Essays on The Odyssey

Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey are poems centered around the events of the Trojan War. The Iliad recounts the events from the Trojan War during the final weeks whereas The Odyssey is a sequel telling the story of Odysseus and his journey back home....

Many people who are interested in archeology would have already heard about Heinrich Schliemann and Sir Arthur Evans, who were both prominent archeologists. They both were fascinated in researching historical sites for excavations and collecting antiquities. Some of the archeologists from hundred years ago say...

In The Odyssey by Homer and The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, both are pieces of literature that are popularly talked about today. The Odyssey’s main character, Odysessus, is a brave soldier who faces many challenges on his journey prolonging his trip home, while...

The archetypal villain is crucial for the story to continue because the villain guides the hero to the next part of their story, the villain reveals the hero’s weaknesses and faults, and without the villain, the hero wouldn’t be a hero.  Any form of literature...

One of the most common translations of the First Noble Truth of Buddhism is “existence is suffering”, implying that to exist, to be alive, brings on pain, loss, grieving, and suffering. Reading Homer’s Odyssey and analyzing the characters, one thing is evident – human suffering...

Stories are often passed down from generation to generation. Literature was often taught verbally rather than written in olden times, like the author Homer. Homer was an author mostly known for his Epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey. These literary works were primarily passed down...

“Greece, sound, thy Homer’s, Rome thy Virgil’s name…”(Milton 16). Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid were important books to the cultures of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece. Homer and Virgil were both classical poets and authors who utilized various techniques to enrapture their audiences...

Homer is the staggering maker of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic melodies that are the central works of old Greek composition. The Iliad is set during the Trojan War, the ten-year assault of the city of Troy by a partnership of Greek domains....

The story of Niobe, as told by Achilles in book twenty-four of the Iliad, is related to Priam for the purpose of making the latter eat, though he is grieving the loss of Hector, whose body he has come to ransom. This tale can be...

In both Homer’s Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid, destiny and free will are both significant. Destiny is unchangeable, it may seem like a coincidence, but it is something no person controls for oneself, but within the destiny, you do have a choice. Free will is defined...