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Odysseus in the Footsteps of Jesus
The poem, “The Odyssey,” is about the adventures of Odysseus of Ithaca and his return from war and trying to reach his homeland. ... Homer, the author of the Odyssey, seems to portray Odysseus as a Jesus-like figure having to overcome many obstacles in his lifetime. Odysseus’s experiences were similar to that of Jesus because they both had to overcome many obstacles and challenges and were tried time and time again to stray from right to wrong. Odysseus is seen as a hero in many people’s eyes just as Jesus was. ... Odysseus was faced with many temptations and if he had had a weak heart and little endurance, he would have fallen to the temptations that were put before him. Odysseus was challenged mentally and physically like Jesus was. ...
During one time in Odysseus’s journey home he was kept captured by the beautiful nymph Kalypso. For seven years she kept him as her own and for seven years Odysseus yearned to go
home. ... Kalypso had offered Odysseus the greatest gift of all if he would stay. ... Odysseus’s heart though, was not for everlasting life but for his wife, Penelope and his home. Odysseus tells to Kalypso:
My quiet Penelope-how well I know-would seem a shade
before your majesty, death and old age being unknown to you, while she must die.
Approximate Word count = 1014
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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