journey home. 15.Explain how Homer uses chronology in telling the story of Odysseus? =Theres a difference between the chronological order of events in the movie and in the story.In the movie it started the day that Telemachus was born(p) and Odysseus was invited to fight in the war.After the war ,his journey in sailing home have begun in sailing different islands and places like the One-eyed giants cave,Meeting the pilot of the wind,Land of the bewitching queen,Visit to the underworld,Island of temptation,Calypsos kingdom and landing to the Island of Scheria,home of the Phaeacians.In the movie there were no flashbacks or throwbacks.The events were continuous unlike in the book the past events were told when Odysseus arrived at Scheria and told all his journeys and trials.