https://padlet.com/emmacanty21/etqbvnbjy31x Episode from the Odyssey en-us 2017-11-30 18:45:30 UTC 2021-03-05 21:46:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png emmacanty21 https://padlet.com/emmacanty21/etqbvnbjy31x/wish/212016661      In The Cyclops, Odysseus wanted to get home, because of his love for his wife and son. But, because of his arrogance, he enraged Poseidon. So, he was sent off course to an island where he faced the Cyclops. 
     Odysseus tells the Phaeacians the sorry tale of his wanderings. From Troy, the winds sweep him and his men to Ismarus, the city of the Cicones. The men came upon the land and, carried away by greed, stayed there until the reinforced ranks of the Cicones turn on them and attack. Odysseus and his crew finally escape, having lost six men per ship in battle. Odysseus and his men then sail through the murky night to the land of the Cyclopes, a rough and uncivilized race of one-eyed giants. There they immediately come upon a cave full of sheep and crates of milk and cheese. The men advise Odysseus to grab some of the food and hurry off, but, he decides to linger. The cave’s owner then returned, Cyclops Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon. At first, the cyclops was nice, but then he killed and ate two of Odysseus’s men and imprisons Odysseus and the rest of his men in his cave for future meals. Odysseus found an opportunity to kill Polyphemus, but he knows that only Polyphemus is the only one strong enough to move the rock that he has placed across the door of his cave. The next day, while Polyphemus is outside pasturing his sheep, Odysseus finds a wooden staff in the cave and hardens it in the fire. When Polyphemus returns, Odysseus gets him drunk on wine that he brought along from the ship. Feeling sociable and happy, Polyphemus asks Odysseus his name. Odysseus said that his name is “Nobody”. As soon as Polyphemus collapses with drunkness, Odysseus and a group of his men drove the red-hot staff into his eye. Polyphemus wakes with a scream, and his neighbors come to see what is wrong, but they leave as soon as he calls out, “Nobody’s killing me!”. Once morning came, Odysseus and his men escape from the cave, unseen by the blind Polyphemus, by clinging to the bellies of the monster’s sheep as they go out to the fields. Safe on board their ships and with Polyphemus’s flock of sheep on board as well, Odysseus calls to land and reveals his true identity. With his former prisoners now out of reach, the blind giant lifts up a prayer to his father, Poseidon, calling for revenge on Odysseus.]]> 2017-11-30 18:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/emmacanty21/etqbvnbjy31x/wish/212016661 emmacanty21 https://padlet.com/emmacanty21/etqbvnbjy31x/wish/212016830 Conflict - The conflict in this story showed Odysseus' reason to be scared at the beginning of The Odyssey which helps to show the reader the conflicts along the hero's journey. The conflict in this story was shown when the cyclops grabbed some of Odysseus' men and bashed their brains out on the floor. This point is shown when it says, "He clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies and beat their brains out." (Homer 233-235). This is an important example of a conflict in our episode of The Odyssey.
Personification - Throughout this episode, Odysseus reveals his personality full of courageousness. This is shown where the story says "and cheered my men along with battle talk to keep their courage up: no quitting now." (Homer 325-326). This was an example of courage and leadership because it shows that even in darker times, he'll inspire his crew to carry on. Odysseus might have his selfish moments, but overall, he is an amazing leader full of courage.
Diction - Homer used extensive word diction throughout this episode. This is shown in the passage where this is said, "We climbed briskly to the cave." He uses the word "briskly" to further show have adamant they were about getting into the cave. This affects the story by adding an extra sense of their ambition. Without Homer's extensive word diction, the story wouldn't be as complex.
Figurative Language - Throughout The Cyclops, Homer uses figurative language to further get his point across about his theme. One of the literary devices he uses is a simile. This is shown when he says, "Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion". This is a simile because it compares his gaping and crunching to that of a mountain loin.
Imagery - Homer also goes further and uses imagery. Homer uses the sentence, "Cyclopes, giants, louts, without a law to bless them", to give the reader a better visual of the cyclopes and their surroundings. The word "louts" means, (in Greek mythology), a legendary plant whose fruit induces a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to depart. The use of that piece of imagery gives the reader a better image of not just the giants, but the beauty of what they were looking at. As shown, Homer used imagery to make the story come alive in the readers imagination.]]> 2017-11-30 18:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/emmacanty21/etqbvnbjy31x/wish/212016830 emmacanty21 https://padlet.com/emmacanty21/etqbvnbjy31x/wish/212017005      Odysseus was in the third stage of the "hero's journey", which is crossing the first threshold. This is the first point of the hero's adventure. This was revealed at the beginning of the story when he was faced with the monstrosity of a Cyclops. In the story, it says, "My heart beat high now at the chance of action, and drawing the sharp sword from my hip and went along his flank to stab him where the midriff holds the liver." (Homer 245-247). This was a high point in Odysseus' journey because this is when he not just saw the cyclops, but he faced him and defeated him. Out of all of his trials to face, this was the first in this episode to get back to his homeland.]]> 2017-11-30 18:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emmacanty21/etqbvnbjy31x/wish/212017005 emmacanty21 https://padlet.com/emmacanty21/etqbvnbjy31x/wish/213479129      The cultural relevance in The Odyssey shows pride, but also intelligence. If Odysseus hadn’t of been so prideful,Poseidon wouldn’t have punished him. Today, this is an example of how pride could lead us down dangerous paths. Yet in the story, Odysseus was very wise about the way that he led his men and quickly came up with solutions on how to get himself out of his situation. This is shown when he tricked the Cyclops and then blinded him in the following passage, "My name is Nohbdy"(Homer 315), "they lifted it, and rammed it deep in his crater eye" (Homer 332-333) "No man has tricked you, ruined you? the mammoth Polyphemus roared in answer: ' Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me!" (Homer 355-359). Even though Odysseus had a rough time going through many prior plans, he still kept going and never gave up. In today’s culture, we need to apply this to our lives by never giving up and keep moving forward if we want to reach our goal.]]> 2017-12-05 19:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/emmacanty21/etqbvnbjy31x/wish/213479129 https://padlet.com/emmacanty21/etqbvnbjy31x/wish/1275697694 hsnadkjab.jK?DJs

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