P1. Intro While some differences between Homer’s Odyssey and Sirens Song are pronounced, the similarities are noticeable. The Odyssey can have many different views on how Odysseus was portrayed depending on who tells the story, and anyone can see this in the two passages. They both feel that these creatures have intriguing but deadly voices. These voices call to every passerby and are irresistible to anyone that hears it. P2. Tone In Atwood’s “Siren song” , the Siren tone is intriguing and persuasive…
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Homer's the Iliad, and Dante's inferno could possibly be two of the most influential pieces of literature that we have today. Dante's Inferno very clearly imitates some of the greatest classical writers. In his poem, he often refers to Homer, Lucan, Ovid, and even Virgil, which as you know is a major character in the story. Dante even incorporates a few mythological places, as well as creatures; some examples are centaurs and minos, and both the Acheron and Styx rivers. Dante was both the protagonist…
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an armor-clad knight, but a seductive, devious Siren. Throughout the exert of Homer’s Odyssey and Margret Atwood’s Siren Song, the contrasting point of views of Odysseus and the Sirens develop opposing tones of men, who fight against the sirens alluring temptations and the Sirens, who persecute and tease at men’s vulnerability. The conflicting depictions of the Sirens throughout the passages reveal the opposing views between Odysseus and the Siren. By calling Odysseus “Achaea’s pride and glory,”…
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The Manipulating Song "Siren Song" is a poem written by Margaret Atwood. This poem gives us a first-person view of a siren. To the siren, this is all the same. She sings the same song that tricks mariners into their trap, but she begins growing bored. In the end, her true nature is revealed (Overview). First, the background of the creature. In Greek mythology, sirens are half-woman and half-fish creatures. In "Siren Song" they sing a song, but that is what sirens do. They sing a song that lures men…
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It is quite easy to say that romantic or sexual love in Virgil’s Aeneid and Homer’s The Odyssey serve as an obstacle to the main character achieving their eventual goals and perhaps even preventing the protagonists from achieving happiness. In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus is victim to women falling in love with him and obstructing his return to his home in Ithaca and in Virgil’s Aeneid, Aeneas is halted by one woman in particular on his journey as well. However, despite these examples of love being…
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without them, a story would only include random events and characters; there would be no real plot. For Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, and the Coen brother’s movie, O’ Brother, Where Art Thou?, the same rules apply. The themes in both of these medians make both storylines meaningful and give the character’s purpose. Although O’ Brother, Where Art Thou?, a film by the Coen brothers, and The Odyssey portray these themes in somewhat different ways, both medians include the themes of religion and…
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seductresses is a stark contrast to that of Atwood’s rendition of the Sirens as unfortunate creatures in need of saving. In Homer’s The Odyssey, the legendary Sirens are described from the viewpoint of a mortal in a darker, more forceful tone, emphasizing the cruel effects of the magic on Odysseus. On the other hand, Atwood’s Siren Song illustrates the life of Siren from their own point of view in a conversational tone, apparently focusing on the Siren’s professed desire to be rescued. Although…
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Athena in the Odyssey VS. Virgil in the Inferno Two of the greatest works ever written, The Odyssey by Homer and The Inferno by Dante, are detailed, multi-sectioned poems about the journey’s of two men. In each story, the main character is given some sort of guidance by another character in order to aid them in their travels. In The Odyssey, Athena is portrayed as the protector to Odysseus on his journey back home from the Trojan War to his family in Ithaca. In The Inferno, Virgil is requested…
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This epic poem is still read today and “ Siren Song “ and is greatly highlighted because of its gender disparity. Margaret Atwood responds to Homer’s perspective and rephrases it. As Atwood writes the poem from the Sirens point of view it it changes the demeanor of homer's fable. It is not attempt to backlash his story but another way to remove the fabricated degrade of gender inequality. Homers tone is the opposite of Atwood's, the men in the poem are weak…
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In Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, Calypso’s response to Zeus’ demand of releasing Odysseus sheds some light on the unfair double standard of goddesses loving mortal men. Calypso accuses the gods, and even the maiden goddesses, of being jealous when goddesses mate with mortal men, despite the fact that they mate with mortal women constantly with no remorse. For Example, when Calypso captures Odysseus and holds him on her island, Ogygia, for nearly eight years, she becomes outraged when Zeus demands…
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