Has anyone read Omiros? Do you read Omiros?
By apaiktos
@apaiktos (158)
Greece
March 10, 2008 12:53pm CST
Omiros was an ancient Greek epic poet. Lived between 700 BC - 800 BC and he wrote Iliad and Odyssey.
In Iliad describes the war between Greeks and Troyans which lasted 10 years. All began when the prince of Troy and brother of Ektor, Paris robbed the beautiful Helen who has married king of Sparta, Menelaos. After 10 years of war action Greeks defeated Troyans with a very smart plan which Odysseus invented. The Wooden Horse!
In Odyssey describes the return of Odysseus from Troy to Ithaca. His trip lasted 10 years since appealed with his words the god of the sea, Posidon who revenge him by make him suffer while he try to reach Ithaca. Finally and after Odysseus lost everything(crew, boat, food etc) and with the help of Athena(goddess of wisdom) arrived at Ithaca where kill all suitors thus restoring order in his kingdom.
Well, has anyone read or study Omiros? Do you know him? Any comments about?
3 responses
@mrtimharry (1180)
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10 Mar 08
Personally prefered the Odysseus, the journey home to his faithful wife rather than the battles of the Illiad
@apaiktos (158)
• Greece
10 Mar 08
Odyssey compared to Iliad has many differences. A couple of them are:
Wars and fights are not exist. Of course, there are some fights in Odyssey(Kikones see rhapsody i=10) but there is no duration and repetition as it happens in Iliad all the time.
Secondly, Odysseus loves his wife, his son, his home, his crew more than to fight and act like a barbarian. In Iliad we see the opposite. There is a thirst for blood and glory.
Depends on how someone see the all thing.
@Haydogsup (66)
• United States
14 Mar 08
The Odyssey was my favorite of the two. The poetry seemed more mature, and the characters were more complex. I enjoyed both of them immensely though.
@jwfarrimond (4473)
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10 Mar 08
I've read both the Iliad and the Odyssey several times (in English translation) and I think that I liked the Iliad better. Even in translation, the work has great power. What most people don't realise, (though you may do being Greek) is that Homer's works are just part of a much larger collection of stories that tell the story of the rest of the Trojan war. The Iliad just tells of the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon the consequences of that quarrel.
