Homer

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‘Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another’ (Homer). He is a person that sees beyond what others do. Things we wouldn’t think of saying he does and makes it so we actually want to read it. This quote means that someone might feel different than what they say. Homer was an imaginative writer because he vividly describes the heroism of Odysseus in The Odyssey, the obstacles that got in his way, the Trojan War from the Iliad, the strategies that took place, and homer was a normal person his life is just like ours. To begin, Odysseus was a very headstrong man that knew to do his duties as a king. Odysseus was not only the king of Ithaca; he was a husband, son, and father. For example, when he came home he didn’t act out of anger. He simply stated,’ Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier, I have seen worse sights than this’ (Homer). Most men would have gone straight to killing after seeing the betrayal of people. Not only that, but the fact that men were trying to be with his wife. Odysseus saw way more than just that he had seen his own crew members die. They called his name then were killed. When he did come back Aphrodite disguised him and when he came to his home as a beggar the suitors treated him horrible, but they did not know who he truly was. His son Telemachus told Eureclyia to get him cleaned up. She knew that it was her king because of his scar. The scar he got when he was attacked by a bore. Odysseus was such an interesting man because when he was younger he found out that he liked archery and he then became excellent at it. He would go hunting with his dog named Argos. He was very strong willing and focused, but at the same time he had numerous setbacks. Se... ... middle of paper ... ... gave you something to think about. ‘A creative man is motivated by the desire to beat others’ (Ayn Rand). Which means if you are creative let it show from you being yourself not just to beat someone else. Homer was a man that had a different type of style that other writers did not have. With that being said; are you a person that can think outside the box? Will you make it so a person remember you through your words or is it easy for someone to just say oh yeah, I remember him/her? Works Cited “Biography Of Odysseus”. Irasov. Yuri Rasovsky.web.18 January 2012 Cartwright, Mark. “Trojan War”. Ancient History Encyclopedia. : Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.web.15 May 2013 "Homer." 2014. The Biography Channel web. 26 March 2014, http://www.biography.com/people/homer-9342775 O’Rourke, Michael. “Odysseus and the Cyclops”. Mysite.pratt.edu. web

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