Telemachus

with your family. These relationships you can never forget and can last a lifetime. In the book The Odyssey, Odysseus struggles for ten years to come home to his family after the Trojan War. At home, in Ithaca, he has a wife, Penelope, and a son, Telemachus that he loves dearly. He is always eager to find some way to get closer and closer to his home. Odysseus’s courage about coming home reveals that he has a strong relationship with his family. First of all, Odysseus trusts the gods that…

tragedies and plagues of war. Now leave me Eurycleia, your lies no longer pleasure me. Eurycleia: By the great gods themselves, I have spoken the truth you foolish woman! Odysseus is home once more, he has returned to his throne - to you his queen. Telemachus, that delicate boy who knew this man in sole brevity cries and clings to this man, he weeps“ Our King, my father is home now,” why can you not rejoice as he? Do you truly wish to elongate this man’s eternal suffering? Penelope: Hush!…

travel. The Odyssey is an epic poem and it uses many magical, emotional, and physical barriers for the greeks. There is more than just one adventure or Journey Homer involves the family back home waiting for Odysseus in the epic. Telemachus and Penelope, Telemachus is a young boy that is trying to prove himself to his father, Penelope is a loving wife trying to keep the kingdom steady for Odysseus. Whenever the Odyssey begins, Homer starts it with the gods disguised Odysseus fate. Athena in…

Except he was wrong, Odysseus’ wife, Penelope and their only son, Telemachus were forced into a new life after Odysseus left for war. The suitors, men want to marry Penelope, have been eating all of Penelope and Telemachus food. Telemachus set out onto a trip to see if his father could be alive. Except one night when Odysseus returned, he wasn’t himself. He was disguised as a beggar so he could plan an…

Furthermore, Athena inspires Telemachus to take steps to find his father. She inspires Telemachus by comparing the likeness of him to his father, stating “You’ve sprung up so! Uncanny resemblance… the head, and the fine eyes-/I see him now” (84). Her statement lifts Telemachus’s spirits and inspires him to take action…

Athena Is The Most Valuable For Odysseus I believe the most important relationship for Odysseus to win the final battle is the one with Athena. The final battle takes place on an island named Ithaca in Odysseus’ palace. The battle was fought against suitors. These suitors are men who wanted to marry Odysseus’ wife Queen Penelope. In Homer’s, The Odyssey we encounter the goddess Athena. Athena is the daughter of Zeus. She is the goddess of wisdom and war. Athena has a large history in battle…

While there are many sections in the end of the Odyssey that fall under the category of “moments of recognition,” there seems to be a general structure to each scene. At first Odysseus tests the person’s loyalty by listening to them and determining whether they hold sympathetic views towards the suitors and whether they wanted him to return home. The next phase involves deception in which Odysseus tells a tale to conceal his true identity and then foreshadows his return in the near future. After…

In this paper, I will look at the themes in The Odyssey and Inferno. The theme I will look at first is journeys. In the Odyssey, Odysseus struggles to return to his home and family. His journey takes ten years to complete. Unlike Odysseus whose journey is physical in the Inferno, Dante’s journey encompasses the struggle between good and evil within himself. Dante see’s the afterlife as consisting of three level heaven, purgatory and hell. In the Odyssey as Odysseus is traveling back to Ithaca…

For one thing, an essential purpose of both invasions is to extract resources from the area. Telemachus describes the suitors and says, “They butcher our cattle, our sheep, our fat goats, feasting themselves sick, swilling our glowing wine as if there’s no tomorrow—all of it, squandered.” (2.60-62). From these words it is clear, the ethics of this…

Athena is the Greek goddess of intelligence who encapsulates force, triumph and equity. She joined in fights that shielded her nation and bailed her partners out extraordinarily. Athena made numerous developments that helped humankind. She made the harness, the trumpet, the flute, and the boat. Athena was known for helping other people with their missions. Athena improves heroes lives through guidance. A hero is some individual appreciated for their accomplishment and bravery. The rundown is…