The Odyssey translated by Fagles

brownkaren | 20:43 Fri 17th Oct 2008 | Arts & Literature

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Based on your reading of the Voyager and Hero sections of the "Introduction" and the Odyssey itself, identify some at least three character qualities of Odysseus that would seem to the modern mind to be unheroic.

philippa Gregory

The king is cross, what shall we do?

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Based on your reading of the same sections of The Introduction as above and the Odyssey itself, what is the place of honor and self-esteem in the motivation of the behavior of the Greek hero?

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Based on your reading of the �Voyager� and �Hero� sections of the �Introduction� and the Odyssey itself, identify some (at least three) character qualities of Odysseus that would seem to the modern mind to be unheroic

dundurn

He was a devious, cunning, underhand womanizer who sacrificed all of his faithful companions to ensure that he got what he wanted. Could be the plot for the next Bond film!

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