ESSAY ON: Aspects and Qualities of Ancient Greek Civilization as Found in Homer’s “The Odyssey”

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This research paper: This is a 3 page paper on qualities of Greek civilization which are revealed in Homer’s “The Odyssey”. Homer’s “The Odyssey” was written around the year 750 B.C. and in addition to providing a great tale about the adventures of the king Odysseus, it also reveals aspects and qualities of the ancient civilization in Greece at that time. While Greece was recovering from the Trojan War, the journeys of Odysseus reveal to the readers that the ancients Gods and myths played a major role in everyday life and recollection of events in addition to the admiration of the qualities of hospitality, honor, athletic ability, story telling, organization and song within the everyday lives of the Greeks while qualities such as pride and arrogance were abhorred. While most of the events centered on the people from the higher classes, the lives of the slaves and common men are also included which gives the reader an added dimension to the complex societal structure which also existed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.


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