Choose at least five archetypal symbols found in The Odyssey and give a brief explanation (two to three sentences) of how the symbols are used in this epic. Examples might include Hero, Villain, Damsel in Distress, Day/Night, Crossing the Threshold, etc.

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  1.  Choose at least five archetypal symbols found in The Odyssey and give a brief explanation (two to three sentences) of how the symbols are used in this epic. Examples might include Hero, Villain, Damsel in Distress, Day/Night, Crossing the Threshold, etc.
  2. Choose two stories from the Bible. Identify the same five archetypal symbols from these two different stories in Scripture (could be David and Goliath, Noah and the flood, Daniel and Lion's Den, Ruth, Paul and the new church, etc.). Give a brief description of how the symbol is used to highlight truth in Scripture. For example, believers are referred to as the “light of the world” and “light” is an archetype that typically implies hope or good things.

 

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It is Homer's epic of Odyssey, wherein a ten-year struggle to return home after the Trojan War has been presented. Odysseus battles and fights mystical creatures and faces the wrath of the gods. His wife's name is Penelope, and his son Telemachus.

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