Battles in The Odyssey

The battle scenes described by Homer in The Odyssey reflect the Greek Culture of the time. Especially in Sparta, boys were trained at a young age to fight and become the best military men they could be. Being prepared for battle meant everything to them. By reading of battles in The Odyssey it is evident that war was what consumed the thoughts of the Greeks. Those who did not experience battle for themselves were probably intrigued by thre reading of it. The grusome details were a reality to those during the time and reading it did not phase them. It was interesting and exciting.

Homer is not to detailed in his writing about the battles. Such grusome details were entertaining and exciting and appealed to those during that time and still do to most readers today. Despite seeming discusting and unneccesary to some, this disturbing detail was the concept of the tales of the time period. War was happening all around the Greeks and reading about it was appealing.

I do not think that the narrative addresses brutality necessarily as something to celebrate. Instead I think it approaches it by saying that it is unavoidable and therefore might as well discussed. Homer adds the details making it seem like it is completely fact. The details are necessary to The Odyssey for without them a story of war could not be told. What is a war story without grotesque details of the battle scenes?