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Period: 1101 BCE to 1200 BCE
Trojan War Analysis
In the Odyssey, Odysseus and his crew land on the island of the Lotus Eaters. Some of his men eat the lotus fruit, which makes them forget their homes and lose the will to leave. Odysseus realizes the danger and drags the men back to the ship. He forces them to continue their journey, despite the tempting peace of the island.
Odysseus learns the importance of staying focused on his goal of returning home. He sees how easy it is to get distracted by tempting pleasures. -
Period: 500 BCE to 401 BCE
Cyclops Analysis
Polyphemus, better known as the Cyclops is a mythological one-eyed giants in Homer's classic poem The Odyssey. He fails to observe the ancient Greek laws of hospitality when he begins eating King Odysseus' crew after they shipwreck on his island.Homer depicts the Cyclopes as sentient but essentially brutish. They lack the intelligence and problem-solving skills that humans have, but they do have prodigious strength -
Period: 701 to 800
Lotus Eaters Analysis
In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus and his crew arrive on the island of the Lotus Eaters after leaving the land of the Cyclopes. The natives of the island, the Lotus Eaters, offer the crew members a mysterious plant to eat. Once consumed, the lotus causes them to forget their homes and desire to stay on the island indefinitely. In this episode, Odysseus loses the loyalty of several crew members, even if temporarily, as the allure of the lotus causes them to forget their ultimate goal.