Examples Of Loyalty In The Odyssey

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The Odyssey is Homer’s epic of Odysseus’ journey to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. This novel incorporates altercations with mythical creatures when he and his men must face punishments from the many angry gods. Also, Odysseus’ wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus, attempt to stop the suitors that are looking to take Penelope’s hand in marriage and Ithaca's throne before Odysseus, the original ruler, returns. The Odyssey ends when Odysseus proves his identity (to all who surrounded him at the time), slaughtered the suitors, and reconquered his kingdom of Ithaca. Throughout Odysseus's adventures in The Odyssey, Homer portrays how loyalty is an ideal quality of Greek culture and those who are loyal are rewarded.
Odysseus’ shows loyalty to his comrades so that they can work together in order to achieve a successful journey. Homer says, “There, shedding tears, he [Odysseus] went unnoticed by all the others, but Alkinoös alone / understood what he did and noticed, since he was sitting next to him and heard him groaning heavily” (8.93-95). Through visual imagery, the author describes Odysseus’s pain and hardship. Odysseus grieves over the memories of all his fellow shipmates that he lost on the journey; therefore, Odysseus shows loyalty to his friends through his emotions when recalling the memories. Homer stated, ““...We buried him where the land / extended furthest out to sea. Overcome with grief, we shed many tears…” (12.11-13). Odysseus and his crew are loyal to the member of their crew that died because they grieved, gave him a proper burial, and felt a connection with …show more content…
In the Odyssey, there are a numerous amount of times where Odysseus, and others benefited through acts of loyalty. Loyalty was represented through Odysseus being loyal to his crew, Penelope being loyal to Odysseus, and Telemachus showing loyalty to, his father,

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