...Folktale Motifs of the Nausikaa Episode in The Odyssey In Book VI of The Odyssey, the tale of princess Nausikaa exhibits the folklore motifs of struggle, lust, persuasion, marriage, determinedness, and gender roles that are historically valued in Western culture. People perceive the episode of Nausikaa and the Phaiakians in different ways. Book VI is a wonderful representation of a "fairy-tale" encounter that simply allows those who are involved to experience hope and change. In the Nausikaa episode, innocence is almost lost, persuasion becomes a method for salvation, kindness is overabundant, and genuineness to the self is of great importance. Folktales have been used throughout history to pass along customs, beliefs, and ways of life. They have influenced society's structure and development, along with metaphorically reminding and teaching people about how things were in the past and should be in the future. In Book VI of The Odyssey, Odysseus is washed onto the shore of the island of the Phaiakians, is wakened by the princess Nausikaa and her maidens, and his encounters are filled with folktale motifs. These motifs are cliché elements that constitute the Nausikaa episode, are defined in nonfictional culture, and express the themes of persuasion, eroticism, forbidden beauty, social norms, and rebirth. John Arnott MacCulloch, a Scottish author whom wrote many works on mythology and folklore, describes folktales and relates their use in culture and The Odyssey's Book...
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...Depending on the level and rank of their social status, this would determine how well a person could accommodate a guest. Men were measured by the way they played the host or the guest. Typically a guest would bring gifts to their host as a show of respect for that household and people within it. Many guests would also bring information from the outside. This was very crucial and desired since the communications of that time were quite limited. Because Zeus was the god of travelers and guests, defining your social class and ones’ favor with Zeus influenced the level of hospitality. In the story, here are some examples where good hospitably are shown: when Athene goes to Telemachus or when Telemachus goes to Nestor and Menelaus; or when Odysseus goes to Eumaios or Phaiakians. Social status was very important because wealth and values were immediately seen as soon as the guest entered the house. There were even incidents were the host would exchange goods with their guests. Another example of hospitality presented in this writing is when Odysseus is in Polyphemus’ cave. Even when death is staring Odysseus in the face, he still expected good hospitality. When people of the Odyssey time period show hospitality, it included providing gifts, a feast along with shelter and comfort as well as a listening ear. Before a host inquires about anything regarding their guest’s life or business, their main priority was the comfort...
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...The next morning Telemachus arrives in Sparta with one of Nestor's sons.The king of Sparta,Menelaus,was hosting a double wedding and enjoying a feast in the palace.Telemachus and Nestor’s son had waited outside of the palace waiting to be invited by Menelaus.Once invited inside of the palace Menelaus had told his guests to eat and enjoy the feast.After they were done eating Menelaus was talking about how he misses his brother Agamemnon.He then was they talking about one of his dear friends which was Odysseus he said it was ashamed that he died.Telemachus started to cry and Menelaus looked over to him than he had realized that he was Odysseus son. Menelaus’s wife appeared she has asked who the guests were he has said that he was certain Odysseus son was here.Nestor's son said indeed his is Odysseus son.Pisistratus Nestor’s son tells Menelaus that Telemachus has come far away because he is looking for word about his father Odysseus being alive.Menelaus shares stories about his time with Odysseus making everyone cry.After he then suggest everyone have diner.Helen decided to drug the wine with "heart's-ease" to prevent lighten the mood and stop everyone's tears. Helen and Menelaus shared stories about Odysseus until Telemachus suggested they go to bed....
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...In Homer’s The Odyssey, Telemachus shows many emotions, a few of these being helplessness, encouragement, and then he finally shows the abandonment of hope, also, other people commented on the fact that Telemachus has no one to protect him from the world without his father. Telemachus shows helplessness when he first spots the goddess Athena in Odysseus’ halls, “He could almost see his magnificent father, here… in the mind’s eye- if only he might drop from the clouds and drive these suitors all in a rout throughout the halls” (1. 134-136) Telemachus shows helplessness by imagining that he sees his father in the halls, instead of Athena because, he believes that his father could drive away all of his mother, Penelope’s, suitors who wish to marry her since they assume Odysseus is dead....
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...general? No, being able to shoot an arrow through 12 axe handles does not show skill and leadership to be a king. Once Penelope sets her competition, Antinous tries to delay it so they can sacrifice to Apollo, the archer god. “Gibe the bow a rest for today, leave it to the gods - at dawn the Archer God will grant a victory to the man he favors most.” Before Odysseus, Telemachus almosts succeeds and wins Penelope’s competition. However Odysseus “shook his head and stopped him short”, and instead he takes the bow and wins the competition. Telemachus orders Eumaeus to “Carry on with the bow, old boy.” to give the bow to...
