Jason Gilham
Joel Siepierski-Recitation B9
World Civilization
4 October 2000
The Odyssey: A Close Look at Ancient
Greek Society
The success achieved by the Greek’s during their rule had little to do with exceptional brute strength or physical power over other nations of the world. ... The Odyssey Book IX, by Homer clearly shows many instances where the main character Odysseus, uses his intelligence to save the men of his army as well as himself. ... The significance of the episode involving
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the Cyclops in The Odyssey is that it showed ancient Greece’s greatest weapon, their intelligence. ... The success of the Greek civilization was built on their brilliant political system in which democracy derived from, as well as their ability to defeat their enemies and protect their country as shown in The Odyssey. The way Odysseus acted in The Odyssey is based on the actions of ancient Greece as a whole. ... From reading Book IX of The Odyssey I quickly came across a weakness of the Greek’s that became quite clear to me. ... Odysseus displayed this type of arrogance many times throughout The Odyssey, and each time put him and his men in life threatening situations. ... This section of The Odyssey represents the attitude displayed by the Greek people in this ancient civilization. ... The Greek people are seen to discriminate against any other race than their own, as Odysseus did throughout The Odyssey.
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