what are the poems that were inspied by the Odyssey?
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Go here:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey#Derivative_works\n\nGood luck!\n\nIrim
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Check out the Sonnets. Lots of great stuff in there. Sonnet 18 is the classic of course:\n Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?\nThou art more lovely and more temperate:\nRough winds do shake the darling buds of May,\nAnd summer's lease hath all too short a date:\nSometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,\nAnd often is his gold complexion dimm'd;\nAnd every fair from fair sometime declines,\nBy chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;\nBut thy eternal summer shall not fade\nNor lose possession of that fair thou owest;\nNor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,\nWhen in eternal lines to time thou growest:\n  So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,\n  So long lives this and this gives life to thee.
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I tell you now a story of beauty and tragedy. It begins with Orpheus, the best musician that ever lived. One strum of his lyre, one note sung, and beasts would crawl to him, rocks would move to be closer, trees would leave their places to be near to him. They called him a sorcerer for his power, and perhaps he was, for he was the son of the Muse Calliope.\nHe lived his life simply and carelessly until the day he met Eurydice. She was a Dryad, and their love was perfect and unbreakable. Aristaeus, who saw Eurydice's beauty and desired it, tried to take her unwillingly. She ran from him. Ran in terror, without thought to her step, and so it was she stepped on a viper in her flight. The venom of its bite killed her at once, and Orpheus was inconsolable. His grief was bitter, but he did not let it lull him into a stupor. He decided to take action.\nWith his lyre, Orpheus descended into the Underworld. A normal mortal would have perished any number of times, but Orpheus had his lyre and his voice and he charmed Cerberus - the three-headed monster dog of Hades who guarded the Underworld - into letting him pass. Facing Hades and his cold Queen Persephone he played for them his sorrow at the loss of his love. The heart that was frozen by Hades' abduction melted in Persphone's breast and a tear rolled down her cheek. Even Hades could not help weeping. They let Orpheus through to Eurydice, but warned him very carefully: Eurydice would follow him into the light of the world and once she entered the sunlight she would be changed from a shade back to a woman. But if Orpheus doubted, if he looked back to see her, she would be lost to him forever.\nOrpheus heard and rejoiced. He turned and left the dark hall of Hades and began his ascent back to life. As he walked he rejoiced that his wife would soon be with him again. He listened closely for her footfall behind him, but a shade makes no noise. The closer to the light he got, the more he began to believe that Hades had tricked him to get him out of the Underworld, that Eurydice was not behind him. Only feet away from the light Orpheus lost faith and turned around. He saw Eurydice, but only for a moment as her shade was whisked back down among the other dead souls. She was gone.\nOrpheus tried again to enter the Underworld and demand her return, but one cannot enter twice the same way - and no other way was open to him. All that was left to him was death.\n\nHere the story changes. There are different stories of his death. Some say he played so mournfully that his songs called for death, and that the animals who surrounded him tore him apart, weeping as they did. Some say it was Maenads in a frenzy who ripped the singer to shreds. Some say he was struck down by Zeus for disclosing mysteries that were meant to be kept sacred. Either way, he was torn apart, and much of him was thrown to the winds. But the Muses mourned the death of their son and prodigy, and saved his head to sing forever.
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Colossus of Rhodes\nPyramids\nHanging Gardens of Babylon\nStatue of Zeus at Olympia\nTemple of Artemis ot Ephesus\nMausoleum at Halicarnissus  and  Lighthouse of Alexandria
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yes when homer became homer the philosopher
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You mean poetry I assume?\n\nWell, I would think that the most famous would be Shakespeare's sonnets, The sonnets of the portugease, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Ovid (can't remember the title of the book), Also there is the Rubiat of Omar Khiam (not sure on spelling). A Book called Best Loved Poems of the American People has a large chapter of some more famous love poems or odes. \n\nGo to your library and check out the poetry section also try the link below\n\nOne of my favorites, for its simplicity, is this one from Leigh Hunt\n\nJenny kissed me when we met,\nJumping from the chair she sat in;\nTime, you thief, who love to get\nSweets into your list, put that in!\nSay I'm weary, say I'm sad,\nSay that health and wealth have missed me,\nSay I'm growing old, but add,\nJenny kissed me.
