Ithaca

get back home to Ithaca. During the ten year journey, he faced many battles, fought off many monsters, dealt with numerous storms, and resisted beautiful goddesses—the likes of which Odysseus stayed with for a few of the ten years. To become a hero, he had to endure all of the challenges he was faced with to be able to return home. In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus proves to be an epic…

The Odyssey, an epic story written by Homer, touches on the idea that xenia, hospitality was an essential part of greek life. In the epic a fearlesss, noble man named Odysseus struggles to get back to his homeland “Ithaca,” his wife Penelope, and his son Telemachus. Odysseus ventures to different islands and receives different types of xenia, good and bad. In the epic Homer shows how important xenia is. Homer doesn't directly say that xenia is important however, there are many situations in the…

life with his, and leave this place, my home, my rich and beautiful bridal house, forever to be remembered, though I dream it only.” As well as the other elements of an epic the most important one is an epic theme. Throughout the epic the fate of Ithaca is based on Odysseus, and if he makes it home too his kingdom or not. On page 1249 lines 30-40 it states “the form Lord Odysseus left him, going to Troy, you’d see him swift and strong. He never shrank from any savage thing he’d brought to bay…

The timeline of The Odyssey begins after the Trojan War, but Odysseus’ story begins well before The Odyssey and the war. At the start of the Trojan War, the hero, Odysseus, is home in Ithaca with his wife, Penelope, and newborn son, Telemachus. This is where Odysseus receives “information… that acts as a call to head off into the unknown” (1), better known as the call to adventure. The elopement of the Spartan king’s wife, Helen, with…

By setting fuel to Odysseus's fire, Melantho was indirectly killing many of the suitors who were men. In contrast, Odysseus´s caring and intelligent nurse Eurycleia offers her assistance to Odysseus and the old beggar while back in Ithaca.…

Teiresias even goes on to tell Odysseus of his fate. He informs Odysseus that he will eventually return to Ithaca, and that he will slay all of the suitors and reclaim his wife (188). Teiresias also provides Odysseus with key instructions. He instructs Odysseus not to eat the cattle of Helios (188), and to make a trip and make sacrifices in order to appease Poseidon after he arrives in Ithaca (189). Overall, we can see that Teiresias provides Odysseus with a great amount of information; this IS…

after ten years of battling in the Trojan War. During the epic,Odysseus reveals to have many different character traits .In the great classic The Odyssey , Odysseus, is erudite and allegiant, but also fatuous, as he travels on his journey to Ithaca. Throughout Homer’s classic, Odysseus’s erudite nature helps him on his journey. In book nine, Odysseus and his men travel to the island of the Cyclopes, where they encounter Odysseus’s first foe, Polyphemus. When asked by Polyphemus his…

me at times. Mainly to me you owe the gift of life.” She means: Stay with me and love me; I deserve it. Even so, Odysseus thwarted her request and speaks instead about “the dawn of [his] return.” Now, he is much more aware of his true desire to see Ithaca…

The Life and Adventures of Odysseus Through raging seas, and deadly creatures, Odysseus had to survive twenty years of pure and utter chaos. Odysseus, son of Laertes, and ruler of Ithaca, experiences the thrill of a lifetime while battling across the sea in hope of one day to return to his homeland and family. The story takes place slightly after the Trojan war was won by the Greeks, all thanks to Odysseus’ brilliant idea to enter the cities great walls. His men rode into the city in a huge…

Previously, Odysseus had tried to sail back home from Troy after he had fought against the Trojans. However, Odysseus underwent many situations where he had to prove he could survive through all the complications throughout his journey back to Ithaca. His greatest test, however, was when Poseidon, one of Odysseus’s greatest foes, imposed…