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...The Odyssey- Book Vs. Movie Introduction After reading the Odyssey and watching the movie, I have noticed many differences between the two. Whether there are scenes skipped, added, re-modified, or they stay the same to one another, both the book and movie of The Odyssey share the same story. Similairities Character personality traits and conflicts are very similar between the book and movie of the Odyssey. For example, Odysseus's character is very much the same in the book and movie because he is very smart and witty in battles. He also has a problem with women along his journey back home. Penelope is another character that is very similar in the book and movie. She is very emotionally strong and patient in how she waits twenty years for Odysseus to return and had faith that he was still alive. There are also similarities between the conflicts in the movie and book. Odysseus still faces Scylla and Charybdis in his long journey home and how Penelope's internal feeling of Odysseus being gone for so long is the same. Comparing the book and the movie of the Odyssey, there are many new scenes added in the movie or scenes that were completely cut out or changed. One of the scenes in the text that was changed in the movie is the Lotus Eaters scene. In the text, Odysseus and his men went to an island with Lotus Eaters while in the movie, the lotus blossoms were given by Circe. Which made him and his men stay longer with Circe for five years. That is also different from...
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...Noah Schoonveld Mrs. Kelley Bailey World literature December 13, 2016 Xenia in The Odyssey Zeus, the ruler of the Olympians, the God of the Sky and thunder, was at the epicenter of Ancient Greek Mythology. Those who worshiped the many Greek gods and goddesses would try to emulate and embody the many characteristics of Zeus, one of them being xenia, The Ancient Greek concept of hospitality. Xenia plays a crucial role throughout Homers The Odyssey. Starting in the very first book, Telemachus is seen opening up his father’s palace to Athena, And later in what might be the greatest display of xenia, Alcinous opens his kingdom to Odysseus. Xenia is so important In the Greek culture, because it develops a mutual understanding and trust between...
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...Every day Penelope works on the shroud, and unravels her work every night, stalling her marriage. While Telemachus shares his plan to find information about his father, he scolds the suitors for their behavior towards Penelope. Antinous redirects Telemachus, explaining the need to be more concerned with his mother’s behavior than the suitors’s. Antinous complains “By day she’d weave at her great and growing web--/ by night, by the light of the torches set beside her,/ she would unravel all she’d done. Three whole years/ she deceived us blind, seduced us with this scheme…/” (Od. 2. 115-118). When Penelope realizes she will have to pick a suitor to marry soon, she devises a plan to stall her marriage, by weaving a shroud for Laertes, and unraveling her work every night. By using her great talent of weaving, she ensures the success of her plan. After all, she has deceive the suitors for three long years. Penelope’s use of...
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...I became very enthused upon reading this passage. Not because I was happy that Telemachos's mother, Queen Penelopeia, was being debunked. In fact, I felt quite the contrary to this reaction. This passage intrigued me because it mentioned Telemachos's facial hair. In the previous entry, I explained my theory on facial hair. To sum it up, my theory was that you couldn't be considered a man if you didn't have facial hair. Telemachos's lack of beard was mentioned in this excerpt. Using this new information I hope to add on to my theory. Antinoös accuses Telemachos's mother of plucking her son's chin hair before anyone else can see it. This statement confuses Telemachos and grabs his attention. After thinking about this new information for a while, I'm just as confused as Telemachos. Perhaps Telemachos is supposed to take the role of King of Ithaka once he becomes a man by growing facial hair. This is the best theory I have, but it doesn't line up perfectly with the text. If Antinoös wants to become king by marrying Telemachos's mother, why would he be mad at someone for preventing Telemachos from taking the throne? Another possibility is that Telemachos's mother is supposed to marry once her son becomes a man. This lines up with the text, but not with the laws of inheritance. When the king dies, the next male of the blood line becomes king. Therefore, it would make sense for Telemachos not to become king once he became a man. As the story progresses, I'm sure the information on Telemachos's...
