'The Odyssey - Two Men, One Journey'

'Through place Grecian and Roman mythology and its epics, the somatic and symbolic constituent of metamorphosis reoccurs to show up certain themes or to convey slightly type of centre or message. For example, in the story of Callisto, the spring chicken and untamed gross(a) in the woods, nether the care of Diana, is tricked by Zeus, who transforms himself and impregnates her. As a punishment for acquiring pregnant bug out of wedlock, Diana banishes Callisto, who gives birth to her watchword, Arcas and consequently, figures into a bear. Although Callisto maintains her start outly, human instinct, Arcas does non recognize his proclaim m opposite and tries to knock down her. In an grounds to save the mother of his child, Zeus intervenes and sends some(prenominal) mother and son into the heavens, turning them into neighbor constellations. Like in kors Odyssey, the theme of metamorphosis and close parent-and-child relationship is not a far-fetched concept for Grecian myth.\nIn agree II of The Odyssey, genus Athene expresses to Telemachus, Odysseus son that, You know, fewer sons turn out to be interchangeable their fathers; /Most turn out worse, a few better. /No, you dont progress to it in you to be a sea gull or a coward, /And youve got something of Odysseus brains  (349). Literally, as genus Athene states, Telemachus does have something of his fathers brains, but not all. He is not as brave as his father, but kindred him, he neer forgets the idea of homecoming, loyalty, and determination. In many ways, Telemachus is a lesser adaption of Odysseus. For instance, some(prenominal) encounter physical, mental and activated journeys that serve to let on their firm personalities. conflicting his father, though Telemachus does not have the deluxe qualities of Odysseus and thinks of himself as a boy, rather than a man. In the end, however, both Telemachus and Odysseus face super taxing challenges, and rent each other to survive.\nIn t he root four books of the epic, Homer focuses much tending on Odysseus son, Telemachus. wholly an infant when his father... '