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In book one of The Odyssey Odysseus’ son Telemachus realizes that if he wants his mother and citizens of Ithaca to remain safe and loyal towards his father he needs to rise up to the occasion and for the time run the kingdom. When he proclaims to the citizens, “ I’ll be lord of my own house and servants, all that King Odysseus won for me by force” (1. 450-460). Many laughed during his proclamation to the citizens such as the suitors who were in a contest for his mother's hand, but a handful admired…
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In search for some answers about his father, Telemachus leaves home and travels to find out more about his missing father. As he travels he becomes a guest to many kings. We continue to see the importance of good host/guest relationship when he stays at Menelaus’s kingdom. As soon as Telemachus arrived at his kingdom, he was bathed by one of the women and then was welcomed to a feast. He tells Telemachus “…and we must look to Zeus henceforth to keep us safe from harm…and bring the men themselves…
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Women in the odyssey are different from their personality and relationship with men. All of them are different but all help define the role of women in the odyssey. At the time men structured civilization was all put together and the women had position in society, that position was to serve the men and were dominated by what men allowed. Those women were valued in society but weren't important and had no power to control. Homer really depict women as a strong subject. In this epic poem women are…
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the Odyssey Garrett Perry/C11472794 English 201 A Dr. Healy With admiration for the epic The Odyssey, Homer portrays the nature of father-son relationships as structured in ancient patriarchal Greece. The promise of a long life and stature depended on the strength and courage a man possessed . Society vaunted at the achievements of man, and sons were often prized when promised to follow in their fathers footsteps. Telemachus, son…
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Xenia, the Greek concept of Hospitality, was an ancient and powerful institution in Greece, which formed alliances and created relationships with people through and the guest host relationship. Xenia was more than just being polite to strangers. It was a custom that defined how the guest and the host would act. It is expected of the host to treat their guests with the utmost respect, hospitality, and warmth even when the guest is a complete stranger. An example of this is the Phaeacians, who let…
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The growth of Telemachus is evident in his gaining of authority over the suitors while his father Odysseus is in his long journey toward home to Ithaca. With Odysseus gone, someone must take his place in the meantime in order to have some control over the chaos surrounding his home, a chaos that centers on Odysseus' wife who must decide whether to remarry or hold onto the hope that her husband is still alive, and who better to do so than his son Telemachus. However, as Alex Gottesman writes in his…
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individual who perfectly embodies the concept of loyalty in contrast with the fallible mindset of humans. The idea of naturally occurring links between things has emerged ,throughout the Odyssey. Links such as the connections between a father and his son as well as the relationship between a man and his dog. In the Odyssey, the dog specifically, has been a symbol for loyalty and obedience. Argos, perfectly exemplifies the idea of an unbreakable natural connection. He was left by Odysseus from the time…
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see the owner himself, in the hope that he might give me a present.” (The Odyssey, page 110) However, further on in the expedition, Odysseus helps his crew by commanding them to plug their ears with wax so they would not hear the song of the sirens. By doing this, Odysseus saved his entire crew. Even though none of the crew survived to the end, Odysseus learned to become a more adept…
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One of the themes that is being showed in the Odyssey is hospitality, hospitality tends to bond personal relationship, friendships and also shows loyalty. For an example a new neighbor moved across the street from you, a good way to show hospitality is to invite your new neighbor into your and get to know them and establish a friendship so they can feel safe in the new neighborhood. In the Odyssey Telemachus and Odysseus receives warm hospitality throughout their journeys from others, without even…
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A Woman's Power The goddess Athena in The Odyssey is portrayed as strong willed and is shown to have high influence over the heroes and gods in the epic poem. Athena had power among and over men many times, almost contrary to most Greek societies around the time The Odyssey was written. Athena, of course, wasn't the only female with influence over men; but, her influence can be seen as more impactful to those around her because she stills leaves them with their own free will to choose whether or…
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