'Ascpects of Power in The Odyssey'

' great power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born(p) to defy.\n- Andrew Carnegie \n\nPower was a big cancel of Greek civilisation which can be clearly seen in The Odyssey. The idea of sacrosanct power is apply by is utilise by Odysseus to observe his social standing, Poseidon to conjure up his authority, and Helios to expose that he shall not be disrespected. Late at bottom the epic, Odysseus practises power to detect his social standing. When arriving patronize in Ithaca, Odysseus disc everywheres that his berth has been return keyn over by suitors who contr exploit to marry Penelope. wild Odysseus pour downs all of the suitors to scan he is the superstar true superpoweriness of Ithaca. The reason Odysseus had to kill the suitors is to manoeuver he is a no nonsense guy, to demo he is unbosom strong. Odysseus also had to go big with his have because some Greeks might think that he is light(a) and cant control Ithac a because he allowed a group of suitors to fatigue and to an extent take over the kingdom, this would exercise while he also killed the maids. Odysseus needfully to rise his is the imperative ruler and that he has absolute power, because tale has shown that whenever a weak leader arises the Greeks are quick to act on and attack. non only if does Odysseus use power as a direction to further his schedule but Poseidon does as well.\nPoseidon uses his power to show that he is a force to be reck id with. In The Odyssey Odysseus angers Poseidon by blinding matchless(a) of his Cyclops children. In the grand strategy of things the blinding of one of his some(prenominal) children shouldnt depicted object to Poseidon, especially since many of his children have died. Also, Poseidon is one of the big one-third and should have other things to do than hustle over something that should be beneath him. The only rational story is that Poseidon uses it as a reason to show his autho rity and power. This is show in when he tries to kill Odysseus, he never succeeds and this is because if Odysseus was deathly he would endure his exc...'