The Odyssey

2.What resonated with me from The Odyssey is how different the culture is compared to today. The way they lived is so different from how we live today, along with the way they dress, eat, and who they believe in. The way that Odysseus came home and Penelope took him back no questions asked but he had to make sure he was faithful is not at all how things are done today. She was expected to stay true while he was able to conquer all the women he wanted and feel no guilt. Today when that happens to couples it ruins a relationship. people are breaking up all the time because of cheaters and in the story Odsseus did not give a second thought to his relationship before he jump into bed with another women. Then when he got home his worst fear was that Penelope was not true to him. The way they go about relationships is completely different from how they do today.Then we come the the fashion. Greeks fashion is so differnet from what people wear today. The men wore shit-things and short skirts while the women wore long dresses and wraps over their heads. One of the biggest effects The Odyssey had on me though is the way they have powerful gods and goddesses. The way people believed in them so and trusted everything they said was really cool. These gods were not at all like what we have today either, they are powerful and mighty and have powers to show. While leaving it to their humans to do the main thinking and work they lend a helping hand and are guiding eyes throughout their big journeys. Athena was the goddess for Odysseus and while letting him think for himself helped him get what he needed.