I have to write a "newspaper article" about one but I cant choose. Any opinions are greatly appreciated.
2007-09-05 17:39:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I'm talking about in the book The Odyssey in case you didn't know.
2007-09-05 17:40:09 · update #1
The Odyssey story begins on the ninth year of Odysseus' wandering, with Athena intervening on Odysseus' behalf in the assembly of the gods, then at Ithaca, where the goddess lead Telemachus, son of Odysseus in short quest to find news about his father, from Odysseus' former comrades in Pylos and Sparta.
You won't meet Odysseus until Book 5 of the Odyssey, in Calypso's island. From there, Odysseus left the goddess and arrived in Scherië, island of the Phaeacians. From Book 9 to 12, Odysseus recount his adventures to his Phaeacian hosts, from his departure from Troy to the island of Calypso, until his arrival to their island. From here, the Odyssey returned to the normal timeline, from Odysseus' departure from Scherië to his homecoming in Ithaca.
2007-09-05 17:58:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the most significant part of Odysseus' adventures would be his run-in with the cyclopes. It shows his true character that he breaks into a creatures lair (knowing its a man-eater), attempts to rob it, and than gets annoyed when it eats some of his men and than gets really pissed off when it refuses to be polite to the interlopers......hrm...that came off a touch angrier than I intended. I think Odysseus just need a good smack upside the head to clue him into reality.
2007-09-06 01:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by mist_dark 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I really like the one where he meets the one eyed monster! It is really gross how it EATS some of his men!
2007-09-06 00:48:03 · answer #3 · answered by Catholictothemaxtradition 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