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...Odysseus is stranded on the island Ogygia for an extensive amount of time. His desire to see his son and wife, Telemachus and Penelope, grows over this time. While Odysseus voyages home to see his family, Telemachus is also looking for Odysseus. This makes it even more important for him to get home. Telemachus tremendously helps Odysseus when he rebuffs over one hundred suitors. He fights courageously, earning his father's respect and trust. Lastly, Odysseus always keeps his goal in mind when making decisions. This comes into play during the Palace of Circe episode. Odysseus and his men go to the palace, and Circe puts a trance on them with her singing. This forces them to stay there for a year. When that year is up, Odysseus finally comes to his senses and decides to continue on his voyage home. In conclusion, Odysseus always reminding himself of his goal, his mission keeping him focused, and him referring back to his goal when making decisions...
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...Reid Christensen Cohen English 1EP-2 November 2, 2015 Quotation Explication Telemachus, in Homer’s Epic poem The Odyssey, calls an assembly to express his animosity towards the prolonged stay of the suitors. Telemachus will “have to pay” the high price of his mother and himself being forced to evacuate the palace if he is unable to persuade the suitors to leave the house. (2.147). Telemachus’s speech portrays the horrid consequences he will have to pay if he and his mother succumb to the requests of the suitors. Lamentably, the suitors stand their ground and refuse to leave Telemachus’s home at the same time telling he and his mother that they should just leave. Telemachus exclaims to the unyielding suitors “[do] you have [no] shame in your...
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...After twenty years away from his family and Ithaca, Odysseus’ dear wife Penelope continues to remain loyal nonetheless. In The Odyssey, Book I, lines 325-345, the principal theme is one of loyalty between Odysseus and Penelope as well as Penelope and her responsibilities. This theme is enforced through the use of diction- specifically alliteration and word choice- as well as characterization. One of the ways in which Homer stresses the idea of loyalty in Book I, lines 325-345, is through the use of diction, in particular; alliteration and word choice. Homer’s use of alliteration- which is described as the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words which neighbour each other- throughout the passage creates alliteration putting...
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...Throughout the first four books of The Odyssey, Telemachus was given many gifts from elders as he began his journey to find out more about his father Odysseus. These gifts include many things varying from physical items, such as modes of transportation, people to help him along the way, and luxuries items, to gifts that are less tangible, such as courage. Each one of these gifts were necessary for Telemachus to have at just the right time to help him with his odyssey. The first physical item that is gifted to Telemachus was from Noemon. As Telemachus was preparing for his journey, Athena wanted to help him by going through town, as Telemachus, to find a volunteer crew as well as someone who would lend their fastest ship. When Athena asked Noemon for his fastest ship, he obliged, gifting Telemachus. This ship was crucial for the first part of Telemachus’s trip as he had to travel across water to arrive at his first destination, Pylos....
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...Case 2.1 1) Script pad can be defined as an opportunity because it helps answer several problems which will push the customer to buy it. Script pad is attractive because is a company that can literally save lives (7,000 deaths occur each year in the United States as the result of prescription writing mistakes.) and it is easy to use it. Timely, because in 2009, the U.S. Congress authorized funding to promote electronic health records as part of the economic stimulus package. So the electronic prescription is growing up. 2) The environment around Script pad is favorable because the governement want to promote electronic health records, Therefore the electronic prescriptions will increasingly be asked. 3) At first my reaction wil be bad because the prescprtion hand does not cost me anything. Fortunately, the application makes life easier for customers and it is safer than hand prescpition and the government pushes to modernized the management of health I'll end to adopt it. Over the cost of the iphone and subscription this aplication offers several advantages including security (greatly reduces errors) ease (easy to use) and effectiveness (prescription sent directly to the pharmacy) for me and customer. 4) The pharmacy will be more reticent in front of this project because the application takes a commission on the sale, which reduces her margin especially as the competition is fierce with the online pharmacy is growing in the market. 5) The application...
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...point where she doesn't even cry anymore because she realizes that the only way to solve the issue(s) is to remove herself from it. Revelations, Part 5} Queen, as a representation of the Divine Feminine, it is not your natural state to toil or chase companionship, chase money, or chase your dreams. Taking diligent action is vital to powerfully manifest, but as a woman, you must also remember that you have a natural ability to draw to you whatever you need, want and desire on the Royal Path. It’s time to wake up and realize that you can achieve more through grace than “hustling hard”. Watch the video as I reveal the #1 way to activate, develop and strengthen your Divine Feminine power of attraction. Queen, you have the power to write the script and define who you are as a woman, a Mother, a wife, daughter or sister. Don’t allow someone else’s limitations to control your life I agree. You don't necessarily have to hold it in though. It can be issues that she's repeatedly expressed concern about and the other involved party or parties don't get involved in resolving the issue(s) and then she gets fed up. Mental Health Care...
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