great epic of ancient Greece came to us in the form of two works of Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey."Both poems devoted to the events about the same time: the Trojan War and its aftermath.The war had just ended.Odysseus proved himself a fine soldier, a clever strategist.Thanks to its ingenious solutions have won more than one battle.This is evidenced by his own story in a poem, or rather, his summary."The Odyssey" by Homer (and his second poem "The Iliad") is not only perfectly depicts historical events, but also has an amazing artistic presentation.Facts decorated visionary author.It is this history gone beyond the normal annals or chronicles and became part of world literature.
Homer's "The Odyssey."Summary
After the war, Odysseus went home to his native Ithaca, where he was governor.There he was waiting for the old father Laertes, his wife Penelope and son Telemachus.Along the way the Odyssey is captured by the nymph Calypso.It spends a few years.And at this time in his realm is a struggle for the throne.In place of the Odyssey has a lot of applicants.They live in his palace and convince Penelope that her husband had died and did not return, and she must decide who to marry a second time.But Odysseus and Penelope faithful ready to wait for him for many years.To cool the pretenders to the throne, and her hand, she comes up with various tricks.For example, she knits shroud old Laertes, promising to make a decision as soon as the job.And at night she dismisses already connected.Meanwhile Telemachus matured.One day a stranger came to him and advised him to equip a ship and go in search of his father.In the image of the stranger hiding the goddess Athena.She is patron of Odysseus.Telemachus followed her advice.He gets to Nestor in Pylos.Elder says that Odysseus is alive and at the Calypso.Telemachus decides to return home to please his mother the good news and ward off annoying contenders for the royal place.Events poem conveys summary.Odyssey of Homer draws as the fairy-tale hero, passed through terrible ordeals.At the request of Zeus Athens sends Hermes to Calypso to release Odysseus and commands.He builds himself a raft and set sail.But the god of the sea Poseidon again hinders him in the storm split the log raft.But Athena rescues him again and leads into the realm of Alcinous.It is taken as a guest, and at the feast of the Odyssey tells of his adventures.Nine Homer creates fantastic stories."The Odyssey" (summary and transmits the stories) is a fantastic frame of real historical events.
Adventures of Odysseus
first Odysseus and his companions were on the island with a magical lotus, depriving memory.Locals, lotus-eaters, guests were treated to a lotus, and they forgot their Ithaca.Odysseus barely led them to the ship and went on.The second adventure - a meeting with Cyclops.Hardly Mariners manages to dazzle the main Cyclops Polyphemus and hidden under the skins of sheep out of the cave and escape from the island.On further events can be found by reading the summary."Odyssey" of Homer leads the reader for his hero, covers a large period of time - about twenty years.After the island Cyclops Odysseus came to the island to God Eolu winds, which gave the visitor a fair wind, and three wind hidden in a bag, tied and warned that to untie the bag can only be Ithaca.But friends Ulysses untied the bag when he was asleep, and the winds have returned back to their ship Eolu.Then there was a clash with ogres and Odyssey miraculously managed to escape.Then travelers visited the Queen Circe, who turns into all the animals in the realm of the dead, cunning managed to get past the seductive Sirens, swim in the strait between Scylla and Charybdis monsters on the island of the sun.That poem, its summary.Odyssey of Homer returns to his homeland, and he, together with Telemachus expel all the "suitors" Penelope.In Ithaca reigns the world.The ancient poem is of interest to the modern reader, and as an historical work, and as classical literature.
