Odysseus Essays (Examples)

Traditional Literature

… Children do like the dramatic nature of the tale and the vivid ideas in it—such as a witch’s house made of candy.
Myth: Odysseus and the Cyclops
In the story by Homer, the myth of Odysseus and the Cyclops begins with Oedipus arriving at the island where the Cyclops lives with his sheep. Odysseus is there with his men and they hide from the Cyclops in the cave. Since the Cyclops is a man-eater, the men are … with his men and they hide from the Cyclops in the cave. Since the Cyclops is a man-eater, the men are afraid, but Odysseus blinds the Cyclops with a stick by shoving…[break]…the poor are suffering. Robin Hood and his Merry Men fight back against the corrupt Prince ……