Odysseus and Telemachus share many similarities and differences as they are father and son. One of the main differences between the two is the amount of experience each individual has. Odysseus is a character that has gone through the worst in life: The Trojan war that lasted ten years, Poseidon’s form of torture, and a journey home that took ten years. Three things that the Phaeacian’s stated only one man can endure, Odysseus. On the other hand, Telemachus is only twenty-one years old and has only gone on one year-long journey that Athena sent him on.…
Most Greek Heroes are known to be very conceited. Some of them use their abilities as an advantage. For example, Zeus knows that he is the ruler of everything, if he wants to have a baby by a human(which he has done) he will do it just because he is the ruler of everything. No one will disrespect him or say no to his because of who he is as a Greek Hero. Perseus was known for cutting off Medusa’s head and using it was a weapon towards others.…
Both Odysseus and Telemachus play extremely pivotal and important roles in Homer’s The Odyssey. The phrase “like father like son” can easily describe the similarities between Odysseus and Telemachus’s characters. However, no human beings are exactly alike as both characters also share a great number of differences. So although Odysseus and Telemachus are both similar in the way that they’re great heroic warriors, they differ in craftiness and arrogance which reflect Ancient Greek values.…
Roman/Greek Heroes and Gods There are many, many different Greek and Roman heroes and Gods/Goddesses, but this is about three in particular: Phaethon, Arachne, and Echo. Phaethon is the son of the Titan of the sun named Helios who wanted to fly his father's chariot across the sky. Arachne is a weaver who got turned into a spider for challenging Athena to a weaving contest. Echo is a nymph cursed by Hera/Juno to only speak the last few words she hears.…
In the times of Greek mythology and epic hero writing, were epic heroes all the same?From the Greek epics The Odyssey by Homer and Perseus by Edith Hamilton, the reader can find out. In The Odyssey, epic hero Odysseus faces many challenges and must use larger than life strength and courage on his odyssey home to his family in Ithaca after the Trojan War. Perseus is a story about the demigod Perseus who goes on a journey, with the help of god Hermes and goddess Athena, in order to kill the Gorgon Medusa, proving himself and saving the woman he loves in the process. Odysseus and Perseus have many differences, such as their source of motivation and what they relied on to complete their journey, but they are still similar in that they both are determined enough to complete the task at hand.…
Compare and Contrast Myths teach us morals, they explain the unexplainable, and they strive to teach us about human nature. In this essay we will be looking at the myth of Heracles and the short story of Tucker. The myth of Heracles is about the son of a mortal women and a god (a demigod). He strives to be a god, but to do so, he must pass twelve challenges named The Twelve Labors. On the other hand Into The Storm a story where a small young boy -Tucker- who wants to join the coast guard.…
lanx. Even the least-warlike, archer god is tied to war, and he is not unpopular for his choice of weaponry, as actual soldiers were. Heracles, the most famous Greek hero, was a legendary archer, and many of his stories and depictions reflect that fact. Usually, he is considered the personification of strength. Hercules is seen in Geometric art, Orientalizing art, and onwards.…
Athena Lallianpuii Class-8 B Roll No.-17 I.T ASSIGNMENT Athena was the goddess of War and Wisdom. Her symbols are owls, olive trees, armors, helmets and spears. She has many siblings including Aphrodite, Hermes, Apollo, Helen of Troy, Perseus and Artemis.…
Heracles displays many heroic qualities throughout his journey of redemption. He definitely shows bravery and perseverance, both of which are very important qualities to have going into the battles that he did. He overcame all of his labors, even when the goddess Hera intervened on multiple different occasions. One of the traits that Heracles uses to his benefit on many occasions, is his quick thinking. One great example is he would not have been able to win the fight against the Hydra if he didn't use his quick thinking and sear and seal the flesh closed.…
Heroism is something that is universal and has been around for a very long time. Allowing the present day world to connect with the past through literature, these connections would not exist without the stories of heroes. Although, written and verbal hero stories were around before the Greeks but the Greeks created a effective style to portray the journey of the hero. In the Greek world there were many documented stories of heroes, one of which included the heroic acts of Perseus. Perseus underwent a series of events that proved to the Greeks that he was a hero.…
The story of Odysseus, from “The Odyssey” by Homer, is a classic known by many worldwide. In this book we find Odysseus going through many hardships before finally getting back to his hometown in Ithaca. What helped him go through these hardships is the though of getting back to his family, his son Telemachus and his wife Penelope. “Agamemnon” written by Aeschylus, is a tragic story whose main character, Agamemnon, undergoes a chain of events that are both similar and different from each other. One of the similarities between these two characters is that both Agamemnon and Odysseus fought at the Trojan War.…
Hesiod 's Theogony provides theories and stories of the representation of how the earth was developed and how the god 's started their beginnings. Ovid 's point of view provides a different depiction of Hesiod 's demonstration in the Book Metamorphoses as represented in his Theogony, a different depiction of the story The Creation as represented in his cosmogony, and a different depiction of the story The Four Ages, as represented in his cosmology. With all of these differences it is very interesting to find the similarities in the stories of Metamorphoses & Theogony told by the both Ovid and Hesiod. Both Hesiod and Ovid have similarities, as well as differences in their understanding of how the universe and mankind began.…
Heracles had approached the mansion. Gardens and fences circled around the building, with at least one guard posted on every few yards of fence. This must be it, Heracles thought. He was told that it would look like someone very rich and stuck-up would live there, but it would also look like hardly any of his staff really cared much for the owner. Which was true.…
Throughout human history, recurring stories and themes pop up around the world, crossing borders of both language and culture. Though they can vary from tales of a great flood to how the world came to be, the most common and easily-identifiable is the Hero’s Journey. Outlined by Joseph Campbell, the Hero’s Journey is the story of a great person travelling to a strange, otherworldly place (literal or metaphorical,) facing a fearsome enemy, and returning to the “normal” world having gained wisdom and experience. The most famous of these tales, like The Odyssey or the Epic of Gilgamesh, have masculine heroes, defined by traits like bravery, strength, or fearlessness. However, two famous stories of a descent into a literal and metaphorical underworld…
Sophocles’ Medea and Euripides’ Oedipus are both horribly tragic characters. They are similar characters in that they worsen their situations through pride, duty, and rage. However, they also vary drastically in terms of morality, fate, and sophistication. Sophocles’ Medea and Euripides’ Oedipus clearly define two opposing sides of Greek tragedy. First, Medea and Oedipus similarly elevate the severity of their predicaments through pride.…