1. What have you learned about Greek culture, values, and religion? Address the roles of women and men, honor and virtues, gods and goddesses, etc? (200 words) What I have learned about Greek culture is that there was alot of sexual acting between men and women, There were lots of killing between the Spartans and the soldiers on the island that Odesseus. There were plenty of blood especially at the end scene when Odesses and his son Telemacus went on that killing spree. There were many gods like Zeus, Poseiden, Cyclops and many more. They had many values such as offering a goat or lamb, when Odesseus went to hell and seen his own mother there. I really don't know what there religion was but it looked like roman catholic. The reason why is that there were many similarties that the roman catholic used to do. The men where the supreme overseers and told the women what to do. The women were there to make sure that the men were satisified and that all of there needs where met.
2. What resonated with you in reading about Odysseus’ adventures? Why? (100 words) I was really suprised when he lefted with alot of men and came back by hiself. I was really imprised how he went to all of the gods and goddess and was to make it back home. Because some of the gods and goddess where trying to keep him captive. Like Cyclops who tried to eat his men. If it wasn't for Odysseus' thinking of the plan of sticking something in Cyclops eye then they would probably would have died in there. Even though he got lost in the entire adventure he never lost hope that he would make it home. Even when they where trapped in the cave Odysseus' and his men never gave up they faught and faught til they made Cyclops go partly blind.
3. This epic poem is dated nearly 3000 years ago, why is it still relevant? (100 words)The reason why this epic poem is still relevant to today is because it still represents how the Roman catholics used to fight in Greek. It is also still around to explain how Odysseus over came from being away from his wife Penelope to coming back to her as a oldman then to appearing back to her as her husband Odysseus.
4. How would you characterize the narrator, the fictive "Homer" whose voice we imagine as singing the verses of the Odyssey? I characterize he narrator of the Odyssey to be a Historian, a person who actually studied and followed Homer beliefs.
5. What kinds of behavior are treated as contemptible in the Odyssey? The behavoir that is treated in the Odyssey is all bad behavior, like men wanting to sleep with other mens wifes. People getting into fights just because you have grown a beard.
6. How does the poem represent mortal women? Since Penelope is the most important woman in the Odyssey, what qualities does she possess, and how does she respond to the troubles she faces? (Some of the other women are of note, too-Eurycleia the serving woman, the faithless maidservants, Nausicaa the Phaeacian princess, and Helen of Sparta, Menelaus' queen, whose elopement with Prince Paris sparked the Trojan War.) It really doesn't because all women in the Odyssey aren't important. Penelope gets to decide when she wants to re-marry if her husband don't return. She is the Queen she gets to do anything.
7.How do Homer's gods think and behave? How do their actions and motivations differ from the conception of god in other religions of which you have knowledge? What role do the Homeric gods play in human affairs, and what is the responsibility of humans with respect to those gods? Homers gods think and behave like ruthless men and women. Jesus in Baptist or Catholic are not really bad. He act very calm, laid back and nice. The gods that Homer have usually play a very strong or powerful role. The goddess play a very sexual role.
