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1600 BCE
Cyclops Analysis
Cyclops represents more than just physical power. He shows a kind of powerful force unaware of morality or wisdom. -
1600 BCE
Bag of Winds Analysis
Aeolus’s bag shows how temptation and mistrust can be consequential. Because they couldn’t resist their curiosity and made their whole journey a waste of time. -
1600 BCE
Cyclops Summary
Cyclopes are giant one eyed beings often portrayed as big and powerful. The most famous of them is Polyphemus and Odysseus encounters him on his journey home from the Trojan War. Polyphemus lives in a cave on an island. Odysseus and his crew end up in Polyphemus’s cave and the cyclops traps them and eats some of them. Odysseus
escapes by intoxicating Polyphemus with wine then stabbing him with a sharp wooden stake and finally escaped with his crew by hiding under the bellies of sheep. -
1600 BCE
Bag of Wind Summary
Odysseus faced Aeolus on his trip home. Aeolus gives him a bag that had all the winds with the west wind to blow Odysseus's ship towards Ithaca. But as they got close to Ithaca, Odysseus's crew became curious and suspected that the bag contained treasure. They opened it while he was sleep and the released winds created a storm that drives them further from home, restarting all the progress they had made. -
1194 BCE
Trojan War Summary
The trojan war is one of the most famous mythological tales from greek mythology. It took place during the 11th to the 12th century BC. It started when Paris kidnapped Helen the queen of Sparta who was married to King Menelaus. This started a decade long war between the Greeks and the Trojans, as Menelaus recruited other Greek figures to help return Helen back home. -
1194 BCE
Trojan War Analysis
The Trojan War represents violence and revenge, showing that human conflict can have many different aspects and consequences. The cleverness of the Greeks with the Trojan horse shows how camaraderie can be beneficial. -
500 BCE
Lotus Eaters Summary
The Lotus Eaters are Homer’s epic about Odysseus’s trip home from the Trojan War. Odysseus and his crew land on an island with Lotus Eaters, Which are peaceful people who live off of the lotus plant. This plant is like a drug and when Odysseus's men eat it they forget wanting to go home and stay on the island. -
500 BCE
Lotus Eaters Analysis
The episode is a lesson about the dangers of losing sight of a goal or responsibility. It conveys the importance of resilience and focus.