The Odyssey is one of the oldest texts in existence and it paints a vivid picture of a world 3000 years ago, a Greek society that was full of values that were in some ways different and surprisingly similar to those we hold today. There are many things that were very important to the ancient Greeks that we still value today- bravery, respect, and honor. But the way these values are expressed in the Odyssey are quite different than those values we hold dearly in modern times. The main values that The Odyssey demonstrate are heroism in battle and Respect for the gods and strangers. Odysseus is often referred to as "master of battle craft" and is meant to epitomize the Greek ideal for a great person, who will live and die heroically on the battlefield. The ancient Greeks were very superstitious and saw themselves as being at the whim of the gods, and the only chance for survival, as Odysseus found out, was to have them on their side, this is shown time and time again in The Odyssey.......

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Title: The Oddesy
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