As I remember, this was the first question our teacher asked before introducing us the story of Iliad and Odyssey. My first opinion about this is, it’s a matter of Destiny. I based my answer with what the Bible said that our lives are already planned by God. But as we tackle our lesson my mind has changed…
On my experience, Greek culture, the god and goddesses are not that easy to understand. I got a hard time dealing with them especially with their words and how they delivered it.
I can’t even understand at first why would they do such brutal things like what Achilles did to Hector. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. But as we go on , I discovered that honor has a great impact to them. Also, The Greek gods and goddesses like helping the mortals hurt each other. I don't have any idea why they do it .
I can’t even understand at first why would they do such brutal things like what Achilles did to Hector. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. But as we go on , I discovered that honor has a great impact to them. Also, The Greek gods and goddesses like helping the mortals hurt each other. I don't have any idea why they do it .
As we go on with Odyssey, I find myself enjoying it.
My favorite among the adventures of Odysseus is his journey inside the cave of Polyphemus. Though his foe is a giant cyclops, he didn't get scared and still thought of a way to get away from that danger. This is just one of the most unforgettable event in the story.
In conclusion, I believe that a man's destiny is based on how he make his own decisions. Just like what happened to Odysseus during his adventures, even if many people or even gods become obstacles in achieving what he want, he was able to reach his goals with full of courage. Honestly, even if I had a hard time dealing with Greek lessons at first, I find it enjoyable at the end. And so with this, I learned a lot of things and I hope that I can use this or some of this in my future.
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