In the Homeric Hymn to Demeter I noticed that the actions of Demeter where similar to the actions of Odysseus and Athene. After Persephone was taken by Hades to the underworld Demeter, who was in pure distress, disguised herself as an elderly woman. When she met the young girls and later their mother [...]
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Meeting Antikleia - Donni, Laura, Diana, and Caitlin
Upon descending into the Underworld, one of the first spirits that Odysseus sees is that of his mother, Antikleia. More than anything else, we know that the love that Odysseus’s mother has for him is extremely strong and pure - the entire reason they meet in the underworld is that she died pining away for [...]
Targeted Response:”Another Spiritual World”
Homer mentions the haze that builds in the sky which indicates to me that Odysseus has not found a place in his own world where the underworld exists but has instead passed into another spiritual world”.(lpage)
When Homer wrote of Odysseus arriving in the Underworld he explained how the ship came to the “deep-running Ocean” and [...]
The Underworld as a Place of Continuous Space
In the odyssey, the underworld is depicted as a place set apart from the known world, and beyond its boundaries. Therefore, along with this depiction comes the idea that the underworld is a place of continuous space. This idea comes mostly from the description of the underworld. Most importantly is the fact that Odysseus must [...]
Odysseus’ Journey to the Underworld
The idea of the Underworld is a complex one - in Greek mythology, it seems to have an almost bittersweet feeling. When one thinks of Hades and the Underworld he rules, one generally thinks of barren rock, dripping caves, and black gondolas steered by skeletons wrapped in black cloth. Disney doesn’t help with this [...]
