https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw By: Cole Heitmann en-us 2021-05-17 19:22:49 UTC 2024-10-13 21:25:05 UTC hello@padlet.com heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1532865874 Odysseus's ordinary world is his home "...on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca" (Homer line 210). Odysseus is a very well known brave warrior. He has a wife, Penelope, and a son, Telemachus.]]> 2021-05-17 19:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1532865874 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1532886422 Odysseus's call to adventure was when he was sent to fight in Troy, "he plundered the strongehold on the proud height of Troy" (Homer 4-5). Odysseus tried to refuse the call by saying he doesn't want to leave his family in Ithaca. Athena convinced him to go to Troy.]]> 2021-05-17 19:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1532886422 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540224385 Odysseus' main mentor was Athena.  Athena helped him in the Trojan War and the Cyclops, "And now I pondered how to hurt him worst, if but Athena granted what I prayed for" (Homer 263). Another mentor was Circe,  she told him his future, "Circe foresaw us and shared with me, so let me tell her forecast then we die with our eyes open" (Homer 687). His final mentor is Tiresias who also told him his destiny and how he could make it home, "Make fair sacrifice to Lord Poseidon: a ram, a bull, a great buck boar; and turn back, a carry out pure hecatombs" (Homer 663).]]> 2021-05-19 15:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540224385 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540224783 Odysseus crossing the the threshold is when he visits the underworld, "... My neckbone, buckled under, snapped, and my spirit found this well of dark" (Homer 592).]]> 2021-05-19 15:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540224783 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540227046 The first test was the Battle of the Ciciones, "the main force of Cicones. This was an army, trained to fight on horseback" (Homer 52). Athena helped Odysseus fight in this war. The Greek value shown is death because Odysseus and his men prayed for the lost.]]> 2021-05-19 15:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540227046 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540228317 The Lotus Eaters test was very strange, the people there had no desire to leave and only wanted to eat the lotus flowers, "... but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus, never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay forever" (Homer 97). Odysseus showed courage because he went back and grabbed his men and tied them to the ship.]]> 2021-05-19 16:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540228317 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540229636 The Cyclops test is when Polyphemus was introduced and Odysseus and his men were faced with a test. Odysseus and his men were showing hospitality but Polyphemus did not respect their Greek values. Odysseus prayed to Athena for help and she gave him intelligence. They ended up stabbing his eye and got away from the cave. Odysseus then yelled, "Let it be your father Poseidon Lord, to whom you pray" (Homer 63). Odysseus violated a Greek value by showing excessive pride.]]> 2021-05-19 16:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540229636 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540230222 Odysseus' test on Aeolia was Aeolus, the god of the winds, gave their ships a gift, " a sack containing all the winds except the favorable west wind" (Homer). Odysseus and his men came within eye distance of Ithaca but his men made a crucial mistake and opened the bag of winds. It sent them back to Aeolia where Aeolus said the gods are destesting them. ]]> 2021-05-19 16:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540230222 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540231202 The Lasetrygonians test was when Odysseus and his men ended up on the island of canniballs. These creatures are cannibals and hey violate the Greek value of hospitality. While visiting there, they found themselves in a bad spot, "These creatures destroy all of Odysseus' ships except the one he is sailing in" (Homer 531).]]> 2021-05-19 16:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540231202 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540232037 In this test, Circe turns Odysseus' men into swine. Odysseus commands her to turn them back. Circe states that to turn them back, he has to go the the Land of the Dead and consult with Tiresias. When coming back from Tiresias, Polyphemus got what he wished for, "under strange sail shall you come home, to find your own house filled with trouble: insolent men eating your livestock as they court your lady" (Homer 649).]]> 2021-05-19 16:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540232037 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540233241 In this test, Odysseus has to show bravery because he made his men tie him up and he would hear the Sirens but his men would have beeswax in, "I carved a massive cake of beeswax into bits" (Homer Line 708).]]> 2021-05-19 16:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540233241 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540235062 When approaching the sea monsters, Odysseus shows great leadership by letting them know he will make sure they are fine. He told them to pray to Zeus. Odysseus sent them towards Scylla to stay alive, "...Scylla strikes... six of my best men from the ship" (Homer Line 809). Tiresias told them how to overcome these monsters. A Greek value violated was courage because the men were scared.]]> 2021-05-19 16:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540235062 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540238474 After Odysseus' foolish men ate the Cattle of the Sun God, Zeus strikes their boat and all of his men drown except himself. The wind pushed him back towards the monsters but he proves himself to Zeus by surviving the monsters. 9 days later, he arrived in Ogygia, "nine days I drifted in the open sea before I made shore, buoyed up by the gods" (Homer Line 989). Calypso lives on this island. He escapes by receiving a boat from the Phaecians by telling his story.

