Examples Of Temptation In The Odyssey

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The Odyssey was written by Homer in 800 b.c.e. It is an epic poem. The story is about Odysseus, the king of Ithaca. He has been gone 20 years from his homeland, his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus (Cliff Notes). He fought in the Trojan war for 10 years and he was trying to make his way back home the other 10 years. In The Beginning is a religious text written by Moses in 1000 b.c. that suggests that God created man to learn from their mistakes and steer clear from the path of evil. It is about the first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve, being put on Earth. God tells them what they can and can’t do any they ended up doing what the couldn’t do. The Odyssey and In The Beginning are both similar because they have the same theme of giving into temptation. Temptation leads to consequences. …show more content…

The first example of temptation in The Odyssey was the Lotus Eaters. The Lotus Eaters did not desire harm to Odysseus and his men, but they offered them the Lotus flower. If eaten, they will forget about their hardships. The men ate the flower and they forgot all about their mission. This shows giving into temptation because the men did something wrong and unwise. The Lotus Eaters lured them to eat the Lotus Flower. This is the equivalent to the temptations of drugs in real

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