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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Greek myths. ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [ ]
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[x]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 07/94 # of Words:1539 School:Public State:NY
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Section I:"Odysseus the most cunning man in the world."
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Odysseus, son of Procris and Cephalus of the Royal House of Athens,
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played a major role in the Trojan War. However, the legends of Odysseus do
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not begin until after the great war. At the end of the war he was
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separated from the rest of the Greek armies and was forced to wander for
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ten years until he was reunited with his family. His journeys in those ten
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years were very similar to Jason's journey in his search for the Golden
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Fleece. Also, in the course of Odysseus' adventures, he proved himself to
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be not only a great hero but also a cunning and resourceful man, worthy of
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the title the most cunning man in the world.
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There are many similarities between the adventures of Jason and those
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of Odysseus'. Both heroes proved themselves to be mighty warriors; Jason,
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when forced to battle against the soldiers of the dragon teeth and Odysseus
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during the long battles of Troy. Both heroes showed extreme courage in the
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face of danger and neither shied from doing what was necessary to complete
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their quest. Both men were also very modest and were able to except help
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when needed, either form gods or from other mortals. Jason did not
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hesitate to ask for help from the princess Medea. Odysseus accepted help
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from a simple sheep herder in order to reclaim his home. Although these
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two heroes had similar adventures and shared similar qualities, they were
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very different.
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The first difference we notice between these two heroes is their
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lineage. Like most Greek heroes, Jason was a direct descendant of the gods.
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Odysseus on the other hand was not. He was a member of the Royal House of
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Athens and not divine as were many of his peers and relatives. Odysseus
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was also more compassionate than Jason. Jason used people to his own end
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and then disregarded them. An example of this would be his relationship
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with Medea. She made him into the hero he was, saved his life many times,
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and left her homeland to follow her love Jason. Jason, however, upon
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reaching home with the Golden Fleece, decided to marry a princess to gain
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more political power. He made this decision with no thought towards
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Medea's feelings and her love for him. Odysseus, in contrast, was far more
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loyal to his family and followers. He placed their happiness and safety on
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an equal or greater level then his own. For instance, when he was on the
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island with Calypso, the nymph, it would have been very easy for him to
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abandon his desire to return home and live in perfect comfort forever. We
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see his concern again on the Island with the witch Circe. After the witch
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had turned all of Odysseus's companions into swine, Odysseus with little or
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no thought for his own safety, went to confront the witch to save his crew.
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However, the most notable difference between these heroes lies not in
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they're adventures but rather in how they approached and dealt with their
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problems.
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Jason, like most Greek heroes, felt that the easiest way to deal with
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a problem was to kill it. Odysseus, on the other hand thought of other
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possible solutions to his problems. He would try to use his intellect as
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well as his brawn to accomplish his goals. Throughout his adventures and
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as early as the Trojan War, we see Odysseus's cunning. It is he who is
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attributed with the idea for the Trojan horse (a large hollow horse filled
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with Greek soldiers). A second example was when he landed on the island
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of the Cyclops during his adventures. The Cyclops demanded to know who he
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was to which he answered "I am Noman" With those words he shot an arrow and
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blinded the Cyclops's one eye. During Odysseus' retreat, another cyclops
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approached the first and asked what happened to his eye. The first cyclops
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responded that no man had shot his eye. This ensured Odysseus's escape from
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the island because the second cyclops didn't realize there were intruders.
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A last example of his cunning is at the end of his adventures. Odysseus
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returned home and found all the suitors there. Dressed as a beggar, he had
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no trouble retaking his bow and then killing all of the suitors. So we see
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that Odysseus could rely on both his wit and his strength to save him from
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dangerous situations. This is why he was given the title " the most
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cunning man in the world."
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Section II: Adonis
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Sonnet, XVII.
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Cherry-lipt Adonis in his snowie shape,
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Might not compare with his pure Iuorie white,
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On whose faire front a Poets pen may write,
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Whose rosiate red excels the crimson grape,
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His loue-enticing delicate soft limbs,
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Are rarely fram'd tintrap poore gazing eies:
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His cheekes, the Lillie and carnation dies,
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With louely tincture which Apolloes dims,
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His lips ripe strawberries in Nectar wet,
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His mouth a Hiue, his tongue a hony-combe,
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Where Muses (like Bees) make their mansion.
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His teeth pure Pearle in blushing Correl set.
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Oh how can such a body sinne-procuring,
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Be slow to loue, and quike to hate enduring?
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R. Barnfield
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A classical allusion can be defined as an indirect although not
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accidental reference to a Greek or Roman legend. In this poem there are
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three classical allusions all referring to Greek mythology Adonis, Phoebus
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Apollo and the Muses. These references are intrinsic to the poem as
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without them the poem would be meaningless and hollow.
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The first allusion refers to Adonis, son of Phoenix and Alphesiboea, a
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Greek hero. This allusion was used because this poem is an ode to Adonis
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(the poem was written for Adonis). The second classical allusion we see in
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this poem is to Apollo. Apollo is god of prophecy, music, and archery. He
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is also known as the sun god. His name was invoked in this poem in order
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to show Adonis's beauty. It shows us that Adonis was so beautiful that the
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mighty Apollo had to dim the tint of Adonis's cheeks. The final allusion
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is to the Muses. The Muses were the goddesses who inspired artists. From
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this we can learn that they loved beauty. This is why they are used in this
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poem. They, like Apollo, are here to show us Adonis's great beauty. Due
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to the fact that Adonis is so beautiful, the Muses, patron of the artists,
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yearn to make their home on Adonis's tongue in order to surround themselves
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with his radiance.
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These allusions add a sense of nostalgia to the poem a throw back to
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the days of gods and goddesses. The poet could have used less connotative
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words to tell us how beautiful he was. But Barnfield's use of the
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allusions gives us a better understanding of how magnificent Adonis must
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have been. By using the name of Apollo and the Muses, we see that he must
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have been divine because no mere mortal could look that way, only a Greek
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hero.
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Section III: Thor Then and Now
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There are very few differences between the Thor of the Norse mythology
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and Thor of today's comic book hero. Today's Thor is a muscular man who
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appears to be in his late 20's. He has blonde hair and wears a red cape.
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The old Thor had red hair and was a middle aged man. Although this Thor
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did not look very heroic, he had all the other trappings of Thor, Mjolnir
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(Thor's hammer), the iron gloves needed to hold Mjolnir and Thor's belt
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which doubled his strength. All of these accessories are present in the
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comics as well. In the comics, Thor has the ability to change into a
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regular man, with a walking stick, by tapping Mjolnir on the ground. When
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this "normal" man then taps his walking stick on the ground, he once again
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becomes the mighty Thor. The final difference between the comics and the
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legend is Thor's brother Balder. According to legend, this god was killed
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by a blind god (with the help of Loki god of mischief) and the gods begged
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Hela, goddess, of death to spare Balder the beloved. Hela refused and
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Balder entered the land of the dead. In the comics Odin, the all father
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(Zeus), was able to save his son by sacrificing a part of his power,
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creating the Odinshield to preserve his son. Other than these few
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differences the Thor you read in Marvel comic books is the same one as in
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the legends. He still protects the people of midguard (earth) and waits
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for the day of Rangorak (Doom's day) where Thor will battle Jormungandr
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(the snake circling midguard) and the two will kill each other and destroy
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the world in the process. While today's version of Thor barely resembles
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his Greek counterparts, he very much resembles his roots in the Norse
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mythology.
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