The themes that apply to the Odyssey are 1) too much pride is dangerous, and 2) great journeys often lead back home. These are themes because these make up the general idea of the book. All of the other answers are either too specific or incorrect when looking at the plot of the novel to be true themes. Hubris (excessive pride) is a reoccurring issue and theme of the book, and the end of the hero’s journey ends with him back at his home in Ithaca, therefore, those are the two themes.
Answer:
Homer's purpose in having Zeus recall the story of Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, and Orestes in such detail might be to demonstrate the failures of men and their inability to listen or trust in the words of the gods.
Explanation:
In the hall of Zeus on Mount Olympos, all the gods but Poseidon gather and listen as Zeus reflects upon the moral failings of mortal men. He brings up the example of Aigisthos, who killed Agamemnon and stole his wife, though the gods warned him that Agamemnon's son, Orestes, would someday retaliate - which he justly did. Athena speaks on behalf of Odysseus, pleading with Zeus to free him from Calypso's grasp. He agrees, and the god Hermes will be sent to Calypso to ask her to free Odysseus.
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Personification. Nature doesn’t technically work or build, so it is given human like quality here. The literary meaning is that nature is - powerful force of both creation and destruction.
