Michelle Wilkes--- The Odyssey

In the story The Odyssey we see many Greek values. Honesty/truth, following directions, and leave another mans kingdom alone were all seen in The Odyssey. These values were seen all over the story. Today we also have similar situations, which have consisted of the same values.

In the story The Odyssey we see the values truth and honesty many times. One of the times is when Odysseus is with Calypso. He tells her that he loves his wife Penelope, and wants to go home. Another part is when Odysseus is with King Alcinous. Odysseus tells the King about his journey and how he wants to go home. The King then gave him a ship. So Odysseus had used honest/truth both those times in the story.

The second value we see in The Odyssey is following directions. It shows that if you don't follow directions you will get killed or at least get hurt. In the beggining of Odysseus's journey when he had went to Cicones, Odysseus's men had killed the cattle. Then many of his men had died. Further on in his journey Witch Circe had told Odysseus and his men not to touch the cattle. But they ended up eating the cattle. So Zeus punished them all by sinking their ship. The only survivor was Odysseus. So this shows that if they would have followed directions none of it would have happened.

In the very end of The Odyssey when Odysseus reaches home we see the value that you should leave Odysseus's Kingdom alone or harm will come to you. The suitors are trying to take his Kingdom over. So Odysseus pretends to be a beggar, he only lets his son, Telemachus knoow who he really is. Odysseus had passed the bow test. Which is designed for only Odysseus to pass. Then Odysseus, Telemachus, and the Cow and Swine herd all slaughtered the suitors. So we see that if you mess with a Kingdom/home that belongs to someone else, they will get revenge on you .

The Odyssey is a story, which demonstrates many of the Greek values. Honesty/truth, following directions, and leave a persons Kingdom alone are all shown in many parts of The Odyssey. Today we can see those same values in our life. The influence of Greek culture on modern society is greatly shown all over the world.