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... The Ramayana and The Odyssey contain similar characteristics, but yet are different in a few aspects. ... In the following paragraphs I will compare and contrast the cultures, characters, gods, and various themes and ideas of The Ramayana and The Odyssey. Although The Ramayana and The Odyssey are epic poems, they share similar aspects and varying content. ... It is believed that The Odyssey was written in Greece around 700 B. ... The Ramayana was recorded in northern India. The author of The Odyssey is believed to be Homer but some argue as to the multiple authorships. Consequently, the authorship of The Ramayana is believed to be unknown. ... In The Odyssey, Odysseus is the main character, hero. ...
Similar to The Odyssey, The Ramayana has a main figure, Rama. ... ” (Ramayana 164). ... ” (Ramayana 47). ... You owe him a duty as his son” (Ramayana 47). ...
As Odysseus continues about on his journey, he is confronted by several gods and goddesses, often the function of the gods in The Odyssey are to act as spiritual guides and supporters for their human subjects, sometimes assuming mortal disguises in order to do so. ... It is apparent to me that The Odyssey had much more interaction with the gods and goddesses as compared to The Ramayana.
In The Ramayana, Rama is addressed by the gods to remember his divinity, “Now Brahma, the Creator, came forward to speak and addressed Rama thus: Of the Trinity, I am the Creator. ... But the Supreme God who creates us is without a beginning or an end” (Ramayana 164). ... The god of fire was used to illuminate lamps (Ramayana 79).
Rama was like Telemachus, of The Odyssey, in the aspect of a youthful lad who sets off to do great deeds. ... While he had prayed for indestructibility of his several heads and arms, he had forgotten to strengthen his heart, where the Bramasthra entered and ended his career” (Ramayana 159).
Approximate Word count = 1481
Approximate Pages = 5.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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