by mielleb | Oct 22, 2023 | Group 8, Leadership
The image I chose of Odysseus is his encounter with the sirens while being tied to the mast of his ship. In this image, you can see the power the sirens hold over these men. Odysseus is in a trance while they swarm around him, his crew staring straight ahead with...
by owenw | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 8, Leadership
In book 2 of the Odyssey, Antinous a suitor scolds Telemachus for speaking poorly of his mother (Penelope) he goes on to educate Telemachus of his mother, through this we learn a lot about Penelope’s character. Through lines 86 to 129 we learn that she is...
by cpyon | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 8, Leadership
First session: Throughout the book, we see Athena being a good advisor, mentor and a patron to both Odysseus and his son, Telemachus. The passage I chose to quote that shows Athena saving and defending Odysseus is in book 5, page 180-18, lines 7-20, “Father and all...
by mielleb | Oct 13, 2023 | Group 8, Leadership
Introduction: In book 12 of “The Odyssey”, we are first introduced to the sirens and learn the story of Odysseus’ encounter and how it came to be. The book starts out with Odysseus’s encounter on the island where the goddess Circe lived. At first he sent some of his...