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The Three Theban Plays, by Sophocles. The three plays are Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus of Colonus.\n\nThese are by far the most famous Greek plays. and no wonder; it's plot and themes behind it are so complex and emotional.\n\nOther plays include "Achilles" by Aeschylus and "Orya" by Epicharmus
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Ulysses is a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, written in 1833 but not published until 1842. It is narrated by an aged Ulysses (the Latin form of Odysseus) who has become dissatisfied with his life as king of Ithaca. Ulysses had spent years fighting the Trojans (as described in the Iliad) and trying to return home (which is the subject of The Odyssey); but now that his journey is complete he feels restless and yearns to get back out into the world.\n\nMatch'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole\n\nUnequal laws unto a savage race,\n\nThat hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.\n\nHe declares his intent to leave the throne to his son Telemachus ("He works his work, I mine") and gather up all of his old sailors for one final voyage:\n\n... my purpose holds\n\nTo sail beyond the sunset, and the baths\n\nOf all the western stars, until I die.\n\nIt may be that the gulfs will wash us down;\n\nIt may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,\n\nAnd see the great Achilles, whom we knew.\n\nTho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'\n\nWe are not now that strength which in old days\n\nMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,--\n\nOne equal temper of heroic hearts,\n\nMade weak by time and fate, but strong in will\n\nTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.\n\n:>peace
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I hope this helps you.\nhttp://www.dltk-bible.com/poems.htm
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Homer, Hesiod, Aesop, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Thales, Pythagoras of Samos, Anaximenes, Empedocles of Acragas, Protagoras, Hippocrates of Chios, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Pyrrho, Euclid, Claudius Ptolemy, and many other...
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well, I'm not sure what you mean about "literature" but try a book called "Mosaicos"\n\nhope it helped.
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The Good And Bad Characteristics Of Odysseus \n\nAn individual's characteristics are the key to their behavior. Homer's The Odyssey takes place about 700BC in the Mediterranean, near Greece. The epic tells of a man who left his home twenty years earlier to fight in the Trojan War. His mission now is to make his way home to Ithaca. Odysseus shows good and bad traits throughout the epic that influence his way home. \n\nThe courage and wisdom of Odysseus help him survive through the whole epic. For example, Odysseus kills the Cyclops while the giant is asleep, even though the monster ate two men minutes before (P.110). Odysseus has courage to stand up for his beliefs and never lets the opinion of others keep him from doing what is right. Some think Odysseus shows his courage throughout the epic because he is proud and does not want to leave any job unfinished. Furthermore, Odysseus by plugs the sailors' ears with wax when going through the Sirens, whose sweet singing lures sailors to there doom (p. 141). Odysseus often hesitates before acting, because he uses reason to evaluate the situation, which saves him and his men many times. Odysseus knows that there is no progress without the wisdom to back it up. Using courage and wisdom throughout life allows a person to see greatness in life. \n\nAs great as he was, Odysseus still had some weaknesses, most importantly that of his pride and sensualness, that prolongs his voyage back to Ithaca. This is clearly evident in the episode on the Cyclopes' Island when Odysseus and his men are safely away from the island when Odysseus brags about his exploits making Polythemus hurl giant boulders almost sinking the ship (P. 114). This incident hurt Odysseus more than just losing a few men, because Poseidon makes his travel home very long and arduous. This proud characteristic shows Odysseus has a lack of respect for others and that he is selfish. Furthermore, Odysseus stays with Circe for one year before his men remind him of home (p. 116). This characteristic of sensualness demonstrates that Odysseus is unable to resist temptation. This hinders his mission; setting him back in his journey. Odysseus's weaknesses in life downsize him, making himself less powerful. \n\nThe story portrays how an individual's characteristics can affect the outcomes of their life. Nonetheless, Odysseus survives all that happens to him. His courage, wisdom, intelligence and endurance enable him to come through each and every difficulty and bring him home safely.
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http://www.poemsforfree.com/thanpo.html\n\nBrowse their selection and pick the one best suited for your situation.
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They are called acrostic poems. Hopefully that helped. Oh yeah try going to dictionary.com maybe
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Not sure, but you could check out my poems on my yahoo 360 \n\nand post a comment and vote for your favourite!!\n\nOh ok..try the links below as well!!\n\nGood Luck\n\nJimmy
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You ever tried the classics like... Shakespeare  also  Edgar Allen Poe  is awesome\nI love William shakespeare's sonnets
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I haven't read the Odyssey, but these sites may help you.  You can use your imagination since you have to pretend you are Odysseus.  Best of luck with your work.