This book is really hard to follow. However the details are somewhat similar to that if Antigone. There's young man Telemakhos who's father Odyseey left for war and have not return home yet is troubled by what is happening at his home. The Suitor in my opinion are very disrepectful to Telemakhos as he speaks to them, telling them to leave. He cannot get them out of his house. Now Telemakhos has a visitor who seem to me that she is not a real god, because she disguised herself as someone else (Mentor). I saw this Athena being someone else, as a way for the son to be lost or get killed annd maybe the marriage of the mother should take place. Like Kreon in Antigone that waited until its to too late to release Antigone as he had refuse to listen, thats the way how I feel that Telemakhos is going to end up. The reason is this, Telemakhos went to Lord Nestor to get information about in father and Nestor is basically saying the same to him and some of the Suitors and the maid lady Eurykleia but he refuse to listen. As book four is showing also that just like Aegisthus, Telemakhos is going to go through the same situation when he returns to fine that his house is taken our by Suitors and his mother is marry off. The unwanted suitors are plotting against Telemakhos because he did not listen. Odyssey is alive and was with another woman and now leaving to Poseidon and encounter danger. later was rescue by Ino and Athena which later disguise herself to talk a lady Nausicaa into falling in love with Odyssey. This is like days of our lives, Odyssey has a wife already waiting for him why would the gods let him have so many other wives as he travels. Athena disguise herself again and leads Odyssey inside the kings palace where they talked and later arrange marriage for him and their daughter. I think the gods are punishing Odyssey and allowing him to go through these hardship for punishment. Now Broadsea insults Odyssey in a game in which he later has to reveal himself. I am still in confusion because I am not sure if the godds are with Odyssey or against him.
What is a hero? An hero is a person who as done something heroic for a great cause. not for fame or fortune or anything of such likeness. it could be help or save lives or anything with a purpose.
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Thanks for your reflections Lacey-Ann: Yes, The Odyssey is a little like The Days of Our LIves...and you are correct in your questioning whether the gods are for or against Odysseus. Most important is your attempt to draw conclusions about Greek drama based in these two plays. They are very different --one making comments about loyalty and the state and the other really addresses what is means to be human. The purpose of these reflections was to reflect on what your values are...eg. what is a hero, and to combine that with the values you read in The Odyssey. Hope this helps. See you next week. Prof.K.
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