Passion In Odysseus In Homer's The Odyssey

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Every living being has a tale to tell whether it be a successful tale or a disastrous one that is powered by passion. Passion is defined as an emotion that is strong and hardly controllable. Even Greek Gods Achilles, Dido, and Odysseus cannot avoid experiencing emotions which ultimately led to their downfalls. Although, having passions are what has driven the Gods to their success, what has guided them on their journey for survival, the desire for a relationship, and their deaths. Odysseus starts off in The Odyssey by relying on Athena for wisdom throughout his journey, but as she is not there for him as he calls, he becomes enraged and becomes clueless on what course to take. He soon meets Circe, the beautiful witch, and despite being warned by Hermes, he falls into Circe’s temptations by deciding to sleep with her. His lust for sexual desires has clouded him and costed him years of time due to …show more content…
He chose his passion of leaving the world being known as a hero, but lived a short life when he meets Odysseus in the underworld telling him, “follow the plow as thrall to another man, one without no land alluded him and not much to live on, then be a king over all the perished dead.” During the Trojan War, Achilles and Agamemnon have tension between them that Agamemnon takes Briseis away. Enraged Achilles driven by his passion for revenge decides that death shall fall upon Agamemnon, but Athena tells him otherwise. Realizing that he cannot kill Agamemnon, he prays to Zeus that the Trojans gain the advantage so he can take back his stolen glory from Agamemnon. Upon seeing how enraged Achilles is, Agamemnon sends Odysseus to give Achilles his reward but stubborn Achilles refuses and tells the Greek forces to go home. Although, Patroclus is killed and Achilles becomes so enraged that he sets out to bestow death upon
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