]]> 2021-05-19 16:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540238474 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540240285 Odysseus' first ally was the Phaecians. They helped Odysseus by giving him a safe return home after he told them his very long journey and his story, "The next day, young Phaecian noblemen conduct him home by ship" (Homer). His next ally was Telemachus when he returned home. Telemachus helped him fight the suitors by Athena giving him intelligence and hiding all of the weapons except two shields, two swords, and two spears, "At that point round up all the armor, lances, gear of war left in your hall, and stow the lot away back in the vaulted storeroom" (Homer Line 1135). Odysseus' last ally is Eumaeus, Telemachus asked Eumaeus is he would help fight , Eumaeus ends up agreeing, "Aided by Athena, Odysseus, Telemachus, Eumaeus, and other faithful herdsmen kill all the suitors" (Homer Line 1537).]]> 2021-05-19 16:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540240285 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540245668 When Odysseus returns home, he comes to find his only enemy throughout his journey, the Suitors, "...There were Suitors eating his cows, holding his wife captive, and planning to kill his son" (Homer). Athena disguises him as a beggar to go up and confront them without knowing it is Odysseus.]]> 2021-05-19 16:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540245668 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540878557 Odysseus' Ordeal was his men had came across the Cattle of the Sun God. They would be punished if they ate them and they did. When Odysseus woke up he could smell the cattle being cooked, "Come, we'll cut out the noblest of these cattle for sacrifice to the gods who own the sky" (Homer 868). The greek value violated in this episode was hospitality, "Come, we'll cut out the noblest for sacrifice to the gods" (Homer Line 868). They did not respect Odysseus' rules even though he told them not to and they ate Helios' cattle.]]> 2021-05-19 18:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540878557 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540879887 Odysseus' supreme ordeal was going to fight the suitors in his home. Odysseus fought with his son Telemachus, and Eumaeus. Athena helped Odysseus by disguising him as a beggar, "a beggar, by my looks" (Homer Line 1123). Previous to this, Antinious violated the greek value of hospitality by bashing a chair on Odysseus' shoulder, "The stool he let fly hit the man's right shoulder on the packed muscle under the shoulder blade" (Homer Line 1228).]]> 2021-05-19 18:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540879887 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540881637 Odysseus' journey home was very easy due to the Phaecians. They, "conduct him home by ship" (Homer). Odysseus told the Phaecians the story in return of safe travels home. He also revealed to the Suitors who he really was.]]> 2021-05-19 18:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540881637 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540882123 Odysseus' whole entire desire was to, "regains his family and his kingdom" (Homer). The Greek value of fathers is showed when, "Odysseus is reunited with his father" (Homer).]]> 2021-05-19 18:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1540882123 heitmcol000 https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1546480838 Odysseus' first heroic trait showed was bravery when he made his men tie him up and gave them beeswax, "I carved a massive cake of beeswax into bits" (Homer 708).  This shows bravery because Odysseus sacrificed himself. The second heroic trait showed was great leadership, "he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy" (Homer 45). Odysseus led his men to fight in Troy. The last heroic trait shown was inteligence, "At that point round up all the armor, lances, gear of war left in your hall, and stow the lot away back in the vaulted storeroom" (Homer line 1135). Another example of inteliigence is, "My name is Nohbdy: Mother, Father, and friends call me Nohbdy" (Homer 315). This shows how Odysseus is displaying intelligence.]]> 2021-05-21 03:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/heitmcol000/t2ynpkv0bz1ptxgw/wish/1546480838