the odyssey movie help!?

Question

okay i really need some help. if any one has seen the odyssey movie can u tell me who is mentor and who pretends to be mentor and why, why couldnt odysseus refuse the request of menelaus and agememnon, describe the ritual that odysseus and his mother enact before he sets off and how does this reflect greek culture, how would you describe the 1st meeting with athena and what is revealed about odysseus charachter during this meeting, and what does polyphemus' island reveal about the protagonist??

please help anyoneee :)

oh yea and how long does odysseus stay on circe's island? was it 5 years?

omg thanks ur such a big help!! also one more thing please. what does calypso offer odysseus and why is it so tempting to him? has this weakness of odysseus been shown before?

Answer 1

okay........I can answer part of it

Mentor was a person who was in a position to counsel Odysseus......he was a confidant....a mentor (this is where we get the word). Athena disguises herself as mentor......her favorite hero is Odysseus for the fact that he uses his mind and cunning rather than taking a "shoot first, questions later' attitude.


When Helen of Sparta (later Troy) was offered up to suitors, her father made all of the men seeking her hand in marriage swear an oath. He knew that there would be fighting over his daughter if he did not do this. The various royal suitors (all kings and royalty) swore that if ever called upon to help by Helen's husband, they must go. By stealing Helen, Paris violated the sacred greek guest-host relationship.......and spit on greek values. This was an inexcusable offense.




He stayed with Circe for one year and had three sons with her......time on her island passes differently than in the mortal realm, i forget exactly how long he was kept there (going by mortal time). Calypso keeps Odysseus for 9 years.

Answer 2

sorry however i will handiest reply the only as to why Odysseus would now not refuse the present to visit warfare. that motive is that the country that requested him used to be essentially the most robust country at the moment. if Odysseus refused then warfare might of been raged on his nation.