Odysseus

What does he learn from his visit with the dead: his mother, Agamemnon, Achilles, Elpenor, Tiresias?

Assignment The body and conclusion paragraphs should be at least 7 sentences in length. Find 2 quotations from the textbook "classical mythology 11th edition" per paragraph to support the points. The essay should be 2 pages in MLA format: double-spaced typed, times new roman, 12-point font. The essay prompt is: Odysseus travels to the underworld. […]

Compare and Contrast Gilgamesh and Odysseus as heroes and explain how are Gilgamesh and Odysseus similar?

Read the Epic of Gilgamesh (Links to an external site.) and the book of Job (Links to an external site.). Compare and Contrast Gilgamesh and Odysseus as heroes. Use the following guidelines to help you compose your answer: How are Gilgamesh and Odysseus similar? How are Gilgamesh and Odysseus different? What are each hero’s strengths? […]

Considering the message of these two quotes below, how do they relate to The Odyssey,Odysseus, and the Heroic Archetype as a whole?

a.2 well-developed paragraphs; b. paragraphs are a minimum of 7 sentences; c. well-chosen support; d. response to a classmate is required for half credit (minimum of 7 sentences); e. 3rd person POV required for your discussion post; f. your classmate reply will be a more conversational than formal; g. direct quotes required for support/credibility. NOTE: […]

Compare and contrast Odysseus to Beowulf by first picking one chapter in the Odyssey where Odysseus has to face an opponent.

Compare and contrast Odysseus to Beowulf by first picking one chapter in the Odyssey where Odysseus has to face an opponent. Compare this chapter to Beowulf’s fight with either Grendel or his mother. Focus specifically on the following: -How did their motivations for action set the stage for their fights? Remember, Beowulf journeyed to Heorot […]

Compare the temptations Satan offers in Paradise Regained to the temptations Odysseus faces in his return to Ithaca.

Paradise Regained is primarily focused on temptation and the overcoming of temptation. Compare the temptations Satan offers in Paradise Regained to the temptations Odysseus faces in his return to Ithaca. In Paradise Regained, the Son calmly resists all of the temptations that Satan offers him and thus triumphs, whereas Odysseus partly succumbs to temptation, but […